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{{Infobox weapon
{{Infobox weapon
|name= Myrmeke  
|name= Myrmeke  
|image= Myrmeke.jpg
|image= MyrmekeMBT.png
|image_size = 400
|image_size = 400
|caption=
|caption= A Mymreke Mk. 7 in 2000.
|type=Main battle tank
|type=Main battle tank
|is_vehicle=yes
|is_vehicle=yes
|origin={{flag|Shalum}}
|origin=[[Republic of Syara]]
|used_by=[[Army of the Syaran Republic]]
|used_by=[[Army of the Syaran Republic]]
|wars= [[Granika Border War]] <br> [[Refusal War]]
|wars= [[Granika Border War]] <br> [[Refusal War]]
|production_date=1950-1975
|production_date=1950-1975
|number=~6,000 built
|number=7,000 built
|spec_label=
|spec_label=
|crew=4
|crew=4
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|weight= 36 tons
|weight= 36 tons
|armour= 100mm-205mm
|armour= 100mm-205mm
|primary_armament= 100mm rifled gun
|primary_armament= 100mm rifled gun (Mk. 1-5, 7, 8) <br>
110mm rifled gun (Mk. 6) <br> 115mm (Mk. 9)
|secondary_armament= 1 x 12.7mm AA gun <br> 1 x 7.62mm coaxial machinegun
|secondary_armament= 1 x 12.7mm AA gun <br> 1 x 7.62mm coaxial machinegun
|engine= V-12 water-cooled, later versions 38.88 liter diesel engine
|engine= V-12 water-cooled, later versions 38.88 liter diesel engine
|engine_power= 500-800 hp
|engine_power= 650 hp
|suspension= torsion bar
|suspension= torsion bar
|speed={{convert|51|km/h|abbr=on}}
|speed={{convert|51|km/h|abbr=on}}
|pw_ratio= 14.6 hp/ton
|pw_ratio= 15.5 hp/ton
|vehicle_range=  
|vehicle_range=  
}}
}}


The '''Myrmeke''' is a Syaran designation for the [[M20 Dobermann]] originally produced by [[Shalum]]. Difficulty in mass producing the M20 led the [[Imperial Shalumite Army]] to pursue manufacturing assistance from the [[Republic of Syara]], which was in need of a new armored chassis in light of the [[Army of the Syaran Republic]]s struggles with armored warfare during the [[Siduri War]]. The Republic in echange was able to produce the tank under the Myrmeke designation. The original design of the Myrmeke has served as the base design for all Syaran tanks ever since.
The '''Myrmeke''' is a series of {{wp|main battle tank}}s first produced by the [[Republic of Syara]] in the 1950s. The Myrmeke was the first tank built Syara following the [[Siduri War]] and incorporated a mixture of Syaran experience in the conflict and the development of armor during the Great War Era. The Myrmeke became the backbone of the [[Army of the Syaran Republic]] for most of the 1950s and 60s, with more than 7,000 vehicles built before production ceased. The Myrmeke saw limited service in the [[Granika Border War]] and was used extensively by both sides in the [[Refusal War]]. Following the establishment of the Commonality the [[Syaran National Army]] withdrew most of the surviving vehicles from active service, though several hundred specialized models remained in use up until the [[Zemplen War]].


Relatively cheap to produce and easy to manufacture, the design was popular with the [[Army of the Syaran Republic]] and saw usage in the [[Granika Border War]], though less liked by its crews who consideded it cramped and uncomfortable. More than 6,000 Myrmekes were built, making it the most produced Syaran tank in history, and more than a dozen recorded variants. The Myrmeke was used by both the [[Wardens (Syara)|Wardens]] and the [[Royalists (Syara)|Royalists]] during the [[Refusal War]]. Some Myrmekes continue to be used by the [[Realm Defense Forces of Syara]].
==Development==


==Development==
During the Siduri War the Republic of Syara had produced a wide variety of tanks from the light [[Amycus]] to the heavy [[Cyllarus]]. Most of the Syaran tank fleet had been decommissioned or scrapped after the war, and during the [[Occupation of Syara]] the Republic maintained only 200 tanks, the heaviest of which was the [[Beinor]]. As the occupation drew to an end and Syara once more had to look to its own defense, the modernization of the Syaran army came to the forefront of defense matters. The matter was complicated by the economic uncertainty of the [[Broken Years]], the lack of contemporary experience among Syaran military designers due to the occupation, and the rapid development of armored fighting vehicles, tanks in particular, that had occurred in the years after the Great War Era. These issues prompted the Ministry of Defense to emphasize a production of a serviceable and effective armored vehicle that would still be easy and cheap to mass produce. The project was one of four major armored vehicle design programs that became known as the "Military Modernization Program", (Syaran: Програма за воена модернизација, ''Programa za voena modernizacija''), or PVM, that would rapidly modernized and mechanize the Syaran army with streamlined production of a new tank, armored personnel carrier, self-propelled artillery platform, and armored utility vehicle that could served the basis of a combat engineering vehicle, recovery platform, and tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. 


==Design==
==Design==

Latest revision as of 23:11, 21 April 2024

Myrmeke
MyrmekeMBT.png
A Mymreke Mk. 7 in 2000.
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originRepublic of Syara
Service history
Used byArmy of the Syaran Republic
WarsGranika Border War
Refusal War
Production history
Produced1950-1975
No. built7,000 built
Specifications
Weight36 tons
Length9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) (gun forward)
Width3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Crew4

Armor100mm-205mm
Main
armament
100mm rifled gun (Mk. 1-5, 7, 8)
110mm rifled gun (Mk. 6)
115mm (Mk. 9)
Secondary
armament
1 x 12.7mm AA gun
1 x 7.62mm coaxial machinegun
EngineV-12 water-cooled, later versions 38.88 liter diesel engine
650 hp
Power/weight15.5 hp/ton
Suspensiontorsion bar
Speed51 km/h (32 mph)

The Myrmeke is a series of main battle tanks first produced by the Republic of Syara in the 1950s. The Myrmeke was the first tank built Syara following the Siduri War and incorporated a mixture of Syaran experience in the conflict and the development of armor during the Great War Era. The Myrmeke became the backbone of the Army of the Syaran Republic for most of the 1950s and 60s, with more than 7,000 vehicles built before production ceased. The Myrmeke saw limited service in the Granika Border War and was used extensively by both sides in the Refusal War. Following the establishment of the Commonality the Syaran National Army withdrew most of the surviving vehicles from active service, though several hundred specialized models remained in use up until the Zemplen War.

Development

During the Siduri War the Republic of Syara had produced a wide variety of tanks from the light Amycus to the heavy Cyllarus. Most of the Syaran tank fleet had been decommissioned or scrapped after the war, and during the Occupation of Syara the Republic maintained only 200 tanks, the heaviest of which was the Beinor. As the occupation drew to an end and Syara once more had to look to its own defense, the modernization of the Syaran army came to the forefront of defense matters. The matter was complicated by the economic uncertainty of the Broken Years, the lack of contemporary experience among Syaran military designers due to the occupation, and the rapid development of armored fighting vehicles, tanks in particular, that had occurred in the years after the Great War Era. These issues prompted the Ministry of Defense to emphasize a production of a serviceable and effective armored vehicle that would still be easy and cheap to mass produce. The project was one of four major armored vehicle design programs that became known as the "Military Modernization Program", (Syaran: Програма за воена модернизација, Programa za voena modernizacija), or PVM, that would rapidly modernized and mechanize the Syaran army with streamlined production of a new tank, armored personnel carrier, self-propelled artillery platform, and armored utility vehicle that could served the basis of a combat engineering vehicle, recovery platform, and tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

Design

Production

Service history