Battle Tanks are, both from a military and technical point of view, complex, expensive and expensive machines whose design is a very long task, also expensive and complicated, which must try to balance the needs described in the documents prepared by the states. majors of the armies (in Spain first the Operational Necessity Document is drawn up, then the General Staff Requirements and finally the Technical Prescription Document is drawn up, which is the document addressed to the contract) with the possibilities of all kinds that are limiting and giving shape to the initial idea. Although we are talking about a weapon that must be manufactured to satisfy military needs, the truth is that it must be adapted to other influences such as political or economic ones, without this meaning that these interests, especially industrial ones, supersede those. It is difficult for a nation to fully undertake the development and manufacturing process, so the agreements between nations, the lessons and experiences that can be obtained from the research and development process, the economic interest in having the national industry take charge of manufacturing total or partial, the prestige of the industry or the nation, etc., are factors that must be taken into account because they concern everyone and, therefore, must be accepted by everyone.
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