Silverhand - Mk. IV

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## Information

### Variants

Silverhand Chieftain - Mk. VI Silverhand Lordscar - MK. X

## Cost

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155

## Armament

* 68mm AT Cannon
* 40mm Tank Cannon
* Commander

## Crate Cost

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465

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The **Silverhand - Mk. IV** is a Warden Assault Tank manned by 4 crewmembers and armed with a general purpose 40mm turret and a forward facing 68mm anti-tank cannon.

## Description

### Crew

The Mk. IV is a large tank that requires a crew of 4: driver, turret gunner, AT gunner, and commander.

* The driver is in control of positioning the vehicle, they control when and how to commit the vehicle to combat. They also frequently have to adjust the facing of the tank to allow the 68mm AT cannon, which has a mere 30-degree arc to the front of the vehicle, to fire at targets. The driver is the only crew member who can see the fuel gauge without leaving the vehicle and should carefully monitor its consumption.

* The AT gunner controls the tank's 68mm anti-tank gun located in the hull. They fire and reload the gun, although the gunner is dependent on the driver as the gun only has a firing arc of 30 degrees and a 35m range.

* The Turret Gunner controls the tank's turret and its 40mm gun.

* The commander can use binoculars to see further than the other crew members and provide information on where other vehicles or structures are and how they can be effectively engaged. The commander is exposed and can be shot at and killed, but they can close the hatch for protection by pressing `E`. They can use a secondary weapon from the cupola with extreme accuracy and can use this to prevent infantry from closing with the tank from the sides.

Although it is possible to use a tank without a commander, it's not recommended as it will limit your awareness on the battlefield.

### Inventory

The tank has 3 slots, two are reserved for the 40mm and 68mm shells (35 shells per slot), while the last slot can hold any item. It is recommended to put Basic Materials or a extra fuel can in the open slot.

### Armament

The Silverhand Mk. IV is armed with a common 40mm turret which has a 40m range, 8s reload, and can turn 360 degrees. However it is also armed with a forward facing 68mm AT cannon, with a limited 30 degree firing arc and a short 35m range.

When the hatch is open, the commander can use their secondary weapon to defend the vehicle if necessary.

### Health & Armor

As an Assault Tank the Silverhand Mk. IV has a lot of health (more than Light Tanks or Cruiser Tanks) and its armor is nearly the best in its class. It can soak up small arms fire, shrapnel, and 12.7mm caliber. Anything else should be considered a threat. Its armor is thick enough to have a decent chance to deflect shells that are not Armour Piercing, especially from the front and at long ranges as long as the armor is in good shape. AP shells have a much higher chance to penetrate, which becomes a near certainty at any range or angle when the armor is in bad shape.

Its tracks can be disabled by explosives and Anti-Tank Mines, making the vehicle slow and thus vulnerable.

### Engine & Size

The Silverhand Mk. IV has good speed both on and off road but has a pretty high fuel consumption rate. With a 225L fuel tank, its fuel economy is very mediocre. The Fuel Tank is placed at the rear and can be disabled with explosives, making it leak fuel very rapidly. The tank suffers from a slow turn rate compared to other tanks due to its elongated shape.

It can be packaged, forming a large Shippable that can be lifted by a Crane but only transported by a Freighter or Barge.

It is heavy enough to trigger anti-tank mines and too heavy to safely cross Field Bridges. It is large and powerful enough to cross trenches with ease, run over sandbags, tier 1 walls, and Barbed Wire Fences.

## Tactics

With its 40mm and 68mm AT gun, the Silverhand Mk. IV can be used against both structures and armored vehicles.

It is THE warden frontline tank to fight enemy armor. With two cannons, one of them anti-tank, the tank offers a lot of frontal firepower. And with a speed similar to a light tank it isn't as sluggish on the battlefield as a Noble Widow MK. XIV. Its only limitation is that it needs to be at close range and facing the enemy frontally to use both guns. Combined with its bad turn rate the tank is susceptible to flanking as only the 40mm turret will be able to fire. As such keeping the enemy to your front at all times is much more important for this tank than others.

Logical explanation why this tank is so popular & effective in game - by being first carrier of 2 guns it make like 2 tanks in place of 1. Also relieving second commander & driver from two standard 3-man crews - in exchange for extra gunner. So - lesser people & more gun concentration in one place. Multiple tanks of such type can form some of a kind of phalanx in tight passes.

With its mediocre maneuverability the tank can really benefit from friendly infantry covering its sides. Shooting infantry with the tank is ineffective and a waste of valuable shells.

## Lore

*To compete with the Colonial's ever-expanding presence in Caoiva, Warden engineers mulled over a multitude of armour designs in response. The assault tank emerged as a major contender. Equipped with its destructive dual-barrel armaments, the Silverhand is of the Warden's most offensive tools on the battlefield.*

*Though it was largely a collaborative effort among Caoivish engineers, the twin cannon design comes from Rowan Dewar, one of Colleen Caine's inner circle. Though many of his collaborators wanted to award him the armour's namesake, he denied such a privilege on the matter of honour. Instead, they collectively dubbed it the Silverhand for an ancient king and god of warfare.*

*The design itself took some iteration to perfect. Early trials saw armour plating more evenly distributed only to have a frontal assault foiled by a lucky shell. Others had single-turret designs, but Mr. Dewar was unsatisfied with its destructive power. Once, in frustration after a failed trial, he referred to it as no more devastating than "The purr of a stray cat." He made it his personal mission to ensure the Warden arsenal was feared, would instead roar in the face of their adversaries.*

## Trivia

The name “Silverhand” is a reference to the mythological figure of Nuada Airgetlám, or Nuada the Silverhanded. A prominent character in Welsh and Celtic folklore.

## Historical Reference

The Silverhand is an amalgamation of Interbellum tank designs that doesn’t have a determinate real world counterpart.

While a plethora of tanks possessing multiple cannons in the style of the Silverhand existed; most were equipped with short-range howitzers that were incapable of transversal and supplemented by a multipurpose turret, somewhat similar to the Silverhand Chieftain - Mk. VI. Of the remaining designs none utilized the encasement for the primary weapon.

Technicalities aside, the Silverhand takes clear influence from continental European models, noteably the Char B1 BIS heavy tank and experimental Großtraktor.