Robotic Assault Tank
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| Robotic Assault Tank | |
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| Transforms to |
Futuristic battle tank |
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Varies |
| Sensor color |
Yellow |
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| Profession |
Drone Tanks |
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- "Transformer activity will cease. Faliure to comply will result in termination"
- —Robotic Assault Tank
The Robotic Assault Tank is the end result of Project Tin Man, Amelia Brandon's master plan to build an Anti-Transformer Defense Force for Empire City. Designed by Doctor Sturm Drummond, the RATs (as they are nicknamed) are powerful weapons and a massive leap forward in anti-Transformer weaponry. This power is tainted by the dark secrets surrounding their design, secrets that only their creator is aware of.
Believing that emulating their foes would give them an edge that would allow them to counter them, Doctor Sturm Drummond designed the RAT to be able to transform between two different combat modes. Their "standard" mode is an advanced battle tank, clearly not modeled on any existing design. However, they can also transform into a robot mode that is comparable in stature and form to most Transformers, allowing them to engage in hand-to-hand combat as well as giving them anthropomorphic mobility.
Obstinately, the RATs contain sophisticated Artificial Intelligence systems slaved to a master control possessed by Mayor Brandon. However, the truth about them is somewhat darker. Doctor Sturm Drummond built each RAT around a human mind, ripped from the bodies of the city's criminal underworld and overcrowded jails. Equipped with a cybernetic control rig, these minds are able to completely control the RATs as if they were their original human bodies. The mental programming that he subjected them to during the installation leaves them emotionless killers, with no compassion or mercy - and loyal only to his control.
Capabilities
Outwardly bulky and clumsy, the RAT possesses incredible strength and firepower in both of its combat modes which more then makes up for its lack of mobility. Both modes are heavily armoured, with dense plating that enables them to stand up to the firepower that Transformers are capable of unleashing. Additionally, they possess incredible strength, allowing them to go toe-to-toe with their alien foes.
In battle tank mode, each RAT is armed with a triple-barreled beam turret as well as a twin-barreled heavy beam cannon. They can also use these weapons in robot mode, wielding them in their massive fists.
History
(To be done when I can think it through)
