Cold War Tanks Trivia Quiz

Answer: T-54/55

Developed in the Soviet Union in 1947, it remained in active service (mostly with third world countries) even in 1990. The T-72 also saw export success, although it was a lot more expensive to manufacture than the T-55, and thus was ordered in smaller numbers.

The T-64 was the least exported among all major Soviet tank families.

Answer: M60

The M60 was designed with the primary purpose of countering the Soviet Union's new T-62 tank. Throughout its time in service, the tank received numerous modernizations in competition with the Soviets' similar programs.

Answer: Chieftain

The Chieftain was one of the most technologically advanced main battle tanks of its era. At the time of its introduction it had the best armor of any tank and its 120mm L11A5 main gun was also among the most powerful. By the mid-1980s it was slowly replaced by the Challenger 1 tank.

Answer: AMX-30

The AMX-30 was designed in the 1960s as a result of aging M47 and M48 Patton tank formations. First produced in 1966, half of the initial production vehicles were exported.

Answer: Type 69

The original Type 69 carried a 100mm main gun, which was probably copied from the T-62. The Type 69 and eventually Type 79 series became one of China's most exported main battle tanks; In fact, Iraq had more than 1,000 of these tanks at the outbreak of the Gulf War.

Answer: Leopard 2

The Leopard 2 was a very balanced main battle tank with decent capabilities in firepower, protection, and mobility. It had an unusual weapon system as the cartridge cases would combust when a shell is fired, thus leaving more space.

Answer: T-80

The T-80 was a further development of the T-64 tank, but it also integrated features of the T-72. It could fire depleted uranium rounds capable of causing even greater damage than the T-72.
Later variants include the T-80BV and T-80U among others, nearly all of which have the capacity to fire anti-tank missiles.

Answer: M68A1

Before the M1 Abrams, the M68 was mounted on the M60 and later variants of the M48. The M48A1, however, was only carried by later variants of the M60, such as the M60A3.

The KM256 is the South Korean edition of the M256.

Answer: Ch'onma-ho

The Ch'onma-ho was among the first indigenously produced main battle tanks in North Korea. Over the course of the 1980s and 90s the tank also underwent numerous modifications to fit KPA requirements.

Answer: Japan

The Type 90 was developed in Japan at the end of the Cold War, and was first produced in the late 1980s. It was a indigenous design, supposedly built to counter the newer Soviet T-72s.
The Type 90 entered service far too late to be considered an actual "Cold War tank", although it was designed during the 1980s.