European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse New we Pons off the new mbt70 Rolls Down Road with suspension in up position for High Speed. Suspension up tank still squats close to Earth for Low Silhouette shape. Field tests showed new tank has exceptionally Good obstacle climbing abilities Driver can vary height of tank by varying suspension controls Here dips nose while holding Tail in up position. Sshsflffihsrsii11-? a i. M Feus to the sports ear Buff and who in t these Days the mbt70 for main Battle tank for the 1970s is almost enough to make him want to sign up for a berth in the tank corps. And Why not it features four on the floor not Only in Forward but also in reverse its suspension system can lower the Overall height for fast cornering not to mention a lower Silhouette in Case of combat and for real crash stops the 1,475-horsepower Wigine can be used for braking As Well As speeding. And the t Lovely Low shape is enough to make a sports car owner ii rave on the Road. The mbt70 is a joint american West Gelan design three years in the planning and building designed to use the Best thinking from both sides of the Atlantic. At present Only two Proto types exist one in the and one in Germany but 16 will be built for exhaustive begun in the Early 1970s 152mm gun which can Fin 3 testing before production is its main Battle weapon is a Ordinary projectiles or newly 7. So put pc ? -ppi?1 a Al pow pm a developed shillelagh guided missiles at the flick of a switch. The 11 v2 foot wide tank Vuch can drop a foot in height by adjusting the suspension while moving can operate completely Sutt urged and on a variety of engine fuels. Its three Man Clew one less than the m60 it is designed to replace due to automation in the loading system is protected by an environmental capsule which protects them against radiation As Well As biological and chemical airborne dangers. The 25-foot-Long tank is pow ered by an air cooled engine which can push the vehicle at speeds of up to 30 Miles an hour or better most perform Ance figures Are classified through a German made trans Mission which uses both converter and a lock up system for maximum efficiency. Other add on options include new night fighting equipment a capability to incline the body from one Side to the other or from Back to front and vice versa and Power a laser Range finder improves accuracy of the main weapon and a panoramic sight is used for the secondary gun system a 20mm Cannon for use against aircraft and lightly armoured vehicles. . Pago 12 technicians at Lawndale calif., Plant discuss shillelagh production checkout the to punch for the mbt70 will be the shillelagh missile system fired through the 152mm dual purpose gun. The shillelagh is an anti Armor weapon guided to its target by a command system which can change its direction in flight. No ranging or Lead ing of target will be required say its makers Aeron tronic division of Philco Ford. The shillelagh is already being used on the army s airborne recon vehicle the general Sherman and is being adapted to the m60 main Battle tank. Officials say one thing for sure the shillelagh like its namesake packs a terrific clout. . The stars and stripes tuesday october 17, 1967 shillelagh missile blasts off from launcher instated in m60 during tests at White Sands missile Range scored solid hit. The stars and stripes Page t3
