Cavalry

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While maintaining the name of Cavalry, this Branch is, in fact, the collection of all motorized and mechanized units, from light APC's to heavy tanks. Commonly referred to as Śwoleżery (Śwoleżer for singular), after the heroic Lvyvonian Ulans who have almost singlehandedly defeated communist uprisings in the East

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The Cavalry is, in the Tyvian Military hierarchy, considered part of the Army, and thus has same chief of staff and flag.

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TANKETTES

RT-1

A light recon tankette, it is mostly used as basic armor support for recon units, but does not make up the bulk of them.

Max Speed: 60 km/h

Crew: 2 (Driver; Commander/Gunner)

Armament: 1x 30 mm auto-cannon

Armor: Front - 15 mm @ 150 degrees; Sides - 10 mm; Rear: 10 mm

RT-2

A light recon tankette, it is mostly used as basic armor support for recon units, but does not make up the bulk of them.

Max Speed: 60 km/h
Crew: 3 (Driver; Commander/Gunner; Loader)
Armament: 1x 90 mm cannon
Armor: Front - 15 mm @ 150 degrees; Sides - 10 mm; Rear: 10 mm

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ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS

BT Klimko MK I

One of the branches of development of APC's for the Imperial Army, this model was designed in Estrania. Where it lacks in passenger capacity and defense-ability, it makes up for in ground clearance and speed.

Crew: 3 (Driver; Commander; Gunner)

Max Speed: 65 km/h

Passenger Capacity: 4

Armament: 1x Heavy Machine Gun

Armor: Front - 10 mm; Sides - 10 mm; Rear - 5 mm

BT Bogatyr Mk VI

A Luganian continuation of development upon the halftracks that were used in the previous war, this version saw the tracks removed entirely and replaced by 2 rear wheel axels. This is the second largest, by carrying capacity, APC in the Imperial Army.

Crew: 2 (Driver; Gunner)
Max Speed: 64 km/h
Passenger Capacity: 8
Armament: 1x Heavy Machine Gun
Armor: Front - 10 mm; Sides - 10 mm; Rear - 5 mm

BT Pan Mk I

Another new development in APC technology, this is the largest APC the Imperial Army can boast.

Crew: 2 (Driver; Gunner)
Max Speed: 60 km/h
Passenger Capacity: 16 (+ up to 15 can be seated on the roof)
Armament: 1x Heavy Machine Gun
Armor: Front - 10 mm; Sides - 10 mm; Rear - 5 mm

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LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY TANKS AND MBTs

LIGHT TANK

Katakov 53 "Conquistador"

Max Speed: 80 km/h
Crew: 3 (Driver; Commander/Gunner; Loader)
Armament: 1x 90 mm cannon
Armor: Front - 25 mm; Sides - 20 mm; Rear: 15 mm

MEDIUM TANK

Daimler T-48

Max Speed: 40 km/h
Crew: 5 (Driver; Radio Operator/Bow Gunner; Commander; Gunner; Loader)
Armament: 1x 90 mm cannon
Armor: Front - 50 mm; Sides - 30 mm; Rear: 25 mm

MAIN BATTLE TANK

Katakov 55

Max Speed: 35 km/h
Crew: 4 (Driver; Commander; Gunner; Loader)
Armament: 1x 105 mm cannon
Armor: Front - 150 mm; Sides - 100 mm; Rear: 50 mm

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LIGHT, MOTORIZED, MECHANIZED and AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES

MOTORIZED INFANTRY VEHICLE

MIV-39

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE

ATV-A "Scorpion"

AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT VEHICLE

AVT-B "Buffalo"

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SUPER HEAVY VEHICLES

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HISTORY OF ARMORED VEHICLES

During the civil war of 1914-1917, Tyvian Empire became the first nation to use armored vehicles and more importantly, tanks, in combat, pioneering this area of warfare.

Minerva Automobile

In the early 1900's, Tyvia has acquired a license for production of an early Staol-powered automobile from Ida Koi. When the war began, the Imperial Council announced that private businesses that contributed to the war effort would be greatly rewarded by the Emperor himself. Minerva Inc., the company licensing the Koian automobile, has answered the call by creating a conversion of their mass-produced car into a military vehicle, outfitted with armor and a machine gun.

Minerva Armored Car (1914)

At the same time, Putilov, a native Tyvian company that had it's own design, converted their own 1910 model luxury automobile into an armored variant with a fully-rotating turret.

            

Putilov Automobile                                                     Putilov Armored Car (1914)

Finally, in 1915, Daimler Motors have developed a fully-original armored car with a machine gun at first, an a light cannon later, in a fully rotating turret.

Daimler Armored Car (1915)

As the war progressed, however, the Imperial Army's demands went up, especially when it came to maneuverability and protection. Armored cars were just not up to the task anymore. So a secret project was begun in summer 1915, codenamed "tank". Later down the line, however, the name stuck. But the origin was to disguise the project as a water tank, so as to thrown off enemy spies. In 1916, the new fearsome weapon, called Tank Mark 1, but dubbed by frontline troops and the crews the "Landship" has rolled onto the battlefield, scattering the enemy and finally breaking the stalemate.

Tank Mark 1

Next year, a new armored vehichle saw combat - the Katakov 17. It was a new version of the tank, with a radically different design. It was smaller, lighter and faster, needed only 2 crew members and had a fully-rotating turret. This tank became the first in the line of what's known as the "modern tank layout", which is used by all nations to this day.

Katakov 17