Armor
3 entries
Leopard 2A7
Leopard 2A7
The most widely exported Western main battle tank. Its design converges closely with the M1A2's, except on propulsion — where it took the other road, and the other road turned out to be right.
- Origin
- Germany
- Generation
- Gen 3.5
- Status
- In Service
M1A2 SEP v3
M1A2 Abrams
The U.S. Army's main battle tank. Pairing a gas turbine with depleted-uranium armour was a radical choice at the end of the Cold War; thirty years on, both its costs and its benefits are clear.
- Origin
- United States
- Generation
- Gen 3.5
- Status
- In Service
T-90M
T-90M Proryv
The current form of the Russian main battle tank. An autoloader buys a low silhouette and twenty tonnes of weight advantage, at the cost of where the ammunition has to sit.
- Origin
- Russia
- Generation
- Gen 3.5
- Status
- In Service