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T95 was a series of American medium tank prototypes that pre-dated the T-62, designed and built in the mid-fifties. T95 tanks were the first to mount smoothbore guns. T95 hulls were the first to be built using composite armour. They were poised to enter production as the most advanced combat vehicles ever built.

Except. The T95 would never enter service. Despite being one of the most revolutionary and forward-thinking projects of all time, the T95 ended in failure. So that begs the question – what happened to the T95 program? And why was the M60 so mundane? This is the story of the futuristic super tanks that America chose to leave behind.

Composite armour document: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD0524...
Source: Abrams: A History of American Main Battle Tank, Volume 2 (Hunnicutt)

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:02 A History Lesson
03:17 1 Winner, 2 Losers
04:25 The Project Begins
06:50 A Tale of 9 Brothers
07:18 The 90mm Gun
07:55 Fire Control and OPTAR
08:30 Armour Layout
09:33 Powertrain
10:10 Growing Pains
11:36 Composite Armour!
13:06 The XM-WHAT?!
14:20 Not Dead Yet
15:50 A Legacy Of Success
16:55 Outro

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