M48 Main Battle Tank

== Background ==
Initially developed by Fox6095 as the heavier, harder-hitting, older brother to the M15 Light Tank as one of his first two tank designs - the M48 briefly served as USCM's Main Battle Tank from mid to late 2183. The M48 design was loosely based on the M22 Jackson from the Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual. 
The design revolved around a more dynamic multi-crew system as opposed to the M15, with initial designs having crews of up to 4 armor personnel. The first iteration, dubbed M48A1, lacked several features that the M48A2 would adopt. 
== M48A1 ==
The M48A1 utilized a crew of 3, having a driver, gunner, and commander. The commander was given access to a laser CIWS mounted on top of the tank, which when fired at the classic roblox RPG projectile, would cause detonation. 
This was utilized as a primitive form of passive protection for the tank back when the initial designs were not scripted by CoderQwerty. As such, vehicles could be completely immobilized or destroyed by stock explosives. 
After the recruitment of CoderQwerty, the M48A1 was modernized and redesigned alongside the M15 and both were given upgrade kits with the new scripts installed. 
== M48A2 ==
The M48A2 was significantly slimmed down from its predecessor, with several cosmetic features being added. Front headlights and turret-mounted spotlights were added to increase crew visibility. In addition, crew hatches were enlarged to increase the ease of mounting and dismounting the vehicle. A pair of 60mm mortars were added to the rear of the vehicle, meant to be controlled by the commander. The laser CIWS was removed due to being irrelevant with the updated Qwerty-era weapons. A set of smoke launchers were also added to the turret of the tank. 
A primitive form of ammunition switching was also added, technically making it the first tank capable of swapping ammo types. Two buttons in the gunner area allowed for swapping between ammo types. This feature was almost negligible, as both rounds were practically the same in terms of effect. 
After a month of testing at the Starke proving grounds, the M48A2 was deployed for service at Installation Otion. Famously, a lone M48A2 operated by CoderQwerty, fox6095, and KaiHardy held the line at raider bridge in the face of 20+ Russian Army troops during the Battle of Installation Otion. 
The M48A2 was eventually retired and replaced coinciding with the release of the forward operating base in late 2183.
Category:Vehicles
Category:Armored Corps