Cobra medium tank

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 * name              = Panserestridkruper «Kobra»
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 * caption           = The first production variant of the Psk. Cobra, the Cobra A.
 * type              = {{wpl|Medium tank}
 * origin            = {{flag|Tiperyn}}


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 * service           = 1943–1964 (Tiperyn)
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 * wars              = Great Kesh War


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 * length            = 5.94 metres (19 ft 6 in)
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}}The Cobra (Tipsprek: Kobra), officially the "Cobra" Armored Battle Crawler (Tipsprek: Panserestridkruper «Kobra») abbreviated as '''Psk. Kobra''', was a Tiperyn first introduced in 1943 during the Great Kesh War. It was the first tracked tank to see widespread adoption in the Tiperyn Realm Defence, other than limited applications of early tanks on the Agranan Front during the Grand Campaigns. The Cobra was the first vehicle to receive the Panserestridkruper designation, replacing the Stridtreker (lit. Battle Tractor) used for earlier Grand Campaigns designs.
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The Cobra was the result of a secret requirement issued in the late 1930s for a tracked fighting vehicle to supplement the Krait armored car in harsh off-road environments. This requirement was in anticipation of the invasion of southern Nasiria (executed in 1949), which the Tiperyn government had been planning with the Asharis since the late 1920s. The soft sand deserts in the north and harsh mountainous terrain in the south necessitated something with superior cross country mobility than offered by armored cars in service. The Cobra was designed to fulfill much the same role as the Krait — general close infantry support and exploitation — and began to be issued to infantry and heavy ruitery units in Nasiria beginning in 1945. However, unlike with domestically garrisoned units which adhered to the Krait standard across infantry and ruiteries, the Cobra was initially accompanied by the Rattlesnake light tank in light ruitery service. The Rattlesnake would fulfill the screening and reconnaissance roles in support of armored and infantry units.