A new analysis of the technology and tanks that faced off against each
other on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, during the very height of
the Cold War.
From the 1960s onwards, there was a generational shift in tank design
and warfare with the advent of CBR (chemical, biological, radiological)
protection and a move away from HEAT ammunition to APFSDS. This shift
confronted the growing threat of guided anti-tank missiles and saw the
introduction of composite armor. Soviet heavy tanks and tank
destroyer/assault guns became obsolete, giving way to the technological
might of the T-62 and T-64, while NATO forces employed the Chieftain,
AMX-30, Leopard I, and M60, plus the initial attempt at a common
US-German tank, the MBT-70.
Using detailed illustrations and contemporary photographs, this
companion volume to NVG 301, Tanks at the Iron Curtain 1946-60
focuses on key battle tanks and their technology to give a comprehensive
overall picture of how tanks developed during modern times.