Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Marauder T-63

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The Marauder T-63 is used exclusively by Malfurion Stomrage's Cell. This unit is planned to be voiced by ...

Tactical analysis

 * Elune's Apoc Counter: The White Guard, now better known as Stormrage Cell, Marauder T-63 is one of the more powerful vehicles in the MLA arsenal (which isn't saying much). With a 120mm gun that can easily make a mess of armor, this original design is a deadly tank destroyer.
 * Toxic Weapons: With their joining of the MLA T-63 crews are often able to get their hands on stockpiles of DDT Alpha-filled shells. When fired, this concoction will ensure a horrible death for infantry and can be fired into buildings to clear garrisons.
 * Battle Tank: The T-63 can further increase its lethality by geting scrap wreckage from their defeated foe, mainly by increasing its caliber to 130 and bolting another 130mm cannon to double its firepower.
 * Open Flanks: The T-63 Marauder suffers from all the weaknesses of the standard variant, including the lack of a turret, vulnerability to air, and vulnerability to flanking. It is somewhat less vulnerable against infantry, thanks to its toxin shells.

History
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When (Saudi Arabia) started to see its treasury increase as oil profits were rolling in steadily, the ruling monarchy saw a chance to strengthen its military position in the (Persian Gulf) with these funds. Expatriate soldiers were brought in to train the elite units of the Askairan military, while the latest designs were localized for the Saudi environment. While the Scorpion was a commonly purchased light tank for the Askairan military, the members of the Askairan military wanted a weapon with more power, and they went to illegitimate sources looking for one.

Looking at certain Aquilan designs, the hired engineers decided that instead of a tank, they would offer the Saudi forces a tank destroyer. Building up a single 120mm gun, they created the T-63 Marauder. Combining a powerful engine, thick armor, and a (some might say excessively) powerful main armament matched only by the main guns on Voshkod superheavy tanks, the Marauder could easily go toe-to-toe with other main battle tanks and win.

It was also designed to survive the hot days in the Askairan deserts, with special filters made to prevent the engine and vital components from clogging with sand or overheating. Its only real weakness was its lack of a moving turret, an intentional tradeoff made by International Inc to simplify the design. However, this meant that the Marauder was vulnerable to being flanked, and could not retaliate when retreating. Despite this flaw, the Askairan had a design that was more than a match for even the most modern main battle tanks the Alliance and the Voshkod had to offer.

This proved to be a detriment when the White Guard split almost down the middle after King (Faizal) started to invite ever greater Alliance control over his nation. A good number of Marauders, mostly under White Guard general Malfurion Stormrage, were "liberated" from their motor pools, and in hiding in the desert have proven to be difficult to hunt down. What also worries the Alliance is the equipping of the T-63s with chemical weapons, capable of killing infantry almost instantly and taking away the support they give to Alliance armor.

Thankfully, the number of T-63 stolen is not enough to present a constant threat as the White Guard is still trying to manufacture more, thus only Malfurion and his cell get to use the T-63 whereas the rest must make do with the homemade "Marauders". Despite this, the MLA-allied T-63 crews have shown themselves dangerous and almost kleptomaniacal in their behavior in the field. Often upgrading their cannon into a 130mm and bolting another cannon to their tank.