Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Toxin Tractor

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The Toxin Tractor is the of the Moonlight Liberation Army's armored forces. This unit is planned to be voiced by.

History
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a chemical that can kill insects in wide swathes, and was used to fight malaria in WWII and beyond, with no apparent immediate effect on humans. However, environmental concerns about the growing amount in the environment were eventually raised, especially with eagle shells, and the possible buildup in animals that could prove toxic.

The chemical, commonly shortened to DDT, was eventually banned, with many other alternatives soon taking its place. All DDT was either destroyed or stored in secure tanks, one of which was found in a backroom by one Abdul Nada, better known to those who didn't know him as Dr. Thrax, seeking to make something of it.

Unable to get a college degree, he ordered a diploma from a mill and started conducting various experiments in the making of chemicals in his parent's basement. He accidentally created one of the most deadly toxins in the history of mankind, called DDT Delta, in attempting to convert the original chemical into a delouser. With this deadly weapon, "Dr." Thrax joined the MLA and started to mass produce the more practical DDT Alpha, which was used in various terrorist attacks and proved its capabilities.

But when one day while he was overseeing the mass-production of his chemical agents at an MLA-operated "pharmacy" (in truth a barn for a large goat farm) was attacked by Allied Reservist forces deep in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia, and all the defending forces were unable to hold off incoming Allies. Dr. Thrax quickly improvised. He got a few old Voshkod tractors from the garage and a lot of tanks full of DDT Alpha. He ordered his technicians to put the tanks on the tractors and connect them with spare rubber hoses, topped with the goat farm's sprinkler.

Once these new Toxin Tractors were ready, Dr. Thrax sent them to the battle to aid his forces with chemical support. This decision proved to be a great success, as even though these tractors weren't able to do any real damage to vehicles, any Allied soldier who came into contact with DDT quickly died in agony due to the concentrated toxicity of the Alpha form. Seeing this, the Allied infantry were evacuated. Dr. Thrax then took all its supplies of toxins and left the facility in ruins, with nary a goat in sight.

From this action onwards, the MLA started using Toxin Tractors more and more often, with some improvements, such as the addition of acid-filled tanks to give the tractors greater versatility. For the most part, the MLA made use of old Soviet tractors, stolen from farmers all around the region. For better protection, they had roofing material welded to their sides to give the one-man crew a feeling of safety. Nowadays, these jury-rigged vehicles are becoming an increasingly common sight in the areas where MLA forces operate, feared by the people and farm animals living in such regions.