M90 Albany

The M90 Albany is a Northeast Union main battle tank in service with the NU Army and NU Marine Corps. Designed and developed in the 1980s, it entered production in 1989, though in significant numbers only from 1990.

History
Development of the M90 began in 1981 as a replacement for M60 Pattons, which were upgraded to the M60A3 variant in 1979.

A first prototype design was displayed at the New York Defense Fair in the spring of 1983.

Gulf War
The Albany's first test in combat was at the Gulf War. The first four production models were shipped over to Saudi Arabia in what was to be the final testing. One model suffered mechanical issues but the other three performed flawlessly. The remaining 20 models produced in 1990 were deployed to Saudi Arabia in January.

Alongside 45 Pattons, the Albany's led the NU ground efforts. While not as well armored as the M1 Abrams or Sierran Goblins, the Albany was much lighter and faster. Albanies managed to destroy 34 Iraqi tanks and damage numerous others, while only having eight models hit and one taken out of action.

Upgrade
The effectiveness of composite armoring during the Gulf and Iraq War led to the development of an upgrade, first produced in 2005. The M902 was given some composite armor plating, though while not as extensive as on the larger MBT's does allow for a reduced weight

Operators

 * 720px-New_England_pine_flag.png: The Northeast Union is the principal operators of the tank, with xx in service
 * Flag_of_Kenya.svg: Kenya operates 24 M901 tanks, in service since 1997
 * Flag_of_Eritrea.svg: the Eritrean Army has operates 12 M901s