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Built as the ultimate "Trench Tank", the Mark-IX was outdated by the time it was produced. With trench warfare no longer the accepted strategy, in favor of more mobile warfare, the Mark-!X had to justify it's production. Adding a turret did little to endear it to the Vinland, Albion, or Franco-Gaullian military.

Buyers were even put off by the sheer cost of the scrap and engine itself. Just when it looked like all 125 would be scrapped, they were purchased on mass by the newly founded MER (Middle-Eastern-Republic). The MER Council needed a tank for their weak military, and the discounted heavy tank was a tempting offer.

Purchasing the existing chassis and the rights to production, the MER began to assemble their very own industrial sector to produce these tanks on a massive scale. However, infighting and bickering would halt these plans.

Nicknamed 'Canavar' or 'Beast', the Mark-IX would prove to be a hard tank to love, but the Doctrine Invasion left the MER with no other choice but to send them into battle.

Built: 1925 PE
Designer: RIA Vinland/NALC Albion/Renais Franco-Gaullia (Joint Production)
Number Built: 125
Crew: 12
Armor: 30mm
Weight: 37t
Length: 34 ft, 2 in
Width: 11 ft, 8 in
Height: 10 ft, 3 in
Main Armament: 3x 57mm Guns, 7x 7.92mm Homas MGs
Engine: V-12 Liberty, 300 hp
Speed: 7 mph

Description

Built as the ultimate "Trench Tank", the Mark-IX was outdated by the time it was produced. With trench warfare no longer the accepted strategy, in favor of more mobile warfare, the Mark-!X had to justify it's production. Adding a turret did little to endear it to the Vinland, Albion, or Franco-Gaullian military.

Buyers were even put off by the sheer cost of the scrap and engine itself. Just when it looked like all 125 would be scrapped, they were purchased on mass by the newly founded MER (Middle-Eastern-Republic). The MER Council needed a tank for their weak military, and the discounted heavy tank was a tempting offer.

Purchasing the existing chassis and the rights to production, the MER began to assemble their very own industrial sector to produce these tanks on a massive scale. However, infighting and bickering would halt these plans.

Nicknamed 'Canavar' or 'Beast', the Mark-IX would prove to be a hard tank to love, but the Doctrine Invasion left the MER with no other choice but to send them into battle.

Built: 1925 PE
Designer: RIA Vinland/NALC Albion/Renais Franco-Gaullia (Joint Production)
Number Built: 125
Crew: 12
Armor: 30mm
Weight: 37t
Length: 34 ft, 2 in
Width: 11 ft, 8 in
Height: 10 ft, 3 in
Main Armament: 3x 57mm Guns, 7x 7.92mm Homas MGs
Engine: V-12 Liberty, 300 hp
Speed: 7 mph