Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Avenger

"Tactical Lasers online!"

-Avenger

The Avenger is the anti-air laser platform of Task Force Apollo, the subfaction of Aquila that replaces the LAV-AD Blazer. Planned to be voiced by Steve Blum.

Tactical analysis

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History
First fielded in the early 1990s V.C., the M1097 Avenger was conceived as a light-weight, short-range anti-air system based on a modified Humvee. However, the missiles that acted as the vehicle's primary armament shows their disadvantages in the early stages of the 2004 Voshkod invasion of Aquila, often proving wholly inadequate when it came to defeating the infamous V-3 and V-4 Rockets launched by Voshkod.

It was at this time when General Gregory 'Pinpoint' Townes, the head of the Army's R&D branch for laser technologies, came up with a quick and efficient solution in the form of the 'Avenger-L', which replaced the aging missile system with a powerful high-energy laser, supported by a rangefinder and protected by a more powerful version of the same point-defense lasers that were originally used for the FIST and then successfully introduced by the M1A4 Paladin tank. The new platform proved to be effective in combat and what was initially meant to be an interim solution until the full-scale deployment of dedicated tactical lasers quickly became a mainstay weapon system of Task Force Apollo which received further performance upgrades as the years went by.

Trivia

 * This is based on the Contra version, lacking it's target designator system.

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
 * ... (Nimbus)
 * ... (Carnival)
 * ... (Wraiths)
 * ... (Chronophage)
 * ... (Privateers)
 * ... (Foundation)