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This was originally designed for a project that got scraped. Originally called the N34 Humpback, I decided to change the original design and rename it. The original design is still here as the Qilin Tank.
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T-134
Type-Main Battle Tank
Place of Origin-Russian Union
Weight-39 tonnes
Crew-2-3
Main Armament-76.2mm Ya34 Self-Loading Autocannon
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun; 2x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Guns (1 coaxial)
Speed-120 Km/h
Manufacturer-Sverdlovsk "Hero of Russia" Armor Plant No. 5; China Federal Armor Company
Number Built-+12 million
Produced-2022-Present

The main battle tank of the Russian Union, the T-134 is a cheap and fast moving vehicle. Introduced in 2022 as a replacement to the T-90, the T-134 was introduced as a solution to Russia's shortage of tanks after the 2020 nuclear strike in eastern Poland. The T-135 was built to withstand the radiation of the Contested Fields. The T-134 moves relatively fast for a tank due to its low armor (due in part to material shortages that plagued Russia until the opening of relations with Alaska) which allows it to outmaneuver enemy tanks. The tank is also frequently used as a transport, as its back is a long flat open area a squad can go along for a ride. The T-134 is armed with a 76.2mm, high velocity autocannon as its main weapon, meant to take out its biggest opponent the Linebacker MBT. The T-134 has become one of the most produced tank in history. The opening of relations with the Chinese Federation in 2027 allowed many tanks to be used for the first time during the Third Sino-Japanese War (2026-2029). By 2028, Russia licensed the tank to the China Federal Armor Company, but would not license the recreation of the Ya34 Autocannon (at least until 2041). This led to the development of the Chinese Qilin Tank. While the T-134 is not the best tank, its simplicity allows it to be built and fielded in vast numbers.


Qilin Tank
Type-Main Battle Tank
Place of Origin-Chinese Federation
Weight-39 tonnes
Crew-2-3
Main Armament-57mm Type 28/8 Self-Loading Autocannon (Type 30/2 Twin Barrelled Self-Loading Autocannon)
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun (sometimes replaced by an M2 Browning .50cal MG); 2x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Guns (1 coaxial)
Speed-130 Km/h
Manufacturer-China Federal Armor Company
Number Built-+35 million (~3 million are Longzhong variants)
Produced-2028-Present (2030-Present Longzhong variant)

A Chinese produced copy of the T-134 tank, the Qilin tank uses a lighter main gun. The main reason for this was that when the T-134 was first sold to the Chinese Federation during the Third Sino-Japanese War, the Russians didn't want the advanced M34 Autocannon to fall into the hands of the Japanese. With Russian cooperation, the Type 28 57mm Autocannon (verses the 76.2mm Ya34) was designed and built, creating the Qilin. Initially because of the low power of the Type 28 meant that the first Qilin tanks were used as infantry support while old designs remained in service. During the 2030's, the Type 28 was refined and eventually became the Type 28/8 which uses a modified and more reliable feeding system, an increase in muzzle velocity, and changing the 57mm shell's propellant. The Forth Sino-Japanese War (2045-2058) saw the Chinese Federation field some 26 million in India alone, mostly due in part to the fact that the Qilin (along with the T-134) only requires a minimum of two to operate. This meant the Indian tank units tended to face odds of 50 to 1. A variant of the Qilin, called the Longzhong Qilin (Grand Qilin), which uses a heavily modified Type 28/8 called the Type 30/2. The Type 30/2 is a twin-barreled weapon in which the firing action of one barrel operates the mechanism of the other. It provides a much faster rate of fire for lower mechanical wear than a single-barrel weapon. The Longzhong Qilin was mostly fielded as a command tank during the Fourth Sino-Japanese War. Older tanks are usually sold off to foreign countries, which has resulted in the sale of some 5 million tanks across the world (with Mexico and Cuba buying the most, although many have found their way to Africa and South America).


KSU-134 Heavy Destroyer
Type-Self-Propelled Gun/Tank Destroyer
Place of Origin-Russian Union
Weight-68 tonnes
Crew-4-6
Main Armament-280mm ML-35S Gun-Howitzer
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun; 1x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Guns
Speed-35 Km/h
Manufacturer-Komissarov Design Bureau
Number Built-+500,000
Produced-2035-Present

Introduced during the Second Russo-European War (2034-2037), the KSU-134 is a radical redesign of the original T-134. Featuring an elongated chassis, the removal of the turret, the moving of the commander's cupola (to allow the main gun to elevate unimpeded), and a significantly more powerful engine, the KSU-134 barely resembles the original T-134. Despite being designed with an autoloader to load the 168 kg (~377.4 lbs) shells, the KSU's rate of fire is rather slow at one round every 3 minutes. The high-volatility 280mm main gun and its autoloader takes up much of the internal space, meaning the tank is rather cramped, leaving many tank crews claustrophobic. Combined with the fact the the sound of the 280mm main gun firing in a confined space leaves most gun crews deaf by the end of their service leaving many to mockingly insist that the K in KSU stands for "koshmar" (nightmare in Russian) or "klaustrofobiya" instead of for the Komissarov Design Bureau, the company that designed the KSU-134. Despite all this, the KSU-134 can easily level bunkers (which was the main reason it was designed in the first place) and, despite not being designed as such, a great tank killer as the 280mm gun can easily destroy most tanks (the ones it doesn't usually end up immobilized as the force and weight of the shell hitting the tank is enough to at flip the tank over and kill the crew due to sheer concussive force).


Huxian Scout Tank
Type-Reconnaissance Tank/Tracked Armored Fighting Vehicle
Place of Origin-Chinese Federation
Weight-32 tonnes
Crew-4-6
Main Armament-Molchanov 12.7×108mm powered Gatling-type Heavy Machine Gun
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun; 1x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Guns
Speed-135 Km/h
Manufacturer-China Federal Armor Company
Number Built-+2 million
Produced-2033-Present

Designed to take advantage of the T-134's exceptional speed, the Huxian is a designed for reconnaissance and infantry support. Its 12.7mm Gatling-type machine gun allows it to shred though infantry and lightly armored vehicles. The Huxian has also seen some limited use as an anti-aircraft vehicle, though mostly limiting this role to low flying or hovering aircraft.


KhSU-144Shch Heavy Siege Gun
Type-Self-Propelled Heavy Siege Gun
Place of Origin-Russian Union
Weight-58 tonnes
Crew-4-6
Main Armament-300mm ML-42S "Razrusheniye" Siege Gun
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun
Speed-40 Km/h
Manufacturer-Khlebnikov-Shchekochikhin Design Bureau
Number Built-+500,000
Produced-2036-Present

Introduced during the Second Russo-European War (2034-2037) as a simpler alternative to the KSU-134 and as a more specialized vehicle, the KhSU-144Shch was designed to get up close to enemy fortifications and completely destroy them. While the design of the KhSU-144Shch is largely based off the KSU-134 from the Khlebnikov-Shchekochikhin Design Bureau's main rival the Komissarov Design Bureau, the KShch Design Bureau chose not to use the KSU's elongated body instead opting for the T-134's smaller body, mainly to cut costs. The massive gun shield mounted on the front of the vehicle easily gives away its identity. The KhSU was main gun was designed mainly to use concrete piercing shells to better break through the fortifications of the Vistula Fortress Line and allow the lighter tanks to charge through.


Ulaanbaatar/ZSU-57-4 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Type-Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Place of Origin-Chinese Federation
Weight-45 tonnes
Crew-2-3
Main Armament-2x57mm Type 30/5 Twin Barrelled Self-Loading Autocannons
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun; 1x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Gun
Speed-50 Km/h
Manufacturer-Khagan Heavy Industries/Grebenshchikov Auto Industries
Number Built-+5 million
Produced-2031-Present

The aftermath of the Third Sino-Japanese War (2026-2029) left the Chinese with a serious shortage of anti-aircraft weapons due to loses. The Mongolian based Khagan Heavy Industries began developing what would later become the Ulaanbaatar SPAAG in 2028. By modifying the Type 30/2 Autocannon from the Longzhong Qilin Tank to use flak shells and by fixing it into two side-mounted sponson mounts on the outside of the turret, the Ulaanbaatar was able to have the equivalent four rapid firing 57mm cannons. While the Ulaanbaatar is mainly designed to be used in an anti-aircraft role, the power of its autocannons and ability to be loaded with other forms of ammunition, has seen the Ulaanbaatar used in a variety of other roles (mainly fire support or anti-armor). The design was eventually sold to the Russian Union and Ulaanbaatars built and fielded by Russia are given the designation ZSU-57-4; despite the difference in names they are the exact same vehicle.


KhSU-151Yo Heavy Mortar
Type-Self-Propelled Heavy Mortar
Place of Origin-Russian Union
Weight-41 tonnes
Crew-3-5
Main Armament-152mm "Molot" Mortar
Secondary Armament-1x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Gun
Speed-80 Km/h
Manufacturer-Kharlamov-Yolkov "Hero of Russia" Design Bureau
Number Built-+700,000
Produced-2036-Present

Introduced to provide heavy fire support and capitalizing on the T-134's speed, the KhSU-151Yo is a heavy mortar mounted on a T-134 chassis. The KhSU-151Yo was designed to fire its shell and then quickly retreat before the enemy can effectively counter-attack.


Dizang Flame Tank/OT-134
Type-Flame Tank
Place of Origin-Chinese Federation
Weight-41 tonnes
Crew-2-3
Main Armament-Type 9 Heavy Flamethrower
Secondary Armament-1x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun; 2x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Guns (1 coaxial)
Speed-90 Km/h
Manufacturer-China Federal Armor Company
Number Built-+800,000
Produced-2050-Present

Introduced during the Forth Sino-Japanese War (2045-2058), the Dizang Flame Tank was the developed due to the fierce urban fighting in Northern India. The Dizang helped clear out buildings, bunkers, machine gun nest, mortar pits, and trenches held by enemy and help clear the way for the infantry to advance. In the Indochina Front, it was used to clear jungle. In 2056, several were sold to Russia and was later introduced as the OT-134.


BTR-T33 Armored Personnel Carrier
Type-Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of Origin-Russian Union
Weight-69 tonnes
Crew-2-3 (+12 passengers)
Main Armament-1x Type 9 Heavy Flamethrower; 2x Twin-linked 76.2mm Ya34 Self-Loading Autocannons
Secondary Armament-2x 12.7×108mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun; 2x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Gun; 6x 9M113 Konkurs Wire-guided Anti-Tank Missiles
Speed-40 Km/h
Manufacturer-Sverdlovsk "Hero of Russia" Armor Plant No. 5
Number Built-2,271
Produced-2056-Present

Introduced as the a heavily armored troops carriers for the elite Streltsy Guards and to defend itself against any potential threats on the battlefield, the BTR-T33 is a rather rare vehicle in the Russian war machine. Rarely seen in combat, the BTR-T33 is relatively unknown compared to other Russian vehicles.


Zhurong Missile Tank
Type-Missile Tank/Multiple Rocket Launcher
Place of Origin-Chinese Federation
Weight-42 tonnes
Crew-4-5
Main Armament-1x Type 9 Heavy Flamethrower; 2x Twin-linked 76.2mm Ya34 Self-Loading Autocannons
Secondary Armament-1x 7.62x54mm RPYaM Machine Gun; 8x 9M113 Konkurs Wire-guided Anti-Tank Missiles; 4x Type 40 Guided Missile Launchers; 12x Unguided rockets launchers
Speed-100 Km/h
Manufacturer-China Federal Armor Company
Number Built-15,688
Produced-2051-Present

The Zhurong was introduced to combat Japanese built tanks during the Forth Sino-Japanese War (2045-2058). The Qilin tanks were having trouble piercing their heavier armor and several high-ranking generals were tired of the "fire 'til one breaks through" or the "they'll run out of ammo before we run out of tanks" strategy. The Zhurong was introduced to with the idea that the anti-tank missiles would be enough. The design was relatively unsuccessful, since when the Zhurong ran out of missiles it was completely defenseless with the exception of its machine gun. This led to many loses during the war. Eventually twelve unguided rocket pods were strapped to the top of the turret and the Zhurong was re-designated as a multiple rocket launcher. The original layout remained to provide defense against enemy armor.
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