Hi Mr Bix.
Thank you for your continued interest.
Regarding your comments on stealth design.
This tank was produced in the mid 1970's was highly successful in trials so much so that the US Army ordeted 2 to 3000 of them before the conclusion they were so impressed with it, then out of the blue the project was cancelled much to their dismay , what was the replacement......the slab sided Bradley

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It just so happens that also in the mid 1970's DARPA was investigating stealth technology and the first stealth aircraft the HAVE blue flew in the wait for it .....mid 1970's.......then the F117 stealth fighter we now know was operational in 1983.
Maybe, just maybe

the XM800T was cancelled to protect the forth coming stealth aircraft and F117...just a thought, but the time lines fit perfectly and could offer a reason why the cancellation of production of the XM800 T amazed so many people.
Sub.