Short Summary: In 1936, Germany was having difficulty selling their heavier tanks to foreign countries. The idea came around to develop lighter versions of these vehicles which would then be exported. One of the projects to come out of this was the Mittlerer Kampfwagen fuer Ausland (Medium Tank for Other Countries), or simply MKA. The tank was inspired by early Panzer III models, but it would also serve as the groundwork for the earliest Panzer IVs. It featured a 4,5 cm cannon and was to weigh twelve tons. But by 1939, only one MKA prototype had been completed and the project was soon cancelled.
The MKA can perhaps be best described as a curious crossover between an early Panzer III and an early Panzer IV. Designed to be exported overseas, only one prototype would be built before the project was cancelled. Nonetheless, I believe this tank has reason to be in World Of Tanks. I see it as a necessary addition to the game, not only because of its historical merits, but it would have a crucial role in cleaning up the rather messy German tech tree.
Keep reading for a more in-depth look at the MKA, as well as some proposed stats for its introduction and where it could be found among the German tech tree.
