In the 1950s, the British army investigated the possibility of a main battle tank weighing around 20-30 tons. Named the FV4401 Contentious, it was part of Project Prodigal, which eventually led to the highly successful CVR(T) range, some of which are still in service today.
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During the Cold War, there was a tendency in the West to believe that the Soviet system, and in particular the Soviet army, could not innovate. It was sometimes assumed that innovation was the sole preserve of the West, and that Soviet designers merely copied Western inventions.
This article will outline some Soviet military innovations developed during the Cold War. It is my intention to show that Soviet military designers could, and did, produce innovative systems. Some were very effective, and later adopted by other armies, including those in the West. As is to be expected when dealing with radically new ideas, some did not live up to expectations.
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During the Cold War, both sides did what they could to hide the capabilities of their military equipment. Naturally, both sides also tried to discern what the other side was hiding, with variable results.
This article discusses some Soviet AFVs that were reported in the Western media, but which did not actually exist, or were not as reported.
