Fast, Agile, Multipurpose

History

The history of M-85 began in 1975 when the Federation of Silanesia Ground Forces or FSGF need a new combat vehicle that can be use as personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle, in order to support ex-SSA BTR-60 that used by FSGF.
Ox Defence Technology Industries was given trust to made the vehicle. The first prototype completed in the december of 1980, the development continued to the evaluation stage, but at 1982 the project was being delayed because of the Fero-Silanesian War. Then at 1985, M-85 APC entered the limited service with the Ground Force, it was the first batch of M-85 that only 28 unit produced. M-85 can be used in any terrain, there is also a snow blower variant used by Engineering Battalion of FSGF, even though there is no snow in Silanesia.
M-85 still in operational today, and used by 4 country.

Armament

-Rapid Fire Cannon KO-25 25mm (50mm in the game)
-Browning MG 12,7mm
-Smoke Launcher TA-79

Variant

-M-85 MV (Medic Vehicle)
-M-85 CV (Command Vehicle)
-M-85 "Snow Eraser" (Snow Blower Vehicle)
-M-85Rcv (Recovery Vehicle)
-M-85MRN (Marine Corps Variant)

Total Produced (Batch)

-Batch 1, April 1985-October 1985 (28 Vehicle)
-Batch 2, 1994-present (385 Vehicle)
Total = 413 Produced

User

-Federation of Silanesia, 78 Vehicle (Only Ground Forces, Including Batch 1)
1. 16th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (15 Vehicle)
2. 22nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (11 Vehicle)
3. 27th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (16 Vehicle)
4. 37th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (14 Vehicle)
5. 52nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (8 Vehicle)
6. 63rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (12 Vehicle)
7. 33rd Test & Evaluation Battalion (2 Vehicle)

-Republic of Garadia, 65 Vehicle

-Kingdom Of Feresdria, 220 Vehicle

-Democratic Republic of Finicor, 50 Vehicle

Operational History

-Fero-Silanesian War, 1982-1994
-Operation Silversword, Silanesian War on Terror, 2000-2003
-South Feresdria Conflict, 2015-2018
-Garadian Civil War, 2007-2022

Features

AG 1 = Activate Weapon
AG 2 = Light
AG 3 = Amphibious Mode
VTOL Up&Down = Elevation (AG1 Active)
Yaw = Turret Traverse (AG1 Active)
Note: Don't activate AG 3 when still on the ground, its gonna make the vehicle overspeed because of the VTOL Engine

Gallery

M-85 001, the first M-85 that entered the service with the FSGF, May 26 1985

M-85 from 63rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion used during Siege of Argenburg with improvised armor and some satire to FSMC (Marine Corps) writen on it

M-85 from 27th Mechanized Infantry Battalion during an exercise

Trivia

This vehicle classification still being debated, it is an APC or IFV