The Mark III Armadillo APC
The Mark III Armadillo APC is a tank of the United Nations clan, officially in limited service as of August 2011.
It benefited of significant designs to change the course of conflict and war.
A M808B Main Battle Tank fitted with heavy resident crates and barricades, this vehicle would be in place as a Armored Personal Carrier to protect troops inside.
It was considered by the United Nations as a "heavy tank" due to its armor.
Development:
The UN was at its peak of supremacy and cultural influence. The end of the UUC War pronounced the clan as a super power, and the spread of the clan was in need of transformation and an increase in military armaments.
A design for heavy vehicles was in place by General JB172 and ShadowSniper172 as ordered and early concepts were drafted. Two prototypes were made of a "heavy tank", but failed to succeed the tryouts. Only one passed, made by Itz DW, a UN Army member. His tank design survived Anti-vehicle rockets, heavy arms fire, and even a couple of rounds from a scorpion tank. The design issued was heavy duty crates invulnerable to damage a well as barricades. The use of these were to house units of infantry as cover from heavy ordnance weapons or small arms fire to protect the crew and reach the destination. It may hold crew members of five or six men or more.
Armor and Efficiency:
It was then pronounced the "Armadillo" because of its heavy armor, and at certain parts, invulnerable to fire or any weapons. This would make it that some parts of the tank would be invincible. When tested, many ordnance weapons such as the M41 Rocket Launcher or the M6 lazor hit the crates and barricades, not harming much of the crew. It would be hard to hit the weak, exposed parts of the tank if moving or far away.
The crew would also have defense weapons of there owns to take out enemy vehicles or tanks.
If the Armadillo exploded, crew members can survive the explosion and press onward.
Downside:
The Armadillo, due to its armor and very fragile moving crates and barricades, had to be driven at a slow pace because if you drove to fast or made a sharp turn, the armor would fall off, making yourself more vulnerable. Only the most trained drivers should operate this vehicle. There was also complaints of the vehicle position. To protect the crew members at maximum percent, the driver would need to drive backwards, exposing the vent; the weakest part of the tank.
The Armadillo during construction.
Shown here are DW and other designers and judges
who will accept the vehicle and put it in tests.
Shown here are DW and other designers and judges
who will accept the vehicle and put it in tests.
Shown here is a UN Army member testing the insides of the Armadillo.
The inside of the tank was presumed to be very protective due to the invincible armor.
Usage in Combat:
The Armadillo, after passing the tryouts of inspection, was of very limited production.
It was supposedly a "secret war machine" to the UN.
In all, only 3 were built.
The original Armadillo APC at a UN Fire Base station. Used for testing.
One was built for the Advent a few weeks after approval of production to use in actual combat. It is said that the Armadillo was forged on a keep wall and provided cover for the Advent soldiers, as well as making it resistant to bullets. This was the only Armadillo tank that faced combat.
And one was used by World Retribution, a copied variant of the Armadillo, used to provoke as UN activists by blowing it up on live TV with explosives.
The inside of the tank was presumed to be very protective due to the invincible armor.
Usage in Combat:
The Armadillo, after passing the tryouts of inspection, was of very limited production.
It was supposedly a "secret war machine" to the UN.
In all, only 3 were built.
The original Armadillo APC at a UN Fire Base station. Used for testing.
One was built for the Advent a few weeks after approval of production to use in actual combat. It is said that the Armadillo was forged on a keep wall and provided cover for the Advent soldiers, as well as making it resistant to bullets. This was the only Armadillo tank that faced combat.
And one was used by World Retribution, a copied variant of the Armadillo, used to provoke as UN activists by blowing it up on live TV with explosives.
Limited service:
The Armadillo is still in active service, and is due to have a couple made on new UN bases and forts.
The Armadillo is still in active service, and is due to have a couple made on new UN bases and forts.