Mor-Taxan Warship

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## Summary

Similar in design to the Mor-Taxan War Machine, this vessel is a much earlier model of ship sent by the Mor-Taxans to Earth a long time before their initial invasion in 1953. It is possible that this vessel was intended to be a scout ship, as it doesn't share the same weaponry that it's predecessor has. Nevertheless, this vessel is just as dangerous as its later incarnation.

Similar to the War Machines seen during the 1953 invasion, the Warship has a very similar design with a few obvious differences. For a start, the ship is silver in colour, with hints of aging on the hull in the form of rust, suggesting that this version of the Mor-Taxan's ship is extremely old.

Rather than having a separate weapon appendage, the Mor-Taxan Warship appears to have a singular weapon in the form of a yellow 'eye' in the middle of the ship. It does however have the same style of emitters on the sides of the ship, which were seen to be sort of cannon-type weapons used on the War Machines that were present during the 1953 invasion.

Another major difference between the Warship and the War Machine is the appearance of three 'legs' that are attached to the base of the vessel. Unlike it's later incarnation, the Mor-Taxan Warship does not seem to be capable of low level flight, instead seeming to walk along the ground.

## Weaponry

As mentioned before, the Warship has a much different weapon than it's later incarnation. The Warship has an explosive "Heat Blast", that is fired from the 'eye' on the front of it that carries a bunch of smaller heat particles. Upon contact with its target, the particles explode and ignite, causing both fire and projectile damage. This causes the ground and any blocks close to the point of impact to suddenly flash into flame.

As with the War Machine, if Fire Spread and Mob Griefing are enabled, this can cause significant damage to wooden structures.

## Loot

The Mor-Taxan Warship will drop the following loot items upon death:

* Between 1 (Min) and 8 (Max) pieces of Mor-Taxan Scrap
* 1 Mor-Taxan Warship token

## Known Weaknesses

The Mor-Taxan Warship has the highest HP out of all of the hostile machines at a staggering 250HP. This makes it very dangerous to encounter, however like the War Machine, there are a few ways you can survive it.

* Since it's primary weapon shoots fire, it is possible to stand in a shallow water source such as a 1x1 water source block or a small pond and not take any burn damage from the machine. Alternatively, armour with mid to high fire protection enchantments should prevent you from taking too much damage (or any at all if your enchantment is at max level).
* As its weapon is a much tighter projectile blast, it is possible to dodge the incoming blast, similar to dodging an arrow fired from a Skeleton.
* Weapons that deal a large amount of damage such as the RPG-7 are known to be extremely effective, especially if fired at the blue "eye" on the front of the machine's body.
* Similarly, a fast firing weapon such as the Gatling Gun can destroy the machine in a few hits, given the player is able to keep their aim focused on the Warship.

## Trivia

* This ship appeared in the TV series episode "Dust to Dust", in which a Native American object is discovered to be the "car keys" for a ship that was left on Earth from an earlier visit several centuries earlier. This is the only time this version of the ship is seen.
* Although the ship is seen as being activated in the show, we never actually see the weaponry being used by the ship, as it is destroyed before the Mor-Taxans piloting it can do anything with it.