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The Tesla tank was a Soviet armored fighting vehicle. The mobile tesla weaponry was less powerful than their stationary counterparts. None were widely deployed.
[edit] History
[edit] Second World War
The Tesla tank of the Second World War was a half-track. The Tesla coil was mounted on top and was omnidirectional. Although the weapon was powerful the vehicle's durability did not match a conventional tank.
[edit] Third World War (1st iteration)
The next generation of the Third World War used a fully tracked chassis with two small turret-mounted Tesla coils. However, like its predecessor it also saw limited deployment, almost exclusively within the Russian Army.
The mobile Tesla system had less range and power against vehicles and structures than its stationary counterpart. However the lightning bolts still arced over obstacles and easily eliminated infantry.
Compared to contemporary Soviet main battle tanks the Tesla tank sacrificed protection for speed.
[edit] Third World War (3rd iteration)
The Tesla tank was was reinvented in the timeline resulting from Anatoly Cherdenko's temporal manipulation. Like its temporal counterpart it was fully tracked with two turreted Tesla coils. Unlike its temporal counterpart it was equipped with an electromagnetic disruptor to disable enemy vehicles. During the Third World War, vehicular Tesla coils were more widely deployed on the amphibious Stingray than on the Tesla tank.
The Allies encountered Tesla tanks in Leningrad at the end of the Third World War.
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| This section contains information from the Soviet campaign for Red Alert 3 and may not be canonical.
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Premier Anatoly Cherdenko's forces made heavy use of Tesla tanks on Easter Island in an unsuccessful attempt to purge internal threats to his power. Tesla tanks were then used during the Siege of New York.
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| This section contains information from the Empire of the Rising Sun campaign for Red Alert 3 and may not be canonical.
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Commander Oleg Vodnik deployed Tesla tanks during the unsuccessful defense of Vorkuta against the Empire of the Rising Sun. The Empire also encountered Tesla tanks during the final push on the FutureTech laboratory in Amsterdam.
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| Red Alert 1
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| Affiliation
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| Armament
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Tesla coil
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War factory
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| Red Alert 2
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| Affiliation
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USSR
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| Armament
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Tesla coil (2)
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| Hit points
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300
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| Armor type
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Heavy
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| Cost
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$1200
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War factory
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| Requires
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Radar tower
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| Ground attack
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135 (Electric)
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| Cooldown
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60
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| Speed
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6
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| Attack range
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4
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| Sight range
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8
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| Red Alert 3
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USSR
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Tesla coil (2)
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| Cost
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2200
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| Build time
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0:22
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| Produced by
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War factory
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[edit] Command & Conquer: Red Alert
The Tesla tank first appeared in the Red Alert expansion mission pack Counterstrike. It used the mobile radar jammer sprite and was not constructable.
In the Aftermath expansion pack the tank got a unique sprite based on the mobile command center and could be bought from the war factory.
[edit] Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
The Tesla tank is only constructable in multiplayer, although it appears sometimes in campaigns. The player must choose the Soviet Russian army to built the tanks.
[edit] Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
The Tesla tank is a special unit which may not be produced either in campaign or multiplayer mode. The exception is in the Soviet mission The Stone-Faced Witnesses. The enemy Soviet war factories produce Tesla tanks and if captured the player may as well. The player also starts off with some Tesla tanks in Blight on the Big, but still can't build any.
Soviet Great World War II Arsenal 
Soviet Great World War III Arsenal 
Soviet World War III Arsenal 
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