List of main battle tanks by generation
Second generation
The second generation had enhanced night-fighting capabilities and in most cases NBC protection. Most western tanks of this generation were armed with the 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 tank gun or derivatives of it.

List of main battle tanks by generation

Section Title: Second generation
Table Section Text: The second generation had enhanced night-fighting capabilities and in most cases NBC protection. Most western tanks of this generation were armed with the 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 tank gun or derivatives of it.

Name	Entered service in	Origin	Notes

T-62	1961	Soviet Union	A further development of the T-55.

M60 Patton	1961	United States	A further development of the M48 Patton tank. Later models(M60A2 and M60A3) are considered as the first intermediate generation.

Leopard 1	1965	West Germany	A main battle tank designed and produced in West Germany that first entered service in 1965.

Panzer 61	1965	Switzerland	A further development of the Panzer 58 tank.

MBT-70	1965	United States / West Germany	An American-West German joint project to develop a new main battle tank. Never entered service.

T-64	1966	Soviet Union	World's first composite armored tank, later versions of the T-64 may be considered as third generation.

AMX 30	1966	France	The AMX 30 served as the principal Main Battle Tank (MBT) for the French Army.

FV 4201 Chieftain	1966	United Kingdom	Armed with the British 120 mm Royal Ordnance L11A5 gun.

Vickers MBT	1967	United Kingdom	British private venture design for export, licence built as the Vijayanta for India.

Stridsvagn 103	1968	Sweden	Turretless design developed and employed solely by Sweden. Double engine feature; both diesel and gas turbine.

Panzer 68	1971	Switzerland	Swiss Main Battle Tank (MBT) based on the Panzer 61.

T-72	1973	Soviet Union	Hilmes puts the T-72 in the first intermediate generation.

Olifant Mk 1	1974	South Africa	A further development of the Centurion Tank.

Type 74	1975	Japan	Hilmes puts the Type 74 in the first intermediate generation.

Merkava Mark I	1979	Israel	First Main Battle Tank developed and used by Israel Defense Forces.

Ch'onma-ho	1980	Soviet Union / North Korea	Copy of the T-62; later versions include upgrades.

OF-40	1981	Italy	Main Battle Tank used by United Arab Emirates.

Tanque Argentino Mediano	1983	Argentina	"Argentine Medium Tank" developed from Marder IFV by Argentina and Thyssen-Henschel.

Merkava Mark II	1983	Israel	Improved Merkava Mark I.

T-55AM	1985	Soviet Union / Czechoslovakia	T-55 with new engine, FCS computer, BDD composite armor (later active armor or ERA; T-55AMV, T-55AMD), equipped with new APFSDS ammunition (BM-20 or BM-25).

Lion of Babylon	1985	Iraq	Licensed copy of the T-72.

Type 88	1988	China	Variants include the Type 80, Type 85 and Type 88C.

CM-11(M48H)	1990	Taiwan	Variant from M48 Patton.

CM-12	1990	Taiwan	Variant from M48 Patton.

Type 96	1997	China	Domestic version of Type 85-IIM later known as Type 96.

Al-Zarrar	2003	China/ Pakistan	An upgraded variant of the Chinese Type 59 tank.

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Type 96 is a Chinese second-generation main battle tank (MBT).

final_sentence: Type 96 is a Chinese second-generation main battle tank (MBT).