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| Medium Tank, M4 | |
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 Gallian Theimer Tanks, Yuell, 1935 | |
| Type | Medium Tank |
| Place of origin |  Gallia-Bruhl |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935 - 1954 |
| Used by | Gallia-Bruhl and others (see Users) |
| Wars | Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Gallian Army Ordinance |
| Designed | 1933 |
| Manufacturer | Merscher Tank Arsenal |
| Produced | 1934 |
| No. built | 22,000+ |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 30.3 tons |
| Length | 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
| Height | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Radio operator, Driver) |
| Armor | 3 inches |
Main armament | 75mm M3 L/40 |
Secondary armament | 2x Theimer .30 Caliber Machine gun Theimer .50 Caliber Machine gun |
| Engine | Continental R-975C4 |
| Power/weight | 15.7 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Theimer manual synchromesh |
| Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension |
Operational range | 365 km |
| Speed | 38 km/h |
The M4 Theimer, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most numerous battle tank used by Gallia-Bruhl after its independence from the Commonwealth and some other Western Allies in the Second Europan War. It proved to be reliable and mobile. In spite of being outclassed by Imperial medium and heavy tanks late in the war, the M4 Theimer was cheaper to produce and available in greater numbers. Thousands were distributed through the Lend-Lease program to the Free Bethausian Forces and Joyonghea under supervision from the Lucis Commonwealth. The M4 was developed from the M3 Medium Tank which was outclassed but at the start of the war, Only the Quenminese Empire were using the M3. The tank was named after the Gallian engineer, Theimer who was the brainchild of the Cruiser tanks used by Gallia and the Lucis Commonwealth.
Along with the Covenanters, Crusaders and Cromwells, The Theimer tank was supplied to other Allied nations by the Lucis Commonwealth. The examples is when the Lucians passed some excess Theimer tanks to the Free Bethausians and in 1940 when the Zanarkians arrived on Joyonghea to back up the faltering Joyongheans and rearm them with Commonwealth armaments.
Users
Alteria
Altissia
Basel-Ebel
Bethausia
Concordia and the Soryu
Erebonian Empire
Gallia-Bruhl
Joyonghea
Jutland-Gimli
Lestallum
New Akiba
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover
Nihhon-koku
Rubrum
Tenebrae and Solheim
United Kingdom
Zanarkand