Thread: TL9 Heavy Tank
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Old 03-21-2023, 10:32 PM   #158
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Default Re: TL9 Heavy Tank

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Originally Posted by Verjigorm View Post
Perhaps a gun-launcher combo. They haven't been particularly impressive at our TL, but UT makes guidance much better at TL9+, and missiles offer a few tricks that guns can't do.

But even without missiles, I think a SEFOP in top attack mode can probably get around frontal armor. Which brings us to active protection systems, which is a whole bunch of worms.
SEFOP rounds are specifically noted as requiring a homing projectile to carry them. Their penetration isn't wonderful either (though probably 'good enough', at least in the case of the bigger ones).
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