IX tier /
Tank Destroyer /
European Nation /
Not Premium
Price
0 cr / 0 gold
Hull armor
245 / 90 / 48
Hit points
1700-1800 HP
Turret armor
265 / 48 / 100
Minimum Performance
Armor protection
50%
Firepower
100%
Shot efficiency
68%
Maneuverability
17%
Maximum Performance
Armor protection
52%
Firepower
100%
Shot efficiency
78%
Maneuverability
21%
In the 1960s, the Italian company OTO Melara started working on a tank destroyer with a limited turret traverse arc. The design was greatly influenced by promising advancements in German vehicles, and there were plans to incorporate design elements from both American and German vehicles. The vehicle was supposed to be equipped with a magazine loading system that had already been successfully implemented in naval artillery. Another unique feature of the vehicle was the placement of the driver in the turret with limited gun traverse. Eventually, work on this tank destroyer was suspended due to its dependence on its conceptual predecessor. All activity on the MBT-70 was canceled, leading to the discontinuation of the conceptual design, and the vehicle was never built.