People in the armored fighting vehicle community often argue about what the first main battle tank was. From a doctrinal standpoint, main battle tank is a pretty meaningless term. But whenever people envision a modern MBT, a few characteristics come to mind. A stabilized hypervelocity gun, integral composite armor, and advanced fire control systems. Many assume that the first tank to dabble in these aspects was the Soviet T-64, but the American T95 90mm Gun Tank actually holds that crown.

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Sources:
Abrams: A History of the American Main Battle Tank - R.P. Hunnicutt
The TARDEC Story, Sixty-five Years of Innovation 1946-2010 - Jean M. Dasch, David J. Gorish
Tanks, 100 years of evolution - Richard Ogorkiewicz
Jane's Technology of Tanks - Richard Ogorkiewicz
AD0524050 Evaluation of siliceous cored armor for the XM60 tank

Songs used (in order from first to last):
Subnautica - Into the Unknown
Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness)

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Epic Thunder (Pre-release)
Armored Warfare Crew Voices

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