Operational Overview
According to our friends at Wikipedia, the Main Battle Tank was born with the creation and fielding of the Centurion by Britain at the end of WWII. Combining the firepower and armor of heavy (or infantry) tanks with the maneuverability of medium (or cruiser) vehicles, the main battle tank can do it all. Since then, the MBT has been developed by countries around the world into high tech masters of the battlefield. This campaign will feature Main Battle Tanks from any country from 1945 to the present. Any and all variants of the following, in service with any user, are eligible:

Argentina:
Tanque Argentino Mediano

China:
Type 88
Type 96
Al-Khalid/MBT-2000
Type 98/99

Croatia:
M-95

France:
AMX-30
AMX-40
AMX Leclerc

Germany:
Leopard 1
Leopard 2

India:
Arjun MBT

Iran:
Zulfiqar

Israel:
Merkava I
Merkava II
Merkava III
Merkava IV

Italy:
OF-40
C1 Ariete

Japan:
Type 61
Type 74
Type 90
Type 10

North Korea:
Ch’onma-ho

Poland:
PT-91

Romania:
TR-85

South Africa:
Olifant Mk 1
Olifant Mk 2

South Korea:
K1-88
K1A1

Soviet Union/Russia:
T-54
T-55
T-62
T-64
T-72
T-80
T-90

Sweden:
Stridsvagn 103
Stridsvagn 122

Switzerland:
Panzer 61

Ukraine:
T-84

United Kingdom:
Centurion
Chieftain
Challenger 1
Challenger 2

United States:
M47
M48
M60
M1

Yugoslavia:
M-84

The Rules and Regs
1. Entry must be a Main Battle Tank in use by any army/militia from 1945 to present.
2. No what-ifs.
3. Any scale and any nationality that fits into rule 1.
4. Models can be stand-alone or in a diorama.
5. Enter as many as you like but each modeler will only get one ribbon.
6. Models must be no more that 25% started at beginning of campaign and you must post at least one photo of where your kit is at the start of the campaign in the campaign thread.
7. At least two in progress shots of each model should be posted in the campaign thread and at least two finished shots in the campaign gallery.
8. Oh yeah, have fun!

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