User:RelentlessRecusant/M1783 Manticore Main Battle Tank

The M879 Manticore Main Battle Tank (MBT) was a principal heavy battle tank of the UNSC Army and the UNSC Marine Corps during the Galactic Era.

Its armaments included a high-velocity railgun system, a grossly oversized variant of the lighter "gauss cannons" equipped on certain M12 Warthog LRVs. The M879 Manticore was primarily designed as a direct-line of fire anti-tank weapons platform, a "tank killer" suited for the open warfare of the Galactic War. It also featured heavy reactive armor to defend against light mobile anti-tank systems, such as fuel rod mortars and high-explosive rocket rounds.

A small M879 Manticore detachment would be assigned to Joint Task Force Anaconda during the Battle of Strawberry Fields. The tank element would suffer substantial casualties in the ensuing battle, with rebel infantry slaughtering the tanks in close quarters within Strawberry Fields's confines.

Behind the Scenes

 * The M879 Manticore Main Battle Tank was named after [[Manticore