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Post by Carlos on Mar 28, 2012 11:02:46 GMT -6
Many days of discussion has gone on at the Mexico City Research Center. Over the issue of the need for a mainline battle tank. Older military brass have pressed for the development of a MBT, while younger members of the officer corp, are pushing for a modern mech to take that place.
In the end, they've opted for a MBT, but with the stipulation that it would use an autoloader system.
The new tank will be able to fire five shots in rapid succession. However with the down time between reloads being so high. They are going to mount two guns in a single turret. To allow for alternating fire while one gun reloads.
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Post by Carlos on Apr 1, 2012 18:43:01 GMT -6
Two tanks were proposed for the mainline battle tank with dual cannons. The first by the Guanajuato based company Manufactora. Their tank the "Miquiztli" Cost: $6100 Weight:49.7T Engine Power:1875hp Hull armor:125/90/80mm (Front/side/Rear) Crystaline armor mesh (Reactive armor additional available) Turret Armor:180/120/90mm Armament:2 x 120mm Cannon (With autoloader system) (High Density Rigid composite nanite enhanced shells or Plasma based shells) 2 x 5-tube Short range anti-air missile launcher 2 x four barrel smoke discharger 3 x Carbonfiber mesh nanite enhanced sharp blow blades Bio: The Miquiztli, Aztec for Death, is designed to be the mainline battle tank for the UMP. It has a somewhat unconventional design. Thanks to it's crystaline armor mesh and high output engine, it has a good top speed, and acceleration. Reactive armor add ons are also optionable. To give defense against copters and low flying fighters, it has a pair, of five tube air-to-air missile launchers. It also of course meets the requirement of dual barrel cannons with revolver based firing system. To keep the size of the turret down, the ammo, is brought up from inside the tank body. The competeing tank is from the Ritech Industries based in Panama Fortress city. Dubbed "Victoriano" Cost:$6500 Weight:62.7T Engine Power:2150hp Hull armor:200/120/120mm (Front/side/Rear) Carbon mesh fiberweave with nanite enhancement Turret Armor:160/100/90mm Armament:2 x 160mm Cannon (With autoloader system) 2 x 2-missile long range anti-air missile launchers 2 x box 16-chamber smoke discharger Bio: A much heavier tank when compared to it's competition. Boasting greater armor and even more powerful engine to offset the extra weight. It also has larger caliber cannons. Unlike the Miquiztli it has long range anti-air missiles. Allowing it to support aircraft. It also has a more powerful communication suite to aide in this function. The Government has ordered ten of each tank to take part in mock battles.
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Post by Carlos on Apr 4, 2012 14:10:14 GMT -6
Prequel Research
Crystalline Armor Mexico began research into the creation of super crystalline structures. They used volcanoes to delve into the science. After the Bio-Wars, the new government put it's full support behind this research, and it yielded results.
They developed an armor that was much lighter then conventional armor, while not being as expensive as other lightweight materials. More heat resilient making it useful for other applications. It is however somewhat weaker physically then other conventional armors. The advantages it imparts are clearly in regard to making lighter vehicles, body armor, and increasing the heat resistance of electronics. All while not raising the price too high.
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