Editing Demon Medium Tank

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{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = DemonMediumTank 2.jpg
| name = Demon medium tank
| manufacturer = 
[[Leopard Armor]]
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[[Brigadier Corporation]]<ref name="TRO:3085p24+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 24–25: "Demon Medium Tank"</ref>
| production year=3077
| year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/871/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Urban Combat <br/> Anti-Battle Armor <br/> Civil Defense <br/> Anti-Infantry
| Type = Wheeled
| cost = 1,553,300 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/>
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>
| mass = 45 tons<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>
| armor = [[Leopard II Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]]<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>
| engine = [[GM 295]] [[fusion engine]]<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>
| comsys = [[Exeter LongScan]]<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>
| T&T = [[Standard TargetTrack]]<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
| speed = 110
| Crew = 3
| armament = 
* 2x [[medium pulse laser]]
* 2x [[light machine gun]]
* 2x [[vehicle flamer]]
| BV (1.0) = 372<ref>''Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I'', p. 23</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 452<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 23</ref>
}}

== Description ==
The '''Demon''' medium tank was created by the [[Republic of the Sphere]], given the same name as the old [[Demon (Combat Vehicle)|SLDF Demon combat vehicle]] to give the crews a sense of history and esprit de corps.  The new version of the Demon has twice the speed of the original and is fifteen tons lighter. Originally the vehicle was designed for urban combat, with anti-battle armor and anti-infantry roles in mind.<ref name=DADossiers7>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 7: "Alec Denner"</ref>

The Demon medium tank was created at the same time as the [[M1 Marksman|M1 Marksman tank]], and the vehicle was considered inferior to other contemporary designs by its crews.<ref>''Ghost War'', p. 158</ref>

After the HPG [[Blackout]] in [[3132]], fighting broke out within Republic of the Sphere. Many of these vehicles found themselves in hands of the splinter militias fighting over Republic territory.<ref name=DADossiers7/>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
The tank is armed with two medium pulse lasers in the turret, while a pair of light machine guns and vehicle flamers covers the front arc. A half-ton of ammunition is provided for the light machine guns, while the two vehicle flamers get a ton of ammo.<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>

== Variants ==
*;Brigadier Corporation : Produced on [[Oliver]] by the [[Brigadier Corporation]] this variant of the Demon Medium Tank had a completely different weapons load. Focusing purely on the anti-infantry and anti-battlesuit role, Brigadier's Demon was equipped with a pair of [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s, a pair of [[Vehicle Flamer]]s, and a pair of Machine Guns. Each of these weapons was particularly devastating to the [[Word of Blake]] forces that faced them, but were eventually replaced. BV (2.0) = 454<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/>

*;Rifle carrier : This variant introduced in [[Introduction Year::3084]]<ref name="MUL2"/> of the Demon was designed to provide additional fire support. Instead of missiles or autocannon however, it uses a single [[Medium Rifle]] with two tons of ammunition. Though not particularly effective against modern armor, the rifle is more than adequate to smash enemy infantry formations. It also adds an extra half-ton of armor.<ref name="TRO:3085p24+"/> BV (2.0) = 386<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 24</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3610/yasha-vtol-spectre/ MUL online data for the Demon Medium Tank (Rifle) variant]''</ref>

*;Armor upgrade : This variant introduced in [[Introduction Year::3100]]<ref name="MUL3"/> of the Demon replaces the Medium Pulse Lasers with ER Medium Lasers, and drops the Flamers and Light Machine Guns, replacing them with a quartet of regular [[Machine Gun]]s. The weight freed by this weapon redesign is devoted to extra armor.<ref name="TRO:3145p209">''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 209: "New Tech New Upgrades - Vehicles"</ref> BV (2.0) = 636<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 45</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3610/yasha-vtol-spectre/ MUL online data for the Demon Medium Tank (Armor) variant]''</ref>

==Notable Pilots==
:''See [[:Category:Notable Demon Medium Tank Pilots]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image: DemonMediumTank.jpg|Dark Age Demon tank
</gallery>

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Ghost War]]'' (novel)
* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]''

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