Tilbury Tank

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*"Nice day for hanging my helmet."*

- T-59 operator

## Tactical properties

* **Easy to drive, Easy to shoot!**: The T-59 Tilbury "Humble" is by far the most multirole tank on the present-day battlefield, able to scout, flank, and directly engage enemy tanks when in appropiate numbers.

* **Shiny new parts**: The T-59 can't take on most other MBTs equally, but benefits greatly from factory boons, making it more useful as time goes by. And can be give auxiliary smokescreen launchers it can fire to provide cover for its forces.

* **Bogged down? Never!**: The T-59 is able to mitigate most environmental effects that obstruct modern-day tanks thanks to its light design and powerful engine.

* **Follow my lead!**: T-59 crews, thanks to radio upgrades, are able to better command and coordinate with their members and other forces into a well-oiled fighting machine. Increasing the damage and rate of fire to surrounding Guild forces, which is doubled for other Tilburys.

## "Car" of the revolution.

The "Humble" T-59 Tilbury is (by ratio of time/numbers) one of the most mass produced tanks in world history, falling short of the standard only to the scorpion and bulldog models. The original T- series were invented by the Guild revolutionists as a easily constructed tank to use against the Pahit forces.

The main idea for the tank was shaped after it became clear Pahit riot-suppressing vehicles couldn't be defeated by the scattered revolutionists outside the main Guild outposts. There was no sufficient supply of Anti-armor infantry weapons, and the beggar bazooka's used by the Guild proved to be very dangerously in untrained hands. However, materials were abundant in the Guild outposts, and even in the small villages enough metal could be gathered to build such a small tank for every family in the village (or sometimes even a Matthews), and these tanks proved to be insanely effective against the machinegun armed vehicles send by the pahits, even besting Pahit MBT's when with a number advantage.

The T-59 is designed to be easily build-able by everyone with the neccesary parts, and these "cars" are capable of engaging most other modern military vehicles with surprising ease, even winning from most modern vehicles such as the multigunner in a frontal fight. Unfortunalty, the T-59, as a simple small tank, isn't as effective against actual MBT's as other tanks, a fact the revolutionists overcome by producing masses of them.

The technical punch behind the small tank does not mainly come from it's armor or electronics (on contrary, the most high-tech thing in these tanks is a radio receiver), but from the circular armor and the powerfull engine, while the small cannon provides the necessary firepower.

## Driver's license

As a frontline Industrial tank, the T-59 is meant to be used in sufficient numbers, therefore it must be easily drive-able, as not all revolutionists tend to have a Military Grade driving license. To this effect, the T-59 has the most simple controls possible on a Guild Armored vehicle.

The main method of turning consist of a horizontally placed wheel, wich can be easily locked into position, the turret is movable through a simple lever (back and forth) and firing is done by flicking a handle, allowing the automated loading system (powered by the engine)to load a new shell almost seconds after firing. acceleration is determined by a simple foot pedal, like seen in most civilian car models.

These properties allow almost anyone to drive a T-59, and it is henceforth common that most Industrialists and some new recruits Request to drive one. These requests are usually granted, and although the tank lacks almost all comfort (the only being a pillow on the driver's seat), most Industrialists tend to be very happy about their new position, therefore most of the Guild's T-59 fleet is driven by former Industrialists, assisting their former pedestrian friends with Anti-Armor power.

T-59 are seen in all areas of Guild influence, build by either Guild assembled fatories, or the general populace itself. The tank has become one of the tell-tale signs that the People in the area have decided to join the Guild, or take steps in securing their freedom.

## Just the Stats

 **Armour Type** | Heavy Armour

 **DPS** | 20