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We believe it is due time, to replace our aging M-60 series tank. It has served us well, but it is no competition for todays tanks.
Requirments:
1)We wish for this tank to be capable of defending our nation against all of todays tanks. But we also want it to last for some time, and to be easily upgraded/reparied when needed to.
2)It must be able to travel anywhere in the world, (air-lifted).
3)Must have somewhat good mileage either it be gas/diesel/or whatever.
4)Must have a high survivability rate
5)Have sufficent weapons, for todays standards.
6)please no hover tanks, or morphing tanks.
7)Be ready to sign a contract for several years (NS)

I thank You for all of you, who will respond to this. Our M-60 is a relic, and badly needs a replacement. Thank You

Keith Bandit.
President of Demo_Man

Well you should look no further than the T-7 Gilagmesh.
-it can kill any reasonable modern tech tank
- its big and heavy (at over 70tons) but if you consider the Abrams transportable then the gilgamesh is too.
-very good oeprational rnage usign a hybrid turbine/electric drive
-Its about as survivable as a possible mod tech tank can get, good armor, as well as passive and active defensive aides
- Hows does a massive 155mm ETC gun sound? couple that with a long rnage version of the OCSW and a multirole missile launchers system and you can kill just about anything...
- while the gun may be pushing things it is completely modern tech
-simply specify your required numbers and we will eithe rbiuld them to your timetable or you can biuld themyourself (suing our ground breaking licensing scheme).
details:
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=70439


Alternatively there is the much lighter T-8 Grey Mamba
http://www.meatballs.terminator.org.uk/crookfur/vehicles.html#mamba

Check here (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=153526) for your destructive needs.

EDIT:Double Post

Ministry of Defense Wire

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151709&start=0

The Commonwealth of McQuaide would be honored to submit its modified T-90 Main Battle Tank for consideration in this competition. The T-90 has several advantages over other designs you will see in this competition. To summarize these advantages;

*Reliable. Running on a conventional diesel piston engine rather than turbine technology, the T-90 has a drastically reduced maintenance footprint, requiring less logistical support to keep running.

*Range. The T-90 can run a full 50-150km farther on a tank of gas than the American M-1 series, allowing it to outflank its opponents or stay in a fight after the enemy is forced to retreat for refueling.

*Well armed. Although the 125mm smoothbore main cannon is not the largest gun submission, it will probably be the most flexible. Capable of firing a wide range of anti-tank, air-bursting, anti-personnel, and anti-aircraft shells PLUS the high-tech AT-11 anti-tank and anti-air missile, this gun offers commanders a wide variety of engagement options. The AT-11, with its range of over 4 kilometers, offers commanders a reach unmatched by nearly every other MBT in service today.

*Small Crew, Small Cost. The T-90's three man crew, achieved through the use of an ultra-quick auto-loader for the main gun, means that T-90 units will cost less to maintain. The $4 million price tag means that more units can be fielded, allowing your ground forces to quickly achieve superiority.

*Survivable. The McQuaide-modified T-90 MBT is equipped with and additional 750mm-equivalent Explosive Reactive Armor on the chassis and turret of the tank, and has equipped the vehicle with a modern suite of laser dazzler and other ECM devices.

*Superior Support. When brigade-sized units or larger are purchased from the Commonwealth's Exports bureau, they come with superior training and technical support. Customers can opt to send unit personnel to our Tiblisi Proving Ground, where they will train against our elite 10th Armored Brigade, an 'OpFor' force-on-force training unit schooled in several styles of modern combat. Should the customer wish, this unit can be deployed to your own shores to provide the same superior training in ombat tactics. As always, any modifications made to our own fleet of T-90 MBTs will be made to your own vehicles as well, with your own expenses being the cost of materials.

We offer you a contract for the French designed LeClerc.

Many people are hesitant about purchasing french made equipment, most of that hesitance being because they were occupied in ww2 and considered as 'wussies', mostly by americans. However, most historians agree that the french had the best equipment in the world during the war between the two, and now too. It was just their bad tactics.

The Leclerc quite highly meets all of your requirements.

The Leclerc is a very modern tank, coming into service in 1993 I believe. One of the newest Main Battle Tanks in the Real Life world. It also has a very good system of allowing it to be upgraded, and the additions the UAE army wanted when it imported the LeClerc, it got, and very easily added I might add.

The tank is around 55 tons, compared to around 70 with the Abhrams, and even higher with others. While few Main Battle tanks are really air liftable in a decent way, this is probably the best choice for one.

The LeClerc can travel around 550km normally, 750 with added fuel tanks. It has a great speed to power ratio, manuverability, and gas mileage, for an MBT. It is defidentally considered one of the, if not the, most manuverable tank in the real life world.

The LeClerc in defensive tests has been rated with 1:3 ratio of kills against MBTs such as the Abhrams, and 1:6 for tanks such as the T-72, etc.

The LeClerc has a 120mm L52 gun, compared to the 120 L44 of an abhrams. This means that the LeClerc can fire shells at a higher velocity and with more power than the abhrams. The LeClerc also has two MG's, and 9 mortars than can be used for smoke or anti-personell.

It is defidentally not some future tech tank, yet one of the most modern in the world, with features such as being even more computerized than an abhrams, having an autoloader(making only three crewmembers needed), having some of the best sites in europe and possibly the world, etc.

Chellis has many already produced, brand new, and we can fulfill any order, provided you have the money. Being a Chellian tank of choice for our Volksjaeger units, you would get a discount on the tanks than say if you bought T-80's or something.

On behalf of the Colerica Arms Syndicate, please visit http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/colericastore. Take a look at the CAS TC-10 and TC-5 MBTs.

Please give us some time, we are reviewing our selections, and determining the best course of action. I will telegram you, if i choose you. This is still open until, 6:30 PM eastern time. Thank You

http://www.freewebs.com/american_aces/bulldog.GIF
Beowulf A MBT NS Exclusive

Weight: 74 tons
Crew: 4
Speed: 42 mph on road, 32 mph off.
Armor: Chobham armor (mix of steel plates, ceramic tiles, and open space that absorbs the impact of a round, then absorbs and spreads the explosion and heat to prevent it from breaching the crew compartment. Capable of deflecting HEAT and Sabot rounds on its own) reinforced with depleted uranium mesh. This combination can defeat almost any tank round or missile, the Hellfire being the exception.
Armament: Dual 110mm alternately firing smoothbore cannons. One pintle mounted .50 caliber machine gun above the hatch. Two 7.62mm machine guns mounted coaxially to the main guns.
Rate of fire: 12-16 rpm for the first minute, 8-10 rpm sustained.
Range: 225 miles
Cost: $5.2 million. 10% discount to allies

Newly developed GM Main Battle Tank. The dual cannons fire in an alternating pattern, can fire a variety of rounds, and can track and fire on seperate targets due to their ability to function independently in the vertical axis, and their ability to move a few degrees on their own in the horizontal axis. Armored box on front of the tank houses a miniature Avenger system with 2 Stinger missiles, smoke generators, and emergency supplies for the crew and is accessible in the crew compartment via a crawl space between the breaches for the main guns.

30 more minutes people, 30 more.

Just to say, that beowulf is a defident no-no for air transport, heh...

Well anything is airtransportable as long as you have enough An-225s handy...
or Blended wing lifters...

I have made my selections, you will hear from me in a few hours.