Sturnikov 170M

Overview
The Sturnikov 170M was designed by Sturnikov Design Bureau during Mid 2017 and saw extensive combat during the Final ISA War. Designed to improve upon the Sturnikov 120's compartmentalization, it was often known within Izakia as Izakia's AK-47 due to its rugged yet efficient design, hence its name kept the ending of the word Kalashnikov.
Design
The Sturnikov 170M was designed as a direct continuation of the Sturnikov 140's compartmentalization design, as it was Izakia's first MBT to have such technology integregrated to its design philosophy. Its extremely rugged yet effective design was soon followed by the rest of Izakia, with the Sturnikov 170M being Izakia's most dominant tank for the first month of production, before the Izakian Engineering Party lead by Mortin could make suitable counters to its design. It used a 1x1x2, the first tank to do so by the Sturnikov Design Bureau. It used Compartmentalization of ammo giving it a massive ammo count for its time while being able to have enough space for its dual V12 engine design, a design that Izakia would use from 2017 to the end of 2018 when turbines proved their effectiveness with the Sheldon Medium tank.
Effectiveness
The Sturnikov 170M and its varients exceeded all expectation by huge margins, a tank expected to be in service for only a few weeks at most ended up becoming one of Izakia's most prominant tanks known by the rest of the community. It would be in service for around a year, although it has no confirmed date of leaving service, it faded out of active service by the end of 2018. The Sturnikov 170M and its Gunship version would be the spearhead of Izakia's March Offensive on the Plob, and it was able to protect the Plob against T88s and T77s, proving its design to be able to stand the test of time.
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