Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Tigr APC

"Let's mow some people down!"

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The Tigr APC is an Anti-Air/Infantry APC of the Socialist Union of Voshkod. Planned to be voiced by Allan Corduner.

History
The KDB-2 Tigr APC is an unusual all-terrain assault transport with significant anti-aircraft capability. Ishgard-based Kazminov Design Bureau all but clinched its monopolistic role as the Voshkod favored manufacturer-designer of military vehicles with this particular model, which has proven itself time and again in more than seven years' worth of fierce combat worldwide.

The Tigr is an amphibious variant of the more common Voshkod Proletarian APC, and features a specialized version of its predecessor's feared anti-air weapon combined with an innovative infantry-launching device: the Hlopushka Troop-Deployment System (part CC98-HTDS), colloquially known as the mancannon, to the snickering of immature children. As the name suggests, this device is capable of launching a full-grown man across roughly a thousand meters, where he can drop behind the frontlines using a basic parachute pack. Year-over-year safety statistics for this unorthodox transportation system continue improving at a rate of 40 percent, which surely would have delighted its inventor, legendary circus ringmaster and patriot (insert Hyur character here), had he survived the Tigr's tragic maiden voyage.

One hotly-debated side effect of the CC98-HTDS is that the airlock used to build sufficient pressure in the firing mechanism means in practice, that the only way for troops to exit the vehicle during combat operations is for all of them to launch out. After initial field tests, strict rules were imposed that greatly mitigated Voshkod Conscripts' complaints of whiplash, nausea, acrophobia, or general malaise at having to use this system. Pursuant to new Voshkod combat regulations, the Tigr now comes standard with accommodations fit for larger passengers, such as trained War Bears and Tesla Troopers. The inside of the cannon is greased to ensure these forces are less likely to ignite from the friction of launch.

Apart from its role as a transport, the Tigr features the powerful-if-conventional PVS 5-7 "Tucha" flak cannon, which can track fast-moving aerial targets easily and fill the skies with a hail of metal fragments that can efficiently tear through fuselages and cockpits alike. The vehicle itself is rugged and maneuverable, guarding coastal territories well. Its all-terrain treads drop automatically as soon as the vehicle detects contact with solid ground, which helps make the Tigr relatively easy to operate. This, together with the attractive and patriotic standard paint scheme applied to this vehicle, has consequently enticed many Voshkod citizens to enlist in the armed forces in the hopes of becoming a Tigr pilot. Indeed, Tigr operators have been known to be enthusiastic and forthcoming during combat, even under duress. They tend to fill their supporting role on the battlefield with great pride.

Trivia

 * The design is that from Mental Omega, while the ability is taken from Bullfrog Transport in Red Alert 3