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You know how a fair number of people have been wondering why they're adding the E-50 Ausf. M instead of the Leo? Well, evidently, there IS a reason involving a future Daimler-Benz/Porsche medium line splitting off from the VK3002DB. Info starting here and spread around intermittently until post 522.
Relevant bits translated and quoted here:
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#507
Q (Elarius):
Why aren't you giving Germans Leo-1? It'll look better as MT-10 than same but overupped E-50.
A (SerB):
We will give you your cardboard dream, don't worry. But later.
#510
Q (Azazellz ):
<Question about why T-54 -> T-62A>
A (SerB):
<Answer about why T-54 -> T-62A> Actually, that's why we're adding not Leopard-1: it comes from an entirely different machine.
#512
Q (Victor_Grigoryev_Minsk):
1. <Wall of text and guesses about Leo and it's in-game development tree>
2. Will it be before Brits of after?
A (SerB):
1. Porsche worked on the predecessor of Leo-1, "Indien Panzer", with Daimler-Benz, so it is easy to guess from which tank Leo will go. No problems with the start of the branches. :-)
2. Probably after.
#513
Q (Victor_Grigoryev_Minsk):
As it is not heavy, development tree don't have other choice: VK DB (7 lvl) => tank X (8 lvl)
=> Indien Panzer 1954 (9 lvl) => Leopard 1 (10 lvl). Am I right?
A (SerB):
Almost. Just Indien isn't better than 8. And Leo-1 had prototypes. :-)
#522
Q (MrNazar):
Were you talking about this prototype?
A (SerB):
Not only. There were at least 2. But on Daimler branch will be this.
