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Versuchsträger 1–2
The GVT 04 tank
TypeTank destroyer, Medium tank
Place of originWest Germany
Production history
DesignerMaK[1]
Designed1970s
ManufacturerMaK
Produced1974 and 1975 (VT 1-1 and VT 1–2)
No. built2 VTs and 5 GVTs
VariantsVT 1-1, VT 1–2, GVTs
Specifications
Mass43.5 tonnes (42.8 long tons; 48.0 short tons)
Length9.06 m
Width3.54 m
Height2.04 m
Crew3 (commander, driver, gunner)

Main
armament
2 x 105 mm guns
or
2 x Rh 120 guns
EngineMTU MB803 Ra-500
1,500 PS (sustained )(1,100 kW)
2,400 PS (short time)(1765 kW)[2]
Power/weight34.5 PS/t(sustained)(25.3 kW/t)
55 PS/t (short time)(40.5 kW/t)
Suspensionhydropneumatic
Maximum speed 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)
40 kilometres per hour (25 mph) offroad
VT 1–2 front
GVT 04

The Versuchsträger 1–2 (abbreviated: VT, meaning 'test-beds' or 'experiment carrier') were two German prototype twin gun turretless main battle tanks. Since the early 1970s a number of West German companies have been working on conceptual designs for a successor to the Leopard 1. This project had the name Kampfpanzer 3 (KPz 3). The KPz 3 project was temporarily a British-German joint project, until the UK withdrew because they wanted a turreted tank.[3] The Germans had already developed the Leopard 2 and therefore didn't see the need for another conventional tank.[3] One of the companies involved was MaK, developing the VT 1-1 and VT 1–2. The test programme ended proving that a twin-gunned turretless tank could be created with enough technical effort, but had drawbacks in both practical and tactical use.[4]

  1. ^ "Versuchsträger VT 1-2". WaffenHQ. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08.
  2. ^ Krapke, p.25
  3. ^ a b Hilmes, Rolf (January–February 2001). "Modern German Tank Development, 1956–2000" (PDF). ARMOR. pp. 16–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27.
  4. ^ "Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-09.

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