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Description FIRST ARTWORK OF THIS STORY!!!

This was a request I made to 

For those of you who read my first chapter of my story, these are the tanks that were involved in the Battle of the Last Alliance at the twilight of the first Great War.
"Knights of Remnant: Ring of Darkness"  

1: Mistral- Mk. VI Heavy tank "Cougar"
The "Cougar" was a massive improvement on Mistral's prior indigenous tank designs, and benefited from their alliance with Mantle. Armed with a massive 75mm high-velocity gun and with armor 5 inches thick at the front, the machine was almost impervious to enemy fire when facing its opponent. However, with a top speed of just 29mph and a weight of 62 tons, the machine was not exactly fast, and recovery of damaged or bogged down units was a hassle that required the services of either another of the machines or several heavy tractors. it was also fuel-thirsty, though with access to Mantle's Dust resources this was not as much of an issue. 

2: Mantle- Mk. V heavy tank "Beowulf"
Mantle's "Beowulf" Heavy tank was a game-changer when it first entered the battlefield: with it's 90mm gyro-stabilized main gun, six inches of armor at the front and sides and a top speed of 38mph, it could keep up with the lighter tanks of Vale and Vacuo and destroy them at much longer ranges. However, production difficulties prevented it from being deployed in large numbers, and it was instead used to reinforce the "Cougar" units, providing a hard-hitting "spearhead" to tear open enemy lines which the slower Mistral tanks would then exploit. Being tied to the slower-moving Mistral units often kept the Machines from being deployed to their fullest potential. however, "Beowulf Blight" was a common affliction among Vale and Vacuo tank crews, with some units refusing to advance if the machines were reported to be in their path. 

3: Vale- M4 Medium "Valeyard"
Vale's "Valeyard" Medium has something of a notorious reputation: the machines are nicknamed "Jonson's" after a popular brand of cigarette lighter guaranteed to light "first time, every time." The machines were not known for survivability, but were known for reliability and presence: while smaller than their opponent's machines, they could be produced in huge numbers, and were mechanically sound. variants ranged from everything from flamethrower tanks to self-propelled guns, and were supplied to Vacuo to bolster their small tank forces. 

4: Vacuo- "Jackal" Medium tank
While Vacuo came late to the tank game, they more than made up for it with their "Jackal" medium. sacrificing armor for speed and maneuverability, this wide-tracked machine was perfect for the wide plains and dry sandy terrain of the desert country, and proved quite a match for Mistral and Mantle machines, using it's low profile and the desert haze to sneak up on enemy units and dispatch them with it's 75mm gun. 

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Comments: 13

MartyrFan [2018-01-01 21:18:44 +0000 UTC]

So Remnant's Great War used WWII-era weaponry and tech. Makes sense. And of course, Mantle gets the coolest looking one.

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FreelancerNorth [2017-05-17 04:26:31 +0000 UTC]

So basically modified: Tiger, King Tiger, Sherman, and Cromwell... 

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Coelancanth In reply to FreelancerNorth [2020-09-15 15:59:43 +0000 UTC]

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Ghost-of-Duty In reply to Coelancanth [2021-12-23 15:35:03 +0000 UTC]

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NickShepard117 In reply to FreelancerNorth [2017-05-17 04:28:27 +0000 UTC]

Basicly.
What I had in mind was that they were in their WWII era during the Great War.

If you want details on the tanks themselves, ask the artist that made them.
I just made the request.

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Soundwave3591 In reply to NickShepard117 [2017-06-05 18:12:46 +0000 UTC]

If it helps at all: 

The "Cougar" was a massive improvement on Mistral's prior indigenous tank designs, and benefited from their alliance with Mantle. Armed with a massive 75mm high-velocity gun and with armor 5 inches thick at the front, the machine was almost impervious to enemy fire when facing its opponent. However, with a top speed of just 29mph and a weight of 62 tons, the machine was not exactly fast, and recovery of damaged or bogged down units was a hassle that required the services of either another of the machines or several heavy tractors. it was also fuel-thirsty, though with access to Mantle's Dust resources this was not as much of an issue. 

Mantle's "Beowulf" Heavy tank was a game-changer when it first entered the battlefield: with it's 90mm gyro-stabilized main gun, six inches of armor at the front and sides and a top speed of 38mph, it could keep up with the lighter tanks of Vale and Vacuo and destroy them at much longer ranges. However, production difficulties prevented it from being deployed in large numbers, and it was instead used to reinforce the "Cougar" units, providing a hard-hitting "spearhead" to tear open enemy lines which the slower Mistral tanks would then exploit. Being tied to the slower-moving Mistral units often kept the Machines from being deployed to their fullest potential. however, "Beowulf Blight" was a common affliction among Vale and Vacuo tank crews, with some units refusing to advance if the machines were reported to be in their path. 

Vale's "Valeyard" Medium has something of a notorious reputation: the machines are nicknamed "Jonson's" after a popular brand of cigarette lighter guaranteed to light "first time, every time." The machines were not known for survivability, but were known for reliability and presence: while smaller than their opponent's machines, they could be produced in huge numbers, and were mechanically sound. variants ranged from everything from flamethrower tanks to self-propelled guns, and were supplied to Vacuo to bolster their small tank forces. 

While Vacuo came late to the tank game, they more than made up for it with their "Jackal" medium. sacrificing armor for speed and maneuverability, this wide-tracked machine was perfect for the wide plains and dry sandy terrain of the desert country, and proved quite a match for Mistral and Mantle machines, using it's low profile and the desert haze to sneak up on enemy units and dispatch them with it's 75mm gun. 

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NickShepard117 In reply to Soundwave3591 [2017-06-05 18:14:27 +0000 UTC]

You want me to add this to the description?
Credit you for it too.😊

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Soundwave3591 In reply to NickShepard117 [2017-06-05 19:13:13 +0000 UTC]

by all means  

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NickShepard117 In reply to Soundwave3591 [2017-06-05 23:55:54 +0000 UTC]

Done.

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Davinci975 [2017-05-04 18:41:48 +0000 UTC]

i would have use ww1 tanks you know our great war
but good job

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NickShepard117 In reply to Davinci975 [2017-05-04 18:43:40 +0000 UTC]

I felt that WW2 was the closer time period to their Great War to ours

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Davinci975 In reply to NickShepard117 [2017-05-04 18:56:16 +0000 UTC]

what about a mix of the two wars

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NickShepard117 In reply to Davinci975 [2017-05-04 22:14:30 +0000 UTC]

Well, WW2 was the more advance when it came to weaponry, which is another reason why I chose it.
Doesn't matter now, it already happened.

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