OOC: I'll probably be joining at the end of the month (after my civil war) I'd be more then willing to be involved in some form of light/escort carrier project and would be able to do short range artillery (AMOS) and supersonic cruise missiles (BRAMOS) could also supply brimstone anti tank missiles. If we do go for a standard armoured vehicle family (maybe 1 wheeled and one tracked) and MBT that we have a basic platform that is highly customizable and upgradeable so those nations that can support a higher tech armed forces can go that route if they want but those with conscripts or with a low technology base can have the basic model.
For armoured vehicles I'd recommend something like this as the requirements:
-light enough to be air lifted using common transport aircraft (like the Hercules)
-aquatic (so we can use it for landing forces from ships off shore and crossing rivers)
-armoured against heavy machine guns (12.7mm or 15mm (maybe 12.7mm armour piercing and 15mm normal)
-able to operate in a variety of conditions with minimal modification (so wide tracked for snow/sand, heater/air conditioner unit that can be switched out quickly engine and electronics capable of withstanding wide range of temps)
-extra protection against mines
-quick/simple modifications to provide other versions
-optional extra armour to add to the vehicle quick/easy to add/remove in the field (so that if you need to air lift them you can do without it and then add it in the field)
-Smoke launchers
-Winch
-NBC protection (or at least BC)
Then we get to the specifics:
-IFV armed with something like a 30mm rapid fire cannon capable of firing wide range of ammunition to engage a variety of targets, ideally able to engage helicopters, able to carry at least 6 men
-APC armed with something like a heavy machine gun, able to carry at least 10 men
-light tank/recon vehicle, armed with something like a 30mm RARDEN cannon maybe anti tank missiles, extra armour.
-Command vehicle, better communications, areas for maps, maybe deploy-able tent to give extra room, maybe able to feed information between various units and between vehicles in those units (such as between vehicles in antitank/antiaircraft units
-Gun vehicle, armed with something like a 90mm gun to be used as a tank destroyer and against hardened targets (also to give HE fire support)
-AMOS carrier
-supply variant (for when the supplies are dangerous or the situation is) (also to keep up with SPG)
-Ambulance, able to carry at least 4 stretcher cases and equipment needed to keep them alive till reaching hospital, able to treat minor injuries on the spot with fold out tent to be first aid station?
-anti tank missile carrier, armed with something like brimstone missiles and able to link into remote targeting equipment
-anti aircraft variant, 2 25mm rapid fire guns/1 40mm rapid fire gun/anti aircraft missiles and targeting equipment.