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Hey Tankers!
Today, we want to take you on a tour of a new variant of Mark V.
Background
To counter the movement of British tank, the German started to widen their trenches. And the British solution to the problem is to lengthen the tank by cutting the tank in half and fit it with a almost 2m extension in the middle. The result will be Mark V*, in which the * indicates modification to the existing design (* is pronounced as Star).
Ironically, the Mark V* was not converted from Mark V. They were rolled out as new vehicles from factories and much more Mark V* was constructed than the Mark V during world war one.
More of everything
The main drawback is additional weight from the extension, which weighs about 4 tons. This resulted in much poorer maneuverability.
The upside of Mark V* is the extra space available for:
- 2 additional storages are added to the rear.
- 4 more gun ports are mounted (1 on each side and 2 on the rear top cab, facing forward and backward respectively).
- Crew size grew from 6 to 8. This allows more guns to be manned!
Tactics
Mark V* behaves like a slow moving bunker. With 8 crew, you can deliver massive amount of firepower on all direction of the tank. Very useful when enemy troops are swarming the tank from all directions. The extra 2 storages also allow you to hold more ammo and/or fuel. This reduces the need to frequent the resupply point.
You also have to be more selective of where to mount additional armor as any extra weight will result in sharp drop in mobility on a already slow vehicle.
New Module - Trooper Seat
You can now swap the storage for a trooper seat! The trooper will serves as an additional crew in the tank and can be deployed via the sponson doors when the vehicle is in any of the Victory Point. Once deployed, you will lose control of the trooper so do weigh the options carefully.
Tentatively, Mark V* will be coming by the end of the month!
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Armored Battle Crew Team