TKR

The TKR was a tankette design developed by Mark Roskov for the Gilgamesh Free State, which described need for a cheap, small, and easily maneuverable armored vehicle that could support infantry on anti-insurgency operations in austere terrain. Although Roskov's design won the bid, soon after the Free State decided that such a vehicle was a waste of funds, and so only adopted them in limited numbers, mostly assigning them to the Frontier Defense Corps.
Roskov, however, began shopping his design around, and while the Republic of Levosia trialed several tankettes, they preferred wheeled light armored vehicles for operations in the savannah. The first major break came when the Glabetovan People's Republic took a liking to the design, and placed an initial order of 150 vehicles, as well as a production license to build them domestically. This was soon followed by an order for 300 by the Arrow Republic, who also purchased a license. 
In combat, these vehicles quickly proved their worth when used in their intended role. Although very lightly armored, they were able to shrug off small arms fire from MA-series rifles, and thanks to their small size, could lie in wait for pro-UNSC insurgents, ambushing their lightly armored vehicles with a 20mm autocannon that was able to quickly dispatch civilian utility vehicles, , and even in some cases, through neutralizing the operator with the autocannon.
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