Michael Jerchel: 2 books
by Michael Jerchel
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
In 1963 West Germany and the United States signed an agreement to develop the best tank in the world the MBT/KPz-70. Though by 1970 this project was stopped, West Germany used the components created for the MBT/KPz-70 to develop a new main battle tank the Leopard 2. Since 1979, when the first Leopard...
by Michael Jerchel
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Development of the Leopard 1 can be traced back to November 1956, when the operational requirement for a new battle tank was formulated by the Federal German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). Originally a Franco-German project, the tank under design was named the 'Standard-Panzer'. The French later dropped...