Most African countries see the use of tanks as a must-have weapon system since most conflict occurring in the continent are usually low-intensity in nature whereby rebels are armed with soft-skinned vehicles. Modern main battle tanks has evolved radically from their forebears which were slow, cumbersome and lightly protected and mostly used for crossing trenches and covering troops. It is usually used to engage other enemy armor on the battlefield. The Main Battle Tank (MBT) is basically a huge moving block of hard metal armed with a really big gun primarily used to protected lesser armored allied vehicle or infrastructure. Technology (force-multiplier systems like APS, RWS, ERA, LASER, RADAR, COMMS e.t.c.).However, this list only features tanks used by African countries and the criteria used in ranking includes This is the follow-up sequel to the TOP TEN MOST POWERFUL TANKS IN THE WORLD which showcased some very powerful tanks. In a bid to complete our African TOP TEN SERIES list we’ve decided to come up with a detailed analysis of the TOP TEN MOST POWERFUL MAIN BATTLE TANKS IN AFRICA.

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