Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Empire Vortex Tank

"We will start a vortex of fire!"

-Vortex Tank

The Vortex Tank is an Harvin Experimental Command anti-aircraft and anti-infantry vehicle that is essentially a mobile version of the Vortex Cannon.

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During his research on incendiary weapons, a question that has intrigued General Bao for a long time is how to create an effective incendiary AA weapon. Flamethrowers are out of the question for very obvious reasons, incendiary bullets don't pack much punch, napalm and thermite warheads are also not quite viable as the substance will simply fly off a fast moving aircraft and due to the Elsword-Voshkod Split, they did not allow the use of the Cyclotronic Weaponry to the Empire.

That's when he discovered the air vortex cannon, something the Aquilan use as a toy or as a prank tool. But to Bao, this is nothing but wasted potential. Thus he began his project to weaponize this seemingly harmless contraption.

To increase the effective range of the Vortex Cannon (which is normally quite short), a very powerful blower motor is needed. This resulted in the weapon being quite large and thus needed to be placed on a stationary platform or a vehicle. Due to the high amount of compression, the air vortex fired out of the weapon is so hot that it can set its target ablaze on its own. While the process of compressing the air and firing it out takes time, resulting in a lackluster rate of fire, the size of the air vortex it fires allows for some margin of error with accuracy.

During his various experiments, General Bao also discovered an interesting trait with his new weapon: if the cannon itself it's powerful enough, when multiple air vortexes impact at one spot simultaneously, a turbulence zone can be created and throw everything flying into this area off balance.

Having modified the Gatling Tank chassis, General Bao has managed to incorporate his latest creation into his armored division without sacrificing the weapon's performance in any way.