当今世界主要国家现用的主战坦克,都是70年代后期至90年代前期投入使用的车辆,这些车辆在西方国家叫做第三代主战坦克。按服役顺序,第三代主战坦克主要有德国的“豹”2、美国的M1、英国的“挑战者”、日本的90式、法国的“勒克莱尔”、意大利的C1坦克。 上述坦克的共同特点是主炮都为120mm,车体和炮塔采用复合装甲,也可以说是西方第三代主战坦 The main battle tanks currently used in the major countries of the world today are vehicles that were put into operation in the late 1970s and early 1990s, and these vehicles are called third-generation main battle tanks in western countries. According to the order of service, the third generation of main battle tanks are mainly the German “Leopard” 2, the United States M1, Britain's “Challenger”, Japan's 90, France's “Le Clair”, Italy's C1 tank. Common features of these tanks are the main guns are 120mm, the body and the turret compound armor, it can be said that the third generation of the West's main battle tank