Meet a Shrike

The newest TUPL MBT, and my first since the Enargite VII

In fact this is true. The M126 and AMX-10M are tank destroyers, Centurion was invented by Britain, Flying T-34 and Flying Centurion are their own category, and Mouse Thunder is a tank, just not a main battle one.

So, meet the Shrike! The third in a line of great TUPL tanks.

Ehm, just ignore that the E.VII is in front of the Shock

She might look like a SimpleTank, but she brings quite a few features to the table that her older siblings don't have!

So What Are These Features?

First of all, Shrike can make tea, but because she wanted to one-up the Centurion, Shrike can also make coffee, cider, water, Gatorade, apple juice, but most importantly hot chocolate. Beat that, England!

Second of all, the days of relying on activation groups and levers to control the turret machine gun are over. Shrike's top gatling turret is camera-controlled, so all you need to do is simply enter into the camera view and look around to control its aim! The main turret is still controlled the old-fashioned way though, relying on Yaw and Trim.

Third are Shrike's many activation groups. AG1 activates the lights, AG2 actually flips around the lights as to change them from lights to anti-missile dazzlers, AG3 activates her shoulder weapons (not sure if they're actually shoulder-mounted though), and AG8 toggles her gyroscope.

Activation Group 3 is better known as the button to unleash absolute mayhem upon your opponents

Shrike is also armed with several other features, two antennae on top of her turrets are radio scramblers, so almost all drones within a 1,080 foot radius of her will become uncontrollable if the said antennae are activated. She also has ERA on her sides and smoke grenades to completely destroy the vision of her opponents. Also note her myriad of camera views.

Oh also Roll and Pitch to drive but you probably already know that.

That's all! Have fun!

Random fun fact: Shrike likes Sabaton music.