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Preserving freedom.
- Paladin Tank emerging from the War Factory

The heavy tank of General Bradley, the Paladin Tank sports greater firepower and better armor compared to the Crusader Tank. With a 120mm ramjet-assisted cannon that can punch through armor and buildings, a point defense laser for neutralizing missiles, and tough composite armor, the Paladin is perhaps one of the tanks with the highest survivability in the world.

Lore[]

Protecting our people!
- Paladin Tank

"This fearsome beast is the brand new Paladin II battle tank. Formally designated as the M10, it has only recently been introduced in the US Marine Corps. The M one-zero is the official successor to the M1 series of tanks, which began its life as the M1A1 Abrams back in the good old 1980s. Designed during a period when NATO expected a massive Soviet ground invasion in West Germany, the tank incorporated a 120mm smoothbore cannon, heavy composite armour and a jet engine. The Abrams proved its worth during Operation Desert Storm and was further upgraded into the M1A2 during the 1990s.

After the turn of the millennium, American military planners reacted to the geopolitical changes and ditched the hard-hitting territorial defence doctrine of the Cold War in favour of rapid deployability around the globe. This resulted in the development of the M4A1 Crusader tank, which was designed to be much lighter and more economical while the Abrams itself was upgraded to A3 status, which included the SEP upgrade, improved networking capabilities and a new powerplant. When the War On Terror went Global, a small number of M1s where further modified with an experimental anti-missile point defence laser, an improved high-velocity cannon that was compatible with the new Ramjet Assisted Penetrator round and an AI suite that allowed the tank to be controlled by just a single crewman. This variant was so vastly different and superior to all previous iterations that it was designated as the M1A4 Paladin.

After the end of the war, the bulk of the armed forces was restricted to the North American mainland while the entire M4 fleet was sold to allied countries. In an effort to reduce the overburdening upkeep costs, the Marines as well as the most elite elements of the other branches where organised into compact but extremely powerful task forces for global interventions, which would rely on the new M5A1 Crusader II for quick, cost-efficient deployments in our areas of interest while the Abrams/Paladin fleet of roughly 8.000 units was scaled down by a half and fully homogenised to A4 status. By then, it became quite obvious that the old 80s era vehicle offered no room for further improvements. Thus, the M10 Paladin II marries the benefits of all previous models with an entirely new design that'll likely serve as the baseline for all future American tanks for the rest of the century. I should also point out that it is an all-American war machine as opposed to its predecessors which originally incorporated Rheinmetall guns and Chobham armour of European origin."[1]

Abilities[]

Ability Description
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Call in a Starlifter
Call in a Starlifter on the Paladin Tank.
Requires Supply Center and Air Mobility.

Add-ons[]

Add-on Description
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Battle Drone
Build a Battle Drone that follows the vehicle, engaging enemies with its machine gun and repairs the vehicle when damaged.
Costs $200 and takes 5 seconds to complete.
Incompatible with Targeteer Drone.
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Targeteer Drone
Build a Targeteer Drone that follows the vehicle, extending its sight radius and increases the vehicle's rate of fire by 25% (except for Avengers, WASP Hives and Microwave Tanks).
Costs $150 and takes 5 seconds to complete.
Incompatible with Battle Drone.

See also[]

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