M88 Puma Anti-Tank Vehicle

"Recon? Recon?! Like hell do we Recon. We do tank hunting!"

- Sergeant Major Marcus Hills

The M88 Cobra CVR is a unique vehicle in the CVR family, in that it is not armed with any kind of main gun or made for carrying personnel. It's main function is to carry a payload of five missiles for engaging enemy tanks or aircraft, depending on the payload. The vehicle utilises a hydraulicly raised launcher box carrying five missiles. It uses a Automatic command Line of Site system, requering the gunner or the computer fire control system to maintain a thermal site on the target. The missiles are guided to this target by the thermal sites. The missile bin is raised to a 35-degree angle at which point it fires. It has a effective range of 5000 meters. Alternately, targetting drones or stationary targets can be emplaced, eliminating need of line of site, or satillite uplinks can be used. It fires either VENOM ATGW or Stinger SAMs.

UNSC Remarks
"The Cobra gives our recon brigades alot of flexibility. Now we have what is effectively a micro missile artillery weapon capapble of taking down tanks with or without line of site. It can also, when the missiles are loaded, engage aircraft as well."

"You best let the computer system handle targetting fast moving vehicles or aircraft. Once its tagged them, it won't let them go. Neither will the missiles."

"The VENOM ATGW are great. They are programmed to hit the top of tanks, where their armour is weaker, usually providing a first kill hit. However, thats providing it can recognise what is the top."