M1000 Tiger Heavy Battle Tank

"The Covenant have the Scarab, we have the Tiger!"

- Major Kyle Nuez

The M1000 Tiger Heavy Battle Tank is one of the largest and most powerful vehicles in the UNSC Aresnal. With dual 105mm guns, two .50 chain gun turrets on the turret and one by the driver at the front, along with a collection of STINGER SAMs, it was long considered a joke by the UNSC. Only three prototypes were made during the Human-Covenant war, two of which were given to the army, after most were declined by the Marines due to the fact it cannot be airlifted by Pelicans or Albatrosses. The prototype at the time was slow, clumbersome, prone to engine faliure and a easy target. however, on it's side, its armour was nigh impenetrable to Covenant small arms and their vehicle based weaponary. Two never saw action but the Marine's Tiger prototype saw action during the Second Battle of Earth. During the fist attack of Covenant forces on Sydney, a Tiger and a platoon of supporting Marines held fast on the Sydney harbour bridge, halring covenant forces for six hours until it was overrune by two Scarabs. After the war, intresting in it by the Marines was rekindled and with new, more powerful fusion cores becoming regularly availible, along with a dropship capable of carrying it, it began to see active duty. Finally out of the prototype phase, the Tiger quickly became a icon of UNSC strength of arms.

UNSC Remarks
"I heard one ran over a Wraith one time. Is that serious?!"

"This thing can dump holes straight into a Scarab tank and then survive it's plasma burst, thats insane!"

"We call it the 'Rolling Fortress'. It along with the Elephant and the Tortoise are our three biggest ground vehicles. There ain't nobody gonna be fucking with us any more!"