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Dodekistan to begin main battle tank trials

16-01-2004, 04:22
The Dodekistan Army is commencing trials of two main battle tanks. The winner of the trials will be granted the contract for 200 such tanks. The two contenders are the Leopard 2d3 from Wolfram Research and the Lelclerc d2 produced by Thiocal Defense Systems.

Minimum specifications for the contract are as follows:
Must use a turbine engine.
Range no less than 430 miles.
Maximum speed (on road and off) no less than 45 mph.
Main gun 120mm and with a range of 3500 meters.
Weight 52 tons.


http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/leclerc_cat16g.jpg
Lelclerc at the firing range.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/leopard-2a4-kl5.jpg
Leopard on the obstacle course.

OOC: Basically I'm looking for suggestions about which I should choose given the upgraded specs. And no, I will not consider the M1 since it's too heavy for my specifications, and I just want to be a little more creative than most people.
16-01-2004, 04:46
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