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Main Ground Combat System
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Tanks · Germany · 2017
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Main Ground Combat System
Main Ground Combat System Photo: U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 83
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
92
Protection
95
Mobility
88
Technology
90
Reliability
80
Crew Survivability
94
Operational Range
85
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
0
Strategic Impact
80
Methodology ↗ → Tanks ranking
Origin Germany
ManufacturerKNDS, Rheinmetall AG
CategoryTanks
EraModern Era
In service2017
Operators3 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Tanksranking ↗methodology ↗
83
Tanks MASS Rating
3/24
Modern Era
8/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
92
Protection
95
Mobility
88
Technology
90
Reliability
80
Crew Survivability
94
Operational Range
85
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
0
Strategic Impact
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Main Ground Combat System
Category
Tanks
Country
Germany
Prime contractor
KNDS, Rheinmetall AG
Production
2017–
Operators
3 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · MODERN ERA
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
83
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
◈Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusIn Development
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2017Production started
9
years in service
3
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
FranceACTIVEGermanyACTIVESpainACTIVE
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
Main Battle Tank (MBT)
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
Tanks Modern Era Germany Thales GroupRheinmetallKNDS DeutschlandKNDSRheinmetall AGKNDS France
📚 Sources
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