Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Ironfire

"Any planes in here, it will be crashing soon!"

-Ironfire

The Ironfire is the main anti-aircraft/anti-infantry vehicle of the Alliance of Hawke. Planned to be voiced by Kath Soucie

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History
"Somebody talked, no one is safe!"

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In Vinland exists the Alliance Air Defence School, initially established as a range for testing anti-aircraft rockets and guns, where the operators of the Ironfire anti-aircraft system are trained for combat service. During the six-month-long Mobile Air Defence Specialization course, Ironfire operator teams learn to identify and engage a wide variety of enemy aircraft, judge distances accurately, calculate firing solutions with a slide rule and graph paper, engage in rough terrain driving courses, as well as optional programs such as classical literature. They come out the training the best anti-air specialists in the entire world, men and women capable of protecting the ground forces of the Alliance with iron and fire.

Due to the large size and rotary action of the Ironfire's 20mm AA gun, the platform is forced to reduce its speed while firing. Though a trained crew can switch to firing mode in less than ten seconds, this delay can mean life or death on the battlefield. As a result, a constant mantra of preparedness is drilled into each Ironfire crew, who must be ready to deploy or undeploy at any time. Reports from psychiatrists indicate that this training regime may be responsible for the heightened levels of paranoia and borderline schizophrenia in Ironfire operators.

Trivia

 * The design is based on the Ironfire from Red Alert Final War, with the weapons of the Icarus AAA from Red Alert Paradox

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * LAV-AD Blazer (Aquila)
 * Vulcan 'Avenger' (Task Force Wolf)
 * Avenger (Task Force Apollo)
 * Ironfire (Alliance)
 * M163 VADS (ADI)
 * Type 87 SPAAG (Protectorate)
 * Gepard (Andora)
 * Type 95 Zhuge SPAAG (Empire)
 * Biho (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Tunguska (Voshkod)
 * Shilka
 * Otomatic (Brotherhood)
 * AA Trukk (Horde)
 * Quad Cannon (MLA)
 * Gattling Tank (Collective)
 * ZU-23-4 (Encantadia)
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Dune Half-Track (Coalition)
 * Norsca Shilka (Heralds)
 * Archangel Anti-Air Track (Order)
 * M16 "Lee" AA (Survivors)
 * ... (Syndicate)
 * Abrams AGDS (Conglomerate)
 * Hydra Flak Tank (Legion)

Bonus Factions

 * ZSU-39 Tigris (ASA)
 * SIDAM (Bastion)
 * SPAAG Creep (Rangers)
 * AMX-13 DCA (Pirates)
 * Shilka (Elona)
 * Flak Tractor (Ascalia)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * Hovet (Security)
 * ... (Ascendancy)

DLC

 * ... (Federation)
 * Magbow (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * Equailzer AA Tank (Skynet)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * Yastrebok (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * Chameleon ZSU (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * Rykov (Confederation)
 * VEAK 40 (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Wirbelwind (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * KV-1 AA (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * M42 Duster (Raiders)
 * Pierce Arrow (Theocracy)
 * AA Technical (Insurgents)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * Thunder Tunguska (Ecumene)
 * Centaur AA (Concordat)
 * Skyranger (Contingent)
 * ADATS Bradley (Eden)
 * Recluse Skysweeper (InGen)
 * Fireworks Carriage (Hallows)
 * MGMC (Commune)
 * Ta-Se (Guild)
 * ... (Threat)
 * Niska Mk. V AA Vehicle (Traders)
 * Falconer AA Tank (Entente)
 * Revenant (Oblivion)
 * ... (Corporation)
 * ... (Covenant)
 * Hidalgo Anti-Air (Institute)
 * Stout IFV-AA (Eremite)
 * ... (Nimbus)
 * ... (Carnival)
 * ... (Wraiths)
 * ... (Chronophage)
 * ... (Privateers)
 * ... (Foundation)