Mule Drone

**Key Features** | »40mm autocannon (x2)»Radio remote controller (replaces crew compartment)»Turboprop aircraft engine (x3)»Ammunition bay»Swamp gas burner

## Tactical Analysis

* **(Title 1):** (Overview)

* **(Title 2):** (Secondary)

* **(Title 3):** (Miscellaneous capabilities)

* **(Title 4):** (Upgraded nature)

## History

Despite moving on from the failed Crocodile Hovertank and focusing on more promising works. Many workers at Neptune Hovercraft still couldn't stop thinking about the failed hovertank, since the use of a light, amphibious tankette still had potential. And the curiosity to relook at their failed project heightened when news of the Indian reservist using the Crocodile to great effect in their battles. And, a week after said news came, a small team was made to see if they could make the Crocodile worthy of serving the Allies, something which the Allies had found amusing.

Taking notes from its performance by the Indians the research team realized that speed was essential to its success and knew they could make it faster. In reality, the Crocodile max speed was capped as test had shown that the crew couldn't handle the Crocodile at full speed, often missing their targets by huge margins as the driver didn't have a quick enough reaction time to stop while the speed made aiming impossible, not to mention that ten minutes at moving such speed made the crew hurl chunks, suffer from extreme dizziness, and swear to never drive again. Thus the issue wasn't about making it faster but how to do so without endangering the crew's life. And had hit a brick wall until another promising project came.

During their revamping of the Crocodile FutureTech has also been experimenting with a captured Terror Drone and has managed to make strides in remote controlled machinery. And applied it by putting a control building with communication equipment in an Allied base, and slaving several remote-controlled drones to it via radio link. And while tests were still uncertain it gave the team an idea.

By creating a dedicated structure, which would become known as the Drone Center, housing communication equipment in it and slaving several remote controlled Crocodiles to it via radio link they realized that it could be piloted without anyone manning it. And after a few test, they realised they struck gold and started working on the Crocodile with renewed vigor.

The remote control replacing the crew had also come with unintended benefits. Since the radio required to control the Crocodile was one-tenth the size of the controls/crew compartment it replaced the Crocodile and now had room to put in stronger and heavier weaponry, allowing them to mount torpedoes, additional ammo, and even EMP landmines can knock out multiple vehicles upon detonation. And since the radio was cheaper it also meant that the Crocodile was even easier to mass produce.

Thus the new **Mule Drone** soon stormed out and pleasantly surprised Allied High Command. And without the space for a crew it can not only move faster but also equip itself with a sensor suite to detect enemies using stealth. Though its armour remained unchanged its speed, lack of a crew, and cheapness meant that its armor wasn't a concern.

Thus the Crocodile Tank had redeemed itself.