Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Scythe

"Sickles, heh."

-Scythe, telling about the weaker Sickle.

The Scythe is an Vieran Reserves assault walker used exclusively by that subfaction. Planned to be voiced by.

Tactical analysis

 * Bigger, Better...: The Scythe is essentially a bigger cousin of the Sickle. With even more machine guns than the Sickle, the Scythe can wipe out infantry in a 360 degree arc. In addition, the massive hail of bullets can easily supress infantry.


 * ...and Bulkier: Of course, the Scythe, being larger, also moves slower. Apart from that, it also costs more to build.


 * Now it's mad: The Scythe can be ordered to charge. This can actually have quite a devastating effect, due to the sheer bulk of the Scythe, and can literally send tanks flying backwards.


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History
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Though the Sickle police vehicle has proved itself a deadly anti-infantry weapon over the past four decades of service, it is generally agreed that the machine is far too light for general combat use and that it is quickly outclassed once a battle begins to involve armor or artillery elements. Sickle casualties mounted rapidly in face of local forces in their proxy conflicts, and after Lunafreya came to power the new Voshkod Premier was quick to order an replacement in form of the unmanned Uran-9 Combat Vehicle. Though the Viera Reserves refused to replace the Sickle with the new UCV, they wanted a upgraded model of the Sickle be built to support the tank divisions of the Viera troops. Overjoyed, Kazminov Design Bureau put forth the Scythe, a high-powered, 28-ton insectoid vehicle the size of a small truck that they claimed could put out enough firepower to single-handedly destroy a battalion of infantry. Voshkod media was quick to label the massive walker the Apocalypse Tank of anti-infantry warfare, a title to which the Scythe may indeed live up to, with one important distinction; the Scythe is very simple to build. Only in full production for two months, there are already over a hundred Scythes in Voshkod service, compared to the 200 Apocalypse, Catastrophe and Blackbear tanks built over the course of four years of mass production.

The Scythe was designed to be completely compatible with the Kodiak Tank divisions, and indeed the vast majority of these machines are attached to tank companies. They move at the same road speed, and their guns have similar effect ranges. Though the Scythe has yet to see actual combat, it is already being praised for revolutionizing Voshkod tank tactics, with convoys of Kodiak tanks accompanied by Scythes providing flanking support until 2004 V.C. when the Scythes head to head with Aquila tank forces in the 2004 V.C. invasion. The sheer weight of omnidirectional fire from the Scythe allows it to suppress even the most hardened of enemy strongholds, so the tanks or infantry support can easier destroy or clear enemy garrisons. And if confronted by vehicles, the Scythe can show off a sudden burst of agility and use their Spaga Claws to flip over even battle tanks!