Wyrmshadow, I had an idea which I would like to share with you
Iam creating this scenario where the U.S. is able to build the M1A2 Abrams MBT, the Italians their C1 Ariete MBT and the British their famous Challenger 2 MBT.
As far as I know there ain't any follow ups for those tanks. The Americans will use their M1A2 Abrams tanks till 2050 and by that time the British need also a new tank.
So..If we look into the further, probably won't see any major tank battles and there will be a need of smaller tanks for Urban Warfare.
Would you like to create such further tank? A new tank, combined developed by the U.S. / UK / ITY, Produced somewhere between 2015 -2050, smaller than a M1A2 tank, heavily armed?
If not, which can also be an answer...to bad for me. Just an idee...
I even came up with a name
For the USA: M1A1 Panthera MBT (available in 2040)
For the UK: Merlin MBT (available in 2015)
For ITY: Abarth MBT (available in 2015)
See it as a what-if thing...just like your Panther 3
Looking forward to your reacting...
Without meaning to suggest that Wyrm make any such thing (I've long respected his approach to making what he wants) I'd agree that there is a dearth of "near-future" units - it's why I started the "AVATAR Helo" thread. So maybe this is a time to shout out for our excellent unit makers to ponder at least until the game's nominal end in 2050.
Best,
Oz