Early Access: Why no more Heavy Tanks? (Patreon)

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Why are Heavy Tanks not produced anymore, shortly after WW2 the Heavy Tank disappeared and it was basically replaced with the Main Battle Tank. Why was this case? And also what is a Main Battle Tank? Just a buzzword? Cover design by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « our brains 00:00 Intro 00:10 Initial Question: What is a Main Battle Tank (MBT)? 01:22 Chieftain’s Answer 02:44 What makes an MBT? Part I 03:23 The first MBTs 03:58 What makes an MBT? Part II 07:15 Why no more Heavy Tanks? 08:17 Main Battle Tank – Term of Convenience? 10:48 What is an assault tank, breakthrough tank, heavy tank? #HeavyTanks,#MainBattleTank,#MBT