RA2:Tesla Tank
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| Tesla Tank | |
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| Weaponry | Tesla coil |
| Armour | Light |
| Type | Support tank |
| Faction | Soviet Russia |
The Tesla tank was one of the most interesting units developed by the Soviets in Great World War II. Essentially, it was a mobile Tesla coil mounted on a mobile command center chassis, used as a support unit for main battle tanks such as the T-80 Heavy Tank.
The tank was reasonably fast (owing to its half-track design) and its weapon was effective against all targets. However, its advantages come at the price of high costs of manufacturing and maintenance as well as low resiliency under direct fire. Additionally, the weapon also had a long cooldown time required to recharge the capacitors, making it vulnerable in a combat situation with several opponents.
The Tesla tank briefly made its appearance again in Great World War III, albeit with a different design. Instead of having the half-track design, the Tesla tank used in GWWIII resembles a tank more, it has the same tracks that were used by tanks and has a turret. Mounted on the turret are two small Tesla Coils that can deliver deadly electrical shocks that can arc over walls at a short range, though the damage and range is a lot smaller compared to the immobile Tesla Coil, it still proves useful because of its ability to deal damage to the enemy without having the need to deal with the wall.
| Tesla Tank | |
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| Weaponry | Twin tesla coils |
| Armour | Light |
| Type | Support tank |
| Faction | Soviet Russia |
The Tesla Tank proved costly, but also deadly and his upgraded version is used in World War III in 2015. Its shape is smaller than before, but the effectiveness is undeniably equal to the earlier designs of the Great World War II and Great World War III. Reports confirm that the uncommon third generation tesla tank is going to take part in a number of Soviet missions, as the tesla tank will be buildable in the Soviet campaign, replacing the Hammer tank. The naval equivalent of the new Tesla tank is the amphibious Stingray Nasad.
Confirmation on the Tesla tank in Red Alert 3 can be found here.