1950年～1980年这三十年中各坦克生产国始终把火力看作是占统治地位的因素,但就机动性和防护的重要性来说却见解各异。英国认为没有坚固的防护就不能保证坦克在战场上的机动性,尤其是炮兵对坦克的威胁更是如此。因而从第二次世界大战开始,英国发展坦克始终是防护优先于机动性。而法国和联邦德国却认为武器和弹药的威力越来越大,再厚的装甲 In the three decades between 1950 and 1980, the tank producing countries always regarded firepower as the dominant factor, but they did not understand the importance of mobility and protection. The United Kingdom does not believe that the lack of solid protection can guarantee the mobility of tanks on the battlefield, especially the threat of artillery to the tanks. Thus from the beginning of World War II, the British development of tanks has always been the priority of protection over mobility. France and the Federal Republic of Germany, however, considered the power of arms and ammunition to grow larger and thicker armor