A main battle tank is the largest and most
lethal class of
armored vehicles, designed to take on and defeat other main battle tanks, from the front if need be. Modern MBTs include the American
M1 Abrams series, the Russian
T-84 and
T-72, the French
Leclerc, the German
Leopard, the British
Challenger II, and the Israeli
Merkava among others. Typically armed with a
smoothbore cannon of at least 105mm (although most sport 120mm or larger) as well as a plethora of smaller weapons for
antipersonnel and
antiaircraft work.
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