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masterofThardus In reply to Carmine96 [2014-09-21 18:32:03 +0000 UTC]

That was actually part of the inspiration for its design, in particular the "lookout" mode on the bottom left. This tank is basically a fusion of a Bolo, Megatron, a siege tank, and a Mirage tank.

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Carmine96 In reply to masterofThardus [2014-09-22 15:30:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I can see the influence of them all.
This design is really nice. Would do nicely as a scout vehicle or a spotter for the artillery.

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masterofThardus In reply to Carmine96 [2014-09-22 16:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Believe it or not, this is actually an MBT and not a scout. Now it does look fragile (which is awesome: I didn't even ask for it to be made that way, but that's actually what I wanted), but that's because it relies on energy shields rather than armor for defenses. It has two sets, a standard Star Wars-style shield that's on at all times during a fight, and then a "Negative Shield" that is uses in emergencies (while in hunker mode, on the bottom right), which is virtually unbreakable but uses too much power to stay on for long. It works sorta like the Spartans in Halo: running around at high speed like a chimpanzee on meth while shooting up everything with heavy weapons and lightning-quick calculations, then retreating to recharge its shields.

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Carmine96 In reply to masterofThardus [2014-09-23 19:13:35 +0000 UTC]

Heh, looks can be deceiving. This is a really nice design - seems like an easy target, turns out to be a bigger 'challenge'.

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Luneder In reply to Carmine96 [2014-09-21 18:28:22 +0000 UTC]

the SC tank would probably squish this tank like an insect.

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Carmine96 In reply to Luneder [2014-09-22 15:28:08 +0000 UTC]

In siege mode, definitely. The Arclite/Crucio's cannon is just too big.
Not sure about the normal mode, though.

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masterofThardus In reply to Luneder [2014-09-21 19:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Not quite. But it's not really a fair comparison. The homebrew universe this was made for was tailor made by me to be bat-guano-insane and over the top. Starcraft was made to merely be badass.

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