VT tank

The Versuchsträger 1–2 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. The KPz 3 project was temporarily a British-German joint project, until the UK withdrew because they wanted a turreted tank. The Germans had already developed the Leopard 2 and therefore didn't see the need for another conventional tank. 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.

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VT 1-1; Versuchsträger 1-2
length 9060 millimetre, 
main battle tank, Maschinenbau Kiel, West Germany, 

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Frameless

Hubkeilverschluss der 120 mm kanone VT 1 - 2

VT 1-1 c

VT 1-1 a

VT 1-1 b

Versuchsträger 1-2 von vorne

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Hubkeilverschluss der 120 mm kanone VT 1 - 2		Commons
commons	image		VT 1-1 c		Commons
commons	image		VT 1-1 a		Commons
commons	image		VT 1-1 b		Commons
commons	image		Versuchsträger 1-2 von vorne		Commons