Ertaii
20-01-2009, 02:49
The former nation of Intelligent Neighbors (can't post on that as revived nation & jolt interaction issues), now ruled by the fledgling city of Ert has announced to the world the introduction of the Revenant MkIII MBT.
"Most military encounters in the present climate fit into two categories. Firstly, close quarter engagements in built-up terrain, ie urban warfare, or large-scale engagements at distance in open terrain. Whilst there are many heavy duty, high-tech tanks that excell at warfare in the open, where their superiour armour and armaments count for something, they typically fall short when presented with confined spaces where attacks may be launched without warning from any direction. The Revenant MkIII (RM3) was designed specifically to fulfil the role of urban armour.
In order to survive and dominate such a situation, a vehicle must be able to cope with incoming attacks once they've hit and retaliate quickly and with enough force to prevent any further attacks. As such, the RM3 features less in terms of defensive computer systems, favouring better post-strike protection instead. Also, the weapon armament of the tank is lighter than expected, the need to fire at long distances with deadly force is not as important as a fast rate of fire and adaptability."
Please see http://www.bottle-cap.co.uk/NS/revenantmk3.html for more information regarding this design.
Production Cost: $12 million
"Most military encounters in the present climate fit into two categories. Firstly, close quarter engagements in built-up terrain, ie urban warfare, or large-scale engagements at distance in open terrain. Whilst there are many heavy duty, high-tech tanks that excell at warfare in the open, where their superiour armour and armaments count for something, they typically fall short when presented with confined spaces where attacks may be launched without warning from any direction. The Revenant MkIII (RM3) was designed specifically to fulfil the role of urban armour.
In order to survive and dominate such a situation, a vehicle must be able to cope with incoming attacks once they've hit and retaliate quickly and with enough force to prevent any further attacks. As such, the RM3 features less in terms of defensive computer systems, favouring better post-strike protection instead. Also, the weapon armament of the tank is lighter than expected, the need to fire at long distances with deadly force is not as important as a fast rate of fire and adaptability."
Please see http://www.bottle-cap.co.uk/NS/revenantmk3.html for more information regarding this design.
Production Cost: $12 million