Aethoo (Tank): Difference between revisions

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}}The '''Aethoo''' is a next-generation Axdelian main battle tank jointly designed and built by National Ballistics and ARMS (now known as [[Sentinel-ARMS]]). It was built to be the successor of the Taurus 2 and 3 tanks, as part of a 2010 defence mandate for a platform to mount the new 130mm ETC gun by ARMS, and was expected to enter service from 20242025 onwards. However, the outbreak of the [[Auroran-Pacific War]] led to the project being given a higher priority, with the initial date being 2020, though later being pushed back to 2021 due to development problems. Production began in late 2020, with the first 15 tanks entering service in the [[Axdel Armed Forces]] in February 2021.

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