M32 Luchs

The M32 Luchs is an universal tank originating from ABMC
==M32 Luchs==
During early development the M32 has seen a lot of design changes on the drawing board, starting at a small 25 ton range, to an inevitable 35 to 40 ton range with the armour requirement, despite these minor setbacks, the M32 has lived up to gain its nickname, the Luchs, fast and agile across all types of terrain.
==M32-T 75 Luch==
During initial testing of the armouring system it deemed too fragile to withstand even light tank fire, internally the tank had reached its limits and thus NPF was forced to use composites on the outside of the tank, giving the tank its much needed potential to fight tanks much larger than itself, originally housing a 75MM autoloader and just a dual 12.7MM coaxial machinegun.
==First Battle==
The first iteration of the M32 went into a testing battle versus the M28-T120 MBT as to test if its armour could hold up against the larger tanks, its added armour deemed extremely effective, allowing the tank to get hit in most areas without gaining critical damage to its components, although having lost in the end, this showed the potential of the tank and further development was authorized by BlubberyOyster.
==M32-T100-A1 Luch==
After the regular T75's success, NPF began experimenting with powertrains for potentially better performance by demand of an unknown contact known as "Idea Juice". this has led to the upgrading of the engines from the original dual 9 litre V12 powertrain from NPF, to a quadruple 9 litre V12 powertrain from NWF, the addition of power allowed more armour to be applied to the turret cheeks after several complaints of the armour testing grounds, in the addition of the power, it allowed the M32 to be upgraded to a 100MM gun and doubled the coaxials to a dual 12.7MM and dual 14.5MM Machinegun setup.
==M32-T110-A2 Luchs==
After a few months of the A1's success, NPF was once again demanded by "Idea Juice" to find a way to add more power, and fix the nickname, which had been misspelled as Luch while it should have been Luchs, NPF managed to fit in a quadruple 15.0L V6 Diesel powertrain from NWF which increased both the Horsepower and Torque of the M32 by an unprecedented amount, during the midst of another vehicle development it led to the A2 receiving a coaxial upgrade, doubling the firepower again with a now quadruple 12.7MM and quadruple 14.5MM Machinegun setup, the main gun has now been upgraded to a 110MM gun to further improve performance on the battlefield. The M32-T110-A2 Luch is the most used version of the M32 universal tank.
==M32-T110-A3 Luchs==
Around May 2020, a last attempt at improving the M32 Universal Tank was made by NPF, replacing the powerfull 15.0L NWF V6 Diesel group with smaller 9.2L NWF V12 Diesel groups seen in earlier iterations, this deemed succesfull in fuel usage and weight however decreasing the M32's mobility, the armor was reduced aswell with a small increase in ammo stowage, further information is unknown of the A3 variant after ABMC halted its support in Garry's Mod, thus officially putting the long served M32 into a decommissioned state indefinetly.
== M32-T110-A4 Luchs ==
As of March 8th 2021, Development of the M32 Luchs has been continued under new supervision, any informations related to the A4 variant is yet unknown, but sightings have been reported of a M32 Luchs with its naked hull around MAIG facilities.
The A4 was already in development during the final weeks of the ABMC's service, and thus was being created in accordance ABMC's doctrine, since it was not completed yet when it entered SED service, it was initially continued but soon after was halted due to a conflict of interest under the new leadership, and soon after, cancelled entirely, to be replaced by the Variant that at the time was called the Sumurazorden-Project.
== M32-T120-A5 Luchs (Sumurazorden-Project) ==
In June 2022 the A5 variant was officially in development with all requirements laid out on blueprint and general idea put onto paper, and within just a few months it was completed and finetuned.
nearly every aspect of what was the M32 from ABMC was changed entirely, with just the bare hull and turret remaining what they were in earlier variants, sightings have mostly been through parades and propaganda from the SED, and its full combat capabilities are not yet known to the public.
The Previously known MAIG Facilities have in-turn been completely abandoned and moved to a new unknown location to keep the A5 a complete secret to anyone happening to pass by, the Relocation appeared to be in a rush as many prototypes and older MAIG vehicles remain on the grounds, gathering dust and rust.
So far it appears the A5 holds even bigger arnament, its 110MM gun replaced with a 120MM one, and its coaxial completely revised into a more simple system to what it used to be, it also appears capable of Amphibious travel, which the A3 variant was already capable of in later versions.
The suspension and armor are per-usual still classified, but it has been seen that it can change its suspension level with hydraulic controls, implying it may be borrowing the Hydro-Pneumatic suspension concept from the MBT-70 Project from the USA and West Germany. It's top speed has been publicly told to be upwards of 80-85 KP/H, whether this is true is yet to be seen.
20200315023052_1.jpg|M32 Luchs in early building stage.
20200315023331_1.jpg|The M32-T100 Luchs
20200315023147_1.jpg|The M32-T100-A1 Luchs
20200315001300 1.jpg|The M32-T110-A2 Luchs
20230723185634 1.jpg|The M32-T120-A5 Luchs
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