Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Shepherd

"Shepherd leading the charge!"

-A Shepherd leaving the Assembly station

The Shepherd is the MBT of the VEG. Planned to be voiced by Fred Tatasciore, using his senor Uhl voice from Trollhunter, (default).

Tactical analysis

 * Steel hound: Well armored and armed. The Shepherds dual gauss cannons, hull mounted HMG, and dual co-axial autocannons lets them lay waste to enemy vehicles, infantry, and aircraft. It is safe to say that out of all of the MBT in Kalran, the Shepherd is the best.
 * Nothing will get past us: If the tank is needed to defend and area the crew can quickly dig up a pit for their tanks to hunker down. Turning them into harden bunkers and increasing its rate of fire by shifting all the power from the engines to power up its weaponry
 * Ramming speed: Shepherd drivers are also known for their tendency to charge at the enemy lines by overclocking their tanks engine. Giving the normally ponderous Shepherd a massive speed boost while they fire their weapons as fast as they can, and with its considerable mass and tough armor, it can be used as a literal battering ram. On the other hand, this manoeuvre could easily leave the Shepherd in a poor position afterwards, especially since turning is shot to hell and they can't stop midway once engaged, and hitting any type of structure will not only leave the crew briefly concussed, but also damage the tank
 * Power at a price: Note that the Shepherd, for their power and versatility, is also the most expensive MBT and slow to boot, meaning it can be easily swarmed

History
"No, I'm not defending dwarven technical superiority, I'm stating the fucking obvious!"

-Kazami Giovanni, captain of the 8th cavalry company, reporting on their skirmish against the Dwarves then new shepherd, which resulted in the decimation of her company and the tanks suffering little damage

Rank upgrades
Power: Shepherd gains grapeshot rounds, dealing increased damage to infantry with cannons, and anti tank rounds now penetrates, dealing line damage to vehicles

Defense: Shepherd gains armored skirt, reducing side and rear attack damage by a quarter and increasing armor

Utility: Shepherd gains increases sight and attack range, and damage is doubled when dug in and unit now won't take damage when ramming

Ultimate: Shepherd gains increased armor, regeneration, and cannons first three cannon shots fire rate are now tripled, for a total of six rapid shots

Trivia

 * The Shepherd is based of the combinations of the heavy tank from red alert, the German tiger 2 and leopard, the British Churchill, and the Israeli Merkava.
 * A render of the Shepherd can be seen in the Installation Sequence bonus gallery for Kalran: Tales of the Four Nations alongside other vehicles.
 * Some of the quotes in silly mode, like the Edwards, Ox, and Thunderhead, is a reference to swedish rock band Sabaton.

Vehicles based on the Shepherd chassis

 * Retriever
 * Spitz
 * Pinshcer
 * Corgi

Arkalion

 * Bellona
 * Shepherd
 * Leopard
 * Rhino
 * Bastion
 * Eradicator

Alcradia

 * Stark "Edwards"
 * Knight
 * Ratel
 * Predator
 * Odin
 * Hammer

Axio

 * Raijin
 * Alaz
 * Ox
 * Thanatos
 * Bison
 * Pacifier

Askrian

 * Centipede
 * Kōwhai
 * Crocodile
 * Thunderhead
 * Reclamator
 * Abomination