I still remember Berger being very jealous. The Manticore was so heavy that the chassis and the turret were actually transported on two seperate freight cars and assembled on-site by a crane. It seemed even more massive than Ivan's Sentinel. On it was the largest tank we had ever seen.
Me and my crew, Berger, Goldmann and Rossi, were watching as the cargo train came to a halt. "It was a red dawn in the November of 2045 when our Manticore tank first arrived at our camp near Swiebodzin, a mere 70 kilometres away from the fatherland. The Manticore is a new ray of hope to the European Continental Army that had seen so many defeats during the Russian onslaught. ECA Generals are only authorized to field one Manticore at a time, so utmost care with this beast is necessary.
Once a General has chosen to deploy the Manticore, two new, mutually exclusive upgrades will become available to his other tanks: Nano Shock Absorbers, devices that look like hexagonal panels and increase the armor of ECA vehicles, and Hydrogen Fuel Cells, new 'safe and green' engines that enhance the vehicle's speed. This makes the Manticore fearsome not only by itself but also in a tandem with friendly units. The orbs do not only repair their parent vehicle but also any friendly vehicles within range. There are even reported cases of the tank being fully repaired before its enemies could fire their second volley. Several small, orb-shaped bots actively hover around the Manticore and dispense a regenerative, self-hardening nano-foam that quickly solidifies inside any holes in the hull, thus filling out missing chunks of the tank's structure. This is not due to standard merits such as the plating of its armor or the parameters of its guns but rather because of nanite technology that can repair any damage done to the tank almost instantly. The Manticore is infamous for being the only tank that is able to beat the Sentinel in a one-on-one duel. Deployed relatively early in the war, these rare tanks are usually seen leading entire ECA armor divisions into the fray against their Russian counterparts. It sports dual 155mm cannons to fend off lesser tanks, a dual 30mm auto-cannon turret to dispatch any infantry and aircraft that venture into its sights and a set of rocket launchers to seal the deal. The 100 ton experimental Manticore tank is the most technologically advanced tank currently deployed.
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