Maximilian's legacy: Interwar and Post World War 2

The Mexican and Commonwealth plan was to use their combined Navies to battle the Japanese Navy, while the Mexican army would be battling the Axis armies. The first Axis member they had to knock out was the weakest chink in the armour: The Kingdom of Sardinia.

Back in 1939 and before the massive Allied defeats: the first MEF forces arrived on Sicily on December 25, 1940 Christmas Day, they immediately began pushing back the Sardinian army back towards Palermo and the most intense fighting also, the battle the Sardinians gave the most staunchest resistance, was the Battle of Palermo beginning with the MEF surrounding the city and sieging it from both sides and the combined Sicilian and Mexican navies both blockading the city and port.

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The Battle begun on New year's Eve and would last until the 19 of January and the battle was filled with street to street fighting and massive tank duels between the Mexican Coche de Combate Oberschlesien, (blueprints given to them by the Germans), and the Sardinian Tankette L3/35.

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While the Mexican Oberschlesien was pretty much outdated compared to other tanks the Germans, French, British, and Soviets had and it would be another two years until Mexico creates their first modern tank, it pretty much overpowered the Sardinian Tankettes because of their crappy armour and weak machine gun. During the Battle of Palermo many tankettes were destroyed piecemeal and by the 19, the Sardinian army was firmly routed and surrendered to the Allied army. The Allies recaptured Sicily and together The MEF, Sicilian, and Austrian high Commands were planning on turning the tables on the Axis by invading Sardinia. The plan had to postponed because of the massive losses in Ireland, Denmark, and in Germany so before they could even invade Sardinia they had to hand a decisive defeat to either Britain or France.

Fast forward to March 1940 and Britain began planning what would be known in Germany as the Blitz or lightening with Britain bombing German cities however this would be the first great defeat the Axis would suffer.​
 
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The attack started in 5:00 A.M. in the morning with Japanese Zeros, bombers, and their super weapon, Yamato they achieved the element of surprise and massive casualties were suffered with 3 Battleships and 10 destroyers lost. But they made the critical mistake of not attacking the aircraft carriers on the far south of the bay first and because of that the Mexicans were able to get their planes, Polish PZL-11s and Fokker D XXL

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While the Mexicans had more planes then the Japanese, they were woefully outdated against the more manoeuvrable Zeros and many of the planes were shot down but that gave the remaining battleships, destroyers, and light cruisers time to reorganize and try to take on the beast Yamato.

The Battle got under way with Yamato firing first, instantly causing one destroyer, BMS Aguila, to explode. The destroyers fired back, only denting her left side, realizing they were woefully outgunned they tried to surround her and fire at her sides. It was during this manoeuvre two more cruisers were lost but they managed to get around, and one new battleship, BMS Imperator, The newest of the Imperator class Super Battleships completed back in December emulating both the HMS Hood and SMS Bismarck, outfitted with a 405mm gun. Miraculously the Imperator managed to survived the Zero and bomber onslaught and now in position opened fire on the left side of the Yamato, penetrating her armour.

Shocked and mouth agape the captain of the Yamato, Gihachi Takayanagi, realizing the Marina Imperial had a battleship capable of puncturing the armour ordered a retreat rather then risk losing the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Some minor corrections you should fix

-The gun calibers should be 406mm, also the Imperator is a 9 guns 16 inch super dreadnought that based on G3 battlecruiser design so it should not be armed with only “a gun”.

The Mexican new battleships also used an improved variant of the same 406mm guns like the Nelson class battleships of the Commonwealth which fired heavier shells so the number definitely need to be corrected.

-the correct name for the Fokker planes is Fokker D.XXI, as in Fokker D.21 in Roman numerals
 
The Mexican and Commonwealth plan was to use their combined Navies to battle the Japanese Navy, while the Mexican army would be battling the Axis armies. The first Axis member they had to knock out was the weakest chink in the armour: The Kingdom of Sardinia.

Back in 1939 and before the massive Allied defeats: the first MEF forces arrived on Sicily on December 25, 1940 Christmas Day, they immediately began pushing back the Sardinian army back towards Palermo and the most intense fighting also, the battle the Sardinians gave the most staunchest resistance, was the Battle of Palermo beginning with the MEF surrounding the city and sieging it from both sides and the combined Sicilian and Mexican navies both blockading the city and port.

View attachment 474566 Sicilian Navy bombarding
View attachment 474567 MEF clearing the streets

The Battle begun on New year's Eve and would last until the 19 of January and the battle was filled with street to street fighting and massive tank duels between the Mexican Coche de Combate Oberschlesier, (blueprints given to them by the Germans), and the Sardinian Tankette L3/35.

View attachment 474573 Mexican Oberschlesier tank
View attachment 474574 L3/35 tankette

While the Mexican Oberschlesier was pretty much outdated compared to other tanks the Germans, French, British, and Soviets had and it would be another two years until Mexico creates their first modern tank, it pretty much overpowered the Sardinian Tankettes because of their crappy armour and weak machine gun. During the Battle of Palermo many tankettes were destroyed piecemeal and by the 19, the Sardinian army was firmly routed and surrendered to the Allied army. The Allies recaptured Sicily and together The MEF, Sicilian, and Austrian high Commands were planning on turning the tables on the Axis by invading Sardinia. The plan had to postponed because of the massive losses in Ireland, Denmark, and in Germany so before they could even invade Sardinia they had to hand a decisive defeat to either Britain or France.

Fast forward to March 1940 and Britain began planning what would be known in Germany as the Blitz or lightening with Britain bombing German cities however this would be the first great defeat the Axis would suffer.​

Also the correct tank name is Oberschlesien, which in German means Upper Silesia (the place that produced this tank)
 
Also the correct tank name is Oberschlesien, which in German means Upper Silesia (the place that produced this tank)
I have corrected the errors and thank you for telling me.

I have come to the conclusion that Argentina would indeed be suicidal enough to actually stab Mexico and the Commonwealth in the back for the Falklands and we may see a new Balkan league against Bulgaria in the future.
 
I have corrected the errors and thank you for telling me.

I have come to the conclusion that Argentina would indeed be suicidal enough to actually stab Mexico and the Commonwealth in the back for the Falklands and we may see a new Balkan league against Bulgaria in the future.
Not just Argentina, but a republican Chile that was overthrown by fascists will also join the cause with Argentina if that coup was successful ITTL.

About the Mexican G3/Imperator class battleships, you can have each ships being named after their monarchs, so perhaps 4-5 ships should fill the quota
-BSM Imperator Maximiliano I
-BSM Imperator Agustin II
-BSM Imperator Emilliano I
-BSM Imperatrix Carlotta.
Maybe BSM Imperatrix Beatrix?? (Named in honor of Emperor Emmanuele first wife)
 
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Also about Argentina, Im thinking that their Nahuel tanks could be the common medium tanks that they share with another ally to fight with, either Chile or Brazil to steamroll the obsolete Mexican armored corps in the initial stage of the war before Mexico could roll in better tanks with larger guns.
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The Nahuel actually had many pretty good features that made the tank a formidable opponent and can be a thorn in the Mexican Army during the early stage:

-reliable vertical volute spring suspensions that were also used on US WW2 tanks
-It has a modern 3 man turret mounting 75mm Krupp 1909 Howitzer that fired the same ammo types like the 75mm M1897 field gun of the French Army
-Its armor is pretty good as well, cast turret with sloped armor that is pretty much immune to 37,47,57 and even 75mm Anti-tank guns at long range due to its thick sloped 80mm armor .
-The tank is also pretty fast, at a speed of 40km/h it can outrun the slower and weaker armored Oberschlesien II and the smaller lightly armored LK II used by Imperial Mexican Army.

The way how Mexican Imperial Army view this tank during the early stage of the war is basically the same way like how the Japanese view Sherman tanks in WW2, they are tough nut to crack and can only be penetrate with AT guns from the sides at close range.
 
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Also about Argentina, Im thinking that their Nahuel tanks could be the common medium tanks that they share with another ally to fight with, either Chile or Brazil to steamroll the obsolete Mexican armored corps in the initial stage of the war before Mexico could roll in better tanks with larger guns.

Speaking of which, I thinking something of a hybrid between the German Panzer III which is about to role out in the next two updates and the Canadian Commonwealth MK Ram tank.

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As for the Argentine light tanks I suggested this. Basically Argentina in the interwar period was quite happy with the M1934 light tanks they got from UoB so they decided to acquire the license and locally produced this tank with some modifications.

The new Argentinian light tanks based the M1934 would has an enlarged turret that can mount a 40mm gun and a coaxial 7.7mm MG. This tank and the Nahuel can served as the two mainstay tanks of the South American Axis nations during their war against Mexico and the Dominion
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Left, the original M1934, right, the modified M1934 with 40mm AT gun
 
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I'm definitely slacking on what type of equipment the Mexican army was using so here's the full rundown of weapons, tanks, and planes:

Rifles: Mondragón rifles (fully functional and useful even in 1940). Karabiner 98, Winchester model 98 (for tank crew), and Mosin Nagants after seeing and using them in the Weltkrieg they decided to manufacture and give them to their colonies and clients.

Machine guns: The Mendoza C-34, basically the Mexican answer to the US Browning 1918.
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The EMP and MG 34 from Germany

Handguns: P38, C96, Obregón Pistol (a combination between the US colt and Steyr pistols)
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Tanks: the Mexican Oberschlesien tank, the completely outdated Burstyn Arma de motor used only in the colonies, especially during the Amritsar rebellion. The Polish 7TP, and the Panzer I.

Planes: The Dutch Fokker D.XXI and the Polish PZL-11

The Mexican armory was a combination of old and new weapons and vehicles. While some of the Mexican weapons were either inspired or provided by their Allies.
 
I'm definitely slacking on what type of equipment the Mexican army was using so here's the full rundown of weapons, tanks, and planes:

Rifles: Mondragón rifles (fully functional and useful even in 1940). Karabiner 98, Winchester model 98 (for tank crew), and Mosin Nagants after seeing and using them in the Weltkrieg they decided to manufacture and give them to their colonies and clients.

Machine guns: The Mendoza C-34, basically the Mexican answer to the US Browning 1918.
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The EMP and MG 34 from Germany

Handguns: P38, C96, Obregón Pistol (a combination between the US colt and Steyr pistols)
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Tanks: the Mexican Oberschlesien tank, the completely outdated Burstyn Arma de motor used only in the colonies, especially during the Amritsar rebellion. The Polish 7TP, and the Panzer I.

Planes: The Dutch Fokker D.XXI and the Polish PZL-11

The Mexican armory was a combination of old and new weapons and vehicles. While some of the Mexican weapons were either inspired or provided by their Allies.
For their early war Anti tanks Im thinking they would probably use the Bofors 37mm like Poland, alongside the Saint Chamond-Mondragon 75mm Howitzer converted to direct fire to be used as Anti-tank gun.
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Bofors 37mm AT gun and 75mm Saint Chamond-Mondragon field gun

After realizing the ineffectiveness of the Bofors 37mm gun and the Mondragon howitzer into make-shift AT gun, the Mexican Army would start to adopt the British QF 6 pounder AT gun (57mm) through Lend-Lease and also start using their imported Swedish/Hungarian Bofors 80mm AA Flak into AT guns because of the high velocity shells and the large caliber made this gun suited for the role in countering Argetine medium tanks.
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QF 6 pounder cwt AT gun and the Bofors 80mm AA gun
 
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gun and the Mondragon howitzer into make-shift AT gun, the Mexican Army would start to adopt the British QF 6 pounder AT gun (57mm) through Lend-Lease and also start using their imported Swedish/Hungarian Bofors 80mm AA Flak into AT guns because of the high velocity shells and the large caliber made this gun suited for the role in countering Argetine medium tanks.

Possibly also the Panzerfäust by the German Empire.
 
Also I forgot to mention: is there any possibility of Thailand or Siam entering as another Axis power along with Japan?

Finally for tonight, the Axis just like in OTL are just as dysfunctional ITTL because to some it up clearly, what do you get if you mix in fascists, communists, and imperialists? Absolute hatred and uncooperation.
 
Also I forgot to mention: is there any possibility of Thailand or Siam entering as another Axis power along with Japan?

Finally for tonight, the Axis just like in OTL are just as dysfunctional ITTL because to some it up clearly, what do you get if you mix in fascists, communists, and imperialists? Absolute hatred and uncooperation.
Thai entering the war with Japan is pretty much guaranteed but it can also save face later on by signing Armistice with the Allies just like OTL.

Which means the Phibun dictatorship got overthrown and Thai basically rebelled the Japanese the moment Japan position is weakened due to losing the war so they receive less punishment than other Axis nations.

For other Axis powers, i would say, an Indian Liberation Army Azad Hind and puppet Empire of Korea sponsored by Japan as i mentioned.
 
About those anti tank rifles, they too would be obsolete against the larger armored Argentinian tanks, so by then you can shift Mexican anti-tank weapons to Molotov cocktails and Panzerfaust instead, might as well as getting some American M1 Bazooka later through Lend-Lease.

For more Mexican infantry weapons, Im thinking these would do as well. As Mexico has close military ties with Czechslovakian And Hungarian Kingdoms of Danubian Empire as well as Belgium they can get access to these.
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From left to right: ZB vz.26, Bren LMG, Type 96, Type 97
Czech 7.92mm ZB vz.26 light machine gun, this gun also served as basis for the British Bren gun and the Japanese Type 96 LMG. This design ITTL is basically what the Danubian Empire shared to their fellow Mexican and Canadian allies as part of the war efforts, the variant used by the Commonwealth forces would later be known as Bren Gun while Mexican variant is pretty much unchanged. The Japanese also captured alot of these Czech-made LMGs from Mexican troops in their conquered Asian colonies and later on managed to reproduce their own models, the Type 96 infantry LMG and the heavier Type 97 tank machine gun.
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Polish variant of the Browning M1919 Automatic Rifle, the Browning wz.1928, ITTL Mexico and Poland bought the same pattern of the BAR from the US. The wz.1928 basically had longer barrel than the US BAR and a pistol grip to improve accuracy when firing in short burst or full-auto. Polish bought the BAR from the FN Herstal company in Belgium whereas the Mexican got theirs from the US. Both nations ITTL had their own local production for these LMGs.
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The German's older MP-18 Submachine guns, Mexico got a lot of these from their German allies in Europe, as expected, the MEF who were fighting in Europe will definitely received alot of these as surplus equipments.
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Since Mexico is also quite friendly with Belgium, they would also had the Browning Hi-Power pistol as part of their standard service pistols for their troops. Of course, you cannot talk about German allies without having the Mauser C96 pistol, these are what would likely be issued to the officers and frontline commanders.
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For standard grenades, the Mexican used the same pattern of the M1924 stick grenades like the German Empire. Although later on when fighting Argentinian Blitzkrieg, alot of desperate Mexican troops start to come up with the idea to bundle their grenades together to enhance the exposive mass against enemy vehicles.
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Another Mexican service rifle you also forgot to mention is the Steyr M1912 Mauser, these guns are Gewehr 98 designed for export market, although the Austro-Hungarian Army also used them in WW1. Among the customers are Mexico, Chile, Columbia and China. in the OTL, its known as Chilean Mauser but ITTL this rifle would be known as Mexican Mauser owing to the fact that the Mexican Imperial Army had placed for quite a large order of these rifles to arm their colonial troops. (because they dont have enough Mondragon semi-auto rifles to equip them all)
 
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In order to filtering the tanks used by Union of Britain and the Dominion of Canada, I will make this one into two separate list, first I will recommend on what kind of tanks the UoB would use.

Start off with light tanks, the UoB, much like their French counterpart, prefer cheap, mass produced recon tanks with MGs. The M1934 series of light tanks/tankettes built during the interwar period were the first step in UoB remilitarization program. Additionally, they also had a large number of A4E11/A4E12 amphibious tanks, many of these were used during the invasion of Ireland when the war broke out.

These tanks are equivalent to the Panzer I OTL, armed with only MGs, fast but lightly armored and not ideally suited for a tank-vs-tank battle. Although later M1934 variants do get upgrades with enlarged 40mm AT gun and coaxial MG to give them better fighting chance.
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M1934 recon tank and the A4E11 amphibious tank
Other than that, the UoB also used quite alot of tankettes of Carden Loyd Mk VI types, mostly due to economic restraints, these are the most numerous combat tanks in the UoB army. They are primarily used as scout vehicle and artillery spotter or gun tractors and mostly relegated to second-line duties. The M1934 tanks and the Carden Loyd Mk VI tankettes are the most numerous export tanks they produce during the interwar period ITTL.
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Carden Loyd Mark VI tankette
The UoB later on replaced the M1934 tanks in combat role with the newer Tetrach light tanks and the Hopkins light tanks before the war starts. Both of these light tanks had the options to use either the 40mm AT gun or the 76.2mm close support howitzers in their turrets. These tanks served as the mainstay UoB frontline tanks during the war alongside the Medium Mark III.
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Tetrach and Hopkins
For medium tanks, the UoB used the Medium series, developed from the Great War era medium tanks ,Mark I Mark II and Mark III, with the Mark III being the most numerous version. In particular, the UoB sold a batch of dozen Mark III to the Soviet Union in the early 1930s and these were later used as basis for the T-28 medium tank. By the time of WW2, only the Mark II and Mark III were still in service while the Mark I has been phased out of service a long time ago.

The UoB has planned to replace these obsolete medium tanks with the more modern Matilda II armed with 76.2mm gun imported from friendly Soviet Union ITTL but due to deteriorating war situation and materials delay, there were not enough Matilda II to replace them so the obsolete Medium Mark III is still the most numerous front-line medium tanks of the UoB.
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Medium Mark III and Matilda II
Aside from these, the UoB also had their own heavy tanks, the A1E1 Independent were produced in limited number, about 12 tanks produced mainly used as vehicles for propaganda reels and parades as they were regarded as too underarmed and unsuited as a proper combat tank by the time of WW2 ITTL. Other than that, unlike the Dominion of Canada, the UoB really dont have any other heavy tanks due to their smaller economy base compared to German Empire and the Danubian Empire.

One example was sold to the Soviet Union alongside the batch of Medium Mark III, the Independent would later used as the basis for the Soviet own T-35 multi-turret heavy tank.

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A1E1 Independent
For tank destroyers and assault guns, the UoB used a crude converted version of their own Carden Loyd tankettes mounted with French 47mm gun, known as SA F.R.C. 47mm. Another tank destroyer they used is the open-topped Alecto armed with a 90mm Howitzer based on the Tetrach light tank chassis, although this one is technically more of an assault gun than a true tank destroyer
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SA F.R.C 47mm and Alecto
 
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In March 29, with the capture of Denmark, the British were able to make Copenhagen into their new airbase and use it for their raids.

The first air raid was in Hamburg, April 13, a Friday, a day that would be known as "Schwarzer Freitag" after 3 hours Hamburg was in ruins, but Germany didn't give in. In April 20 Kaiser Wilhelm gave a radio speech saying "The German people together with her allies are a resilient people and will not give in to a ideology. We will fight them in the air, in the sea, and in the coldest regions of Europa. Wer werden uns niemals ergeben."

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This gave a morale boost to the German people, who were going to need it because two days later the second blitz began this time in Berlin, however the German Imperial Airforce had a secret weapon to take on the UoB's Spitfire plane: Messerschmitt BF 109.

The Battle of Berlin was in the balance between the manoeuvrable Spitfire against the faster Messerschmitt and for three nights the two airforces dueled in the skies and the battle was beginning to turn in German's favor with British pilots being downed in enemy territory while German pilots that survived will simply get in other plane and fight again.

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But the final nail in the coffin was not from Germany, but from Britain's archnemsis: The Commonwealth of Canada.

When the Second Weltkrieg broke out the Commonwealth was in a interesting position, it hadn't declared war on the UoB, yet, instead waited for one of the Allies to approach Canada with a offer to regain the British throne. That offer would come after the Battle of Cam Ranh Bay and Mexico needed another sea Ally to help them take on the Japanese and the Yamato. Canada agreed to help them and began to mobilize all of her Commonwealth allies such as Australia, New Zealand, and the Falklands. But mobilization was slow and both Mexico and all the other Allies were getting peeved at seeing Canada basically sit this out, until in March 13 when Canada and her Allies were finally ready and the Commonwealth's pride arrived in the port of Veracruz: The Mighty Hood and three more Battleships and together with three other Mexican battleships: Maximiliano, Agustín II, and Emiliano nicknamed "The Three Emperors" began to leave port in what would be known as Operation Hunter or Hunt down the Yamato.

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But what the Commonwealth gave to Mexico in it's arrival would be invaluable: Radar technology.

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Immediately during the Battle of Berlin, Mexico sent it to Germany and the tide forever changed in Germany's favor now German air command could see British planes and be able to send up their planes before the British could ever expect them. By the 5th of May the British Air commander, Hugh Dowding finally called of the blitz.

The first victory Germany had gain and now the British Flying Corp was severely wounded. Now it was time for Germany to show her new military power.

The Western front was now in the balance, while in the Eastern front the Soviet Union would suffer three humiliating defeats at the hands of Austria, Finland, and Poland.​
 
Moving on to the Dominion of Canada's tanks, these are their mainstay tanks.

Due to the loss of industrial base in their home island, the Dominion of Canada began a rapid period of industrialization and modernization in the aftermath of the Great War. Thanks to the abundant resources and manpower from its remaining Crown Colonies, money and materials were readily available for the Dominion to restart its militarization again to prepare for the Second Weltkrieg.

The Dominion of Canada first light tank is actually the Vickers 6 tons tank, this design is so popular that it was also sold to many nations, in particular Poland and the Soviet Union were the two major customers who also bought license for locally produced models (7TP and T-26). The Vickers 6 ton comes in two variant, the twin and single turret models. This is one of those few tanks used by both Axis and Entente nations during the Second Weltkrieg. By mid-1940, the Vickers 6 tons had been withdrawn from frontline and replaced by the newer Crusader light cruiser tank and Valentine light infantry tanks, both were vastly superior and can be mounted with the newer QF 6pdr 57mm AT gun.
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Vickers 6 ton Type B, Crusader Mk III and Valentine Mk III tanks

The mainstay Dominion of Canada medium tanks were the Ram series, based on the American M3 Lee design but mounted with its main QF 6 pounder gun in the turret instead. Other medium tanks included the Australian Sentinel series, which were mainly used in the Pacific against het Japanese. Both the Ram and Sentinel series utilized the readily available equipments supplied from the US. By mid-war period, the Dominion fast cruiser tanks like Cromwell, Comet and Challenger series would be produced later to supplement the Ram and the Sentinel. Each lines of these tanks were made for different fighting environments, the Sentinel mainly served in Pacific Theatre whereas the Ram II served in the South American Campaign and Allies expeditions in Africa while the Cromwell series on the other hand served mainly in Europe.
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Ram II and Sentinel II medium tanks and Cromwell IV cruiser tank
The Dominion of Canada actually used two types of heavy tanks ITTL, the first is the Churchill infantry tanks, which was well armed, but slow, ITTL these Churchills are the NA75 variant using Sherman 75mm guns. Other heavy tanks included the Excelsior Assault tanks with 75mm gun.
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Churchill infantry tank and the Excelsior assault tank
For tank destroyers and assault guns, the Dominion used the Deacon and Archer as their early to mid war TDs while later on the US-based Archilles were used to replace both. The Archer in particular is a weird design as its gun is actually facing the back of the tank rather than the front.
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Other than that the Dominion also received alot of US lend-lease tanks like M3 Stuart, M3 Grant (Lee is the Dominion variant) which were used as basis for the Ram and of course the M4 Sherman which they later modified into the Sherman Firefly with high velocity 76mm AT gun and the locally produced Grizzly tank.
 
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Speaking of which, I thinking something of a hybrid between the German Panzer III which is about to role out in the next two updates and the Canadian Commonwealth MK Ram tank.

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Well if you want a Mexican Panzer III equivalent, then I think the Czech Skoda T-21/Hungarian Turan series of medium tanks would be pretty fitting considering this tank ITTL will be the Danubian mainstay medium tanks throughout the war.
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Skoda T-21, Turan I, Turan II and Turan III
In OTL The T-21 is the prototype mediumctank developed in Czechslovakia while the Turan I is its mass produced version in Hungary under license, originally armed with a 40mm gun but later on the Turan I gets the upgrade to short barreled 75mm gun but its still no match for the heavier Soviet tanks so they finally rollout the Turan III, with German 75mm AT gun and improved armor protection which never pass prototype stage in the OTL.
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Zrinyi I and Zrinyi II
There are also the two assault gun/tank destroyer variants based on the Turan chassis, the Zrinyi I with 75mm AT gun abd the Zrinyi II with 120mm howitzer. (Only the Zrinyi II was mass produced OTL)

In short, this tank would be the Mexican new medium tank used to replace Oberschlesien II and are the equivalent to the Panzer IIIs used by Germany.
 
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