{"product_id":"ak-interactive-the-age-of-the-main-battle-tank-ak130014","title":"AK Interactive - the Age of the Main Battle Tank (AK130014)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish. 304 pages. Hard cover. LIMITED EDITION.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric military book with numerous photos and 220 profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen years after the Second World War saw the technology of tank design advance by leaps and bounds, resulting in the concept of the Main Battle Tank (MBT).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book by MP Robinson and Dick Taylor examines the history of the first Western Main Battle Tanks designed in that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discussion of these weapons in the context of the 1960-1975 period includes the evolution of successful and unsuccessful designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tank and MBT development programs pursued by the United States and its NATO allies, as well as by neutral Switzerland and Sweden, are documented and described in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emergence of 105mm and larger guns capable of being mounted in tanks in the 30-55 ton range became a catalyst for the disappearance of the old medium and heavy tank classifications- and for even more ambitious developments following the Yom Kippur War of 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach army’s interpretation of these advances and the contrasts in Western MBT design priorities are examined in hundreds of photos and color profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the AK Interactive range at Loaded Dice, your independent UK hobby and games store.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loaded Dice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56268014944596,"sku":"AK130014","price":53.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bluepirate.co.uk\/products\/ak-interactive-the-age-of-the-main-battle-tank-ak130014","provider":"Blue Pirate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}