What happened to Rear-Mounted Turrets?

Merkava. TAM. Ferdinand. Chrysler K. All these tank designs have a common feature - their turrets are mounted at the rear of the vehicle. But why? What are the advantages of placing your engine in front of your turret? Why do we not see this configuration in all tank designs? A lot of questions to answer in 6 minutes but somehow I manage. Glad to be back!

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Grant drivetrain footage from The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 The Centre-Mounted Layout
02:03 Moving Things Rearward
03:03 Merkava - A Modern Example
03:40 Centre-Mount Superiority?
04:55 Current State
05:25 Outro

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