IVI SPAFV-104 'Tamaraw'
Overview:
Name=IVI SPAFV-104 'Tamaraw'
Producer=IVI
PRoduced for=GDI
Powerplant=Lao Tze reactor (generating 1300 hp)
Armaments=1x 105mm smoothbore cannon (fires Kinetic warheads only), 1x 50cal machine gun, 1x 8 canister smoke dischargers
Self contained reactor powered AFVs (the SPAFV series SPAFV stands for Self Powered Armored Fighting Vehicle) usually need heavy armor to be able to protect the rather bulky reactor. This usually results in medium and heavy tanks as the combination suits well: the large mass requires a strong energy source and the reactor need protection. However, as a result SPAFVs are seldom fast because of their heavy armor. IVI came up with the Tamaraw. the Tamaraw uses similar reactor but sacrifices armor for speed. To make it combat worthy, it's equipped with a 105mm Smoothbore cannon that fires specially designed kinetic warheads. The Tamaraw suits well behind heavier AFVs like the IVI made Achron or the even heavier IVI Stegodon. On it's own, the Tamaraw can be defeated by even a weevil light tank (because of the Weevil's high ROF mass driver) the Tamaraw is best suited for auxillary firepower and it does its job well too.
Pros: The SPAFV-104 Tamaraw's Kinetic projectile pierces heavy armor as well as light armor so efficiently, it can destroy a light tank whithin 4 shots. a Battle tank like the Scarab whithin 7
The SPAFV-104's cannon outranges most other tanks cannon. this is because it's kinetic projectile is much lighter and is fired faster (remember that R=vinit(squared)sin2theta/g
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Cons=The SPAFV-104 has a very weak armor. It can be destroyed by light tanks whithin 5 shots, by battle tanks whthin 4 by Isserel's light tank between 3-4
The SPAFV-104 does little else besides destroying tanks. it's Kinetic weaponry does nil damage against infantry and low damage against concrete.
