M5A2 Atlas

==Summary==
The M5A2 Atlas is an advanced tank that became the new frontline main battle tank of the US armed forces by 2020. Atlas MBTs saw deployment in large numbers on Lingshan in August 2020, where they acquitted themselves well against North Korean forces, and proved to be comparable or even superior to the KPA’s Type 108 MBTs. Uniquely, the Atlas’s conventional machine guns and main cannon can be swapped out for powerful Gauss rifles and a main Gauss cannon, which proved to be devastatingly effective against KPA and even Ceph forces on Lingshan. There also existed a TAC Cannon Atlas variant whose main cannon fired projectile tactical nuclear grenades.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: to with mounted machine guns and Gauss rifles. with conventional main cannon. with Gauss cannon. with TAC Cannon
Name: M5A2 Atlas main battle tank
Origin: Crysis
Classification: Main battle tank
Users: US military (Army and Marine Corps)
Length: 12.05 metres
Width: 4.92 metres
Height: 3.12 metres
Mass: 30 tonnes
Needed prerequisite for use: Trained crew of 3 or 4
Attack Potency: Street level to Wall level with mounted machine guns and Gauss rifles (Can be mounted with medium machine guns, which would likely be chambered for the same 7.62x51mm cartridge as the Mk.60 MOD0 MMG. Can also be mounted with heavy machine guns, such as the .50 HMG, and Gauss Rifles). Small Building level with conventional main cannon (Its 125 mm HEAT warheads are clearly much more powerful than grenades like these, given their ability to disable or even destroy vehicles which can take more than a few such grenades). Building level with Gauss cannon (A single shot can violently blast apart a 13.8 metre wide and 2 storey tall solid steel railway tunnel gate and also a comparably wide pile of rock & concrete debris blocking said gate, while also unleashing a shockwave powerful enough to collapse palm trees for several metres away from the gate and sending debris flying out for dozens of metres. The yield showcased here is likely well into this range of power). City Block level with TAC Cannon (More powerful than its handheld cousin. Capable of obliterating a city block sized military base/outpost)
Speed: Superhuman travel speed (60+ km/hr). Supersonic+ attack speed with conventional machine guns (Medium and Heavy machine guns using military grade Enhanced Performance Rounds can achieve muzzle velocities approaching 900 m/s or more). Supersonic+ to Hypersonic attack speed with main cannon (Modern day MBT main cannons are capable of achieving muzzle velocities of 1500 to 1750 m/s). Hypersonic attack speed with mounted Gauss rifles and Gauss cannon (The Gauss rifles fire solid slugs at 10,000 km/hr muzzle velocity. The main Gauss cannon’s muzzle velocities are likely even greater). Subsonic attack speed with TAC Cannon (Superior to its handheld cousin, which fires its nuclear grenades with a 40 m/s muzzle velocity)
Durability: At least Small Building level (Comparable or superior to the KPA Type 108 MBT, which can take numerous M26A1 fragmentation grenades and 35 mm rifle grenades)
Range: Up to 1 km with medium machine gun, up to 2 km with heavy machine gun, 0.75 to 4 km with main cannon (Comparable or superior to the real life [Rheinmetall 120mm Main Gun]]). A few to several kilometres with Gauss rifles and Gauss cannon (The mounted Gauss rifle should easily be capable of superior ranges to the handheld variant. The main Gauss cannon should also be capable of much greater ranges than the conventional 125 mm main cannon). Likely multiple kilometres with TAC Cannon (essentially an upscaled and slow-firing AGL which fires tactical projectile nukes; should be capable of ranges of 1.5 to 2 km, as are many AGL models)
Weaknesses:
* The tank’s sheer size and bulk make it difficult to maneuver on the battlefield. Is also difficult to transport to battlefields in the first place, requiring heavy lift vehicles.
* If the tracks are damaged or destroyed by well placed shots from heavy weapons or well placed explosives, the vehicle can be rendered immobile.
* The Gauss rifle and main Gauss cannon of the Gauss Tank variant sacrifice rate of fire in exchange for range and velocity and power per shot. The Gauss rifle’s rate of fire is much slower than that of a conventional semi-automatic rifle; it is more effective than a normal medium or heavy even machine gun at taking down point targets, but less so at keeping down squads of enemy infantry. The main Gauss cannon’s rate of fire is much less than that of the conventional 125 mm cannon.
* The Gauss Tank variant’s armaments can give away the tank’s general position to enemy observers from beyond visual range. The Gauss weapons’ projectiles leave behind a visible glowing blue trail, and they have a distinctive and loud crack.
Armaments:
* Medium and/or Heavy machine gun: Like most modern day main battle tanks, the Atlas can be mounted with multiple medium and/or heavy machine guns. One can be mounted coaxially with the main cannon while a second can be mounted near the commander hatch.
* 125mm main gun: The main cannon on the standard Atlas variant is a 125 mm cannon which fires a 125mm multipurpose HEAT round.
* Mounted Gauss rifle: The Gauss Tank variant of the Atlas is often mounted with Gauss rifles in place of the standard variant’s medium or heavy machine guns. These appear to be mounted GK8 Gauss rifles, which fire a 10mm diameter solid slug of tungsten or depleted uranium at 10,000 km/hr using powerful magnetic coils.
* Gauss Cannon: An upscaled version of the handheld Gauss rifle installed in place of the 125mm main gun. Uses magnetic coils to fire a 30 mm diameter solid slug at even greater velocities and with potentially even greater range.
* TAC Cannon: An upscaled version of the handheld TAC Gun installed in place of the 125mm main gun. Fires a tactical projectile nuclear grenade with enough punch to obliterate a city block sized area.
==Gallery==
M5A2 Atlas 01.png|The standard Atlas with conventional main cannon and mounted medium machine gun.|link=https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/File%3AM5A2_Atlas_01.png
M5A2 Atlas 02.png|The Atlas Gauss Tank with main Gauss cannon and mounted Gauss rifle.|link=https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/File%3AM5A2_Atlas_02.png
M5A2 Atlas 03.jpg|The Atlas TAC variant with main TAC cannon and mounted medium machine gun.|link=https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/File%3AM5A2_Atlas_03.jpg
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