Every Combat Battle Tank Used in the Cold War

WW2 Loadout brings WWII’s aftermath into focus through the Cold War main battle tank race, from the first postwar steel giants to the fast, fire-control-heavy machines that closed the era. This inventory follows the tank argument that defined the age: how to balance firepower, protection, and mobility from the late 1940s to the Cold War’s end. Featuring 26 main battle tanks across Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, China, France, West Germany, Japan, India, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, Israel, and South Korea, this documentary tracks the full armored evolution of the period. Early postwar heavies give way to mass-produced workhorses, then to gun-first duelists, mobile Western designs, autoloader Soviets, and late Cold War high-tech spearheads. From Centurion, T-55, T-72, and M1 Abrams to lesser-known machines like Panzer 68, Vijayanta, Olifant Mk 1, and the Stridsvagn 103, WW2 Loadout covers both the iconic tanks and the unusual designs that pushed armored warfare in new directions. #WW2Loadout #WWII #ColdWar #MilitaryHistory #TankHistory #MainBattleTank #CenturionTank #M60Patton #T54 #T72 #M1Abrams #Leopard1 0:00 Cold War main battle tank overview 0:32 Centurion 1:03 M47 Patton 1:42 M48 Patton 2:22 T-54 2:54 T-55 3:31 Type 59 4:05 M60 Patton 4:45 Chieftain 5:21 Leopard 1 5:53 AMX 30 6:28 Type 61 7:09 Vijayanta 7:42 Stridsvagn 103 8:14 T-62 8:52 Panzer 68 9:18 T-64 9:54 Olifant Mk 1 10:32 Merkava Mk 1 11:00 Type 74 11:31 T-72 12:04 M1 Abrams 12:44 Challenger 1 13:18 Leopard 2 13:49 T-80 14:18 K1 88 14:57 Type 88 15:29 Cold War tank legacy Like and subscribe to WW2 Loadout for more tank inventories and military history documentaries.