Re: Advanced Guided Missile systems

You wrote: 

><< kneeling suspensions  >>
>
>Whazzat?

The MBT-70 project was going to be the new-and-improved MBT to replace 
the M-60.  Joint project with US and Germans, who have somewhat 
different ideas about tank design philosophy in first place.  Was 
overly complex--kneeling suspension is just one example.  Supposed to 
allow the body of the tank to be raised and lowered by, IIRC, 18 
inches.  Duh!  It also was to be armed with the 152mm system used on 
the Sheridan, plus an autoloader.  Spiralled way out of control cost 
and weight-wise.  Eventually scrapped, and the US went to what would 
become the Abrams and the Germans produced a new-and-improved version 
of their Leopard.  

John M. Atkinson