30M Light Tank

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30M Light Tank
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TypeLight tank
Place of origin Principality of Ruvelka
Service history
In service1932 - 1938
Used byRIAFlag.png Ruvelkan Imperial Army
CRAFlag.png Cacertian Royal Army
WarsSiduri War
Production history
Designed1930
Produced1931 - 1938
Specifications (Cacertian Empire)
Weight9.3 tonnes
Length4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Width2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Crew3 (Commander, Gunner, Driver)

Armor35mm (1.4 in)
Main
armament
T-40 40mm gun (28 rounds)
Secondary
armament
1 × M1916 LMG (7.5×63mm Durante)
EngineNAG V8 8 liter
155 hp
SuspensionTorsion bar
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Speed47 km/h (29 mph)

The 30M light tank was a series of Ruvelkan light tanks that was developed in the early 1930s for the Imperial Army. Equipped with a relatively advanced communications suite, the 30M primarily served as a reconnaissance tank for both the Ruvelkans and later Cacertians when its 40mm armament was deemed insufficient at engaging Syaran and Allamunnik armor. Several variants were later developed with better armaments, but the diminutive size of the 30M kept them relegated to scouting and reconnaissance.

Although originally developed and produced in Ruvelka, the fall of Ruvelka resulted in the end of their manufacture in their home country. Several dozen 30Ms managed to evacuate south to neighboring Mansuriyyah where many of them were eventually shipped to the Cacertian Empire where production resumed.

Development

Production

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Design

Operational History

Invasion of Ruvelka

Surviving Vehicles