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IronGiant-mk5

Introducing the IronGiant HV Tank. (CV Class 1, Unlock level 15)

Role: Survival PVE, POI and ground force combat.

Overview:

The IronGiant is a small sized, but fearsome battle tank that fits perfectly in the hangar bay of the Vagabond, although it can be a little tight getting it inside. It has a large array of weaponry, and the hull is hardened steel with a combat steel forward shell to take the punishment and keep you safe. The armoured cockpit is protected by a combat steel cage and there's a secondary internal pilot seat for emergencies.

Point at a POI, activate all turrets and try to dodge incoming fire.

Features:

• Modest storage capacity of around 8k SU for ammo and cargo.
  
• Four Plasma turrets.
  
• Four Rocket turrets.
  
• Five Minigun turrets.
  
• Five fixed Gatlings.
  
• Interior has a fridge, med station, o2 station, armor locker, clone chamber, and constructor.
  
• High reverse thrust to get out of situations where necessary while keeping front facing the incoming fire. (front is most heavily armored)

Design Objectives & Constraints:

This started out as a small combat platform for a single artillery turret to be used to snipe POI turrets in alpha 8. The forward arms were designed to take incoming fire and keep the main fuselage safe. I tried using the mk2 version in alpha 9 and it was pretty terrible, so decided to completely rebuild the armaments and add storage for this mk5 A9 version instead of making a new tank from ground up.

The name came after the build, as (unintentionally) my son and I felt it reminded us of the Iron Giant from the classic animated film - kinda laying prone with fists forward. Bit of a goofy name since this is not a big tank at all, but it stuck.

Related Builds by me:

Vagabond XT - Small mobile base for survival, and fits the IronGiant in the hangar bay. ( https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1698506077 )

The Waystation - Ground Base with deconstruction and smelting facilities and a landing pad for the Vagabond. Place this near a body water for a stop off point for the Vagabond to get quick ore smelting and water. ( https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1698484191 )

Runabout - Great little utility SV with 8k storage capacity. Fits perfectly on the Vagabond's smaller SV pad, and is very useful for collecting from auto-miners or running little errands. ( https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1702392126 )


Hope others find this a good tank for taking on POIs in survival games. I've play-tested this extensively and it works very well, with the biggest issue getting stuck on trees and rocks. Feedback welcome.