Main battle tank

The main battle tank is a tank used by the United States Armed Forces before the Great War.

Characteristics
The United States military utilized heavy duty conventional main battle tanks. The main battle tank is a behemoth powered by a nuclear engine that employs a pair of tracked chassis using leaf spring suspension, with a single turret mounted on the top. Its key advantage is firepower: the main battle tank is equipped with a pair of large-caliber 140mm cannons using conventional ammunition.

All together, the tank weighed over sixty tons, making it unusable in marshlands and other soft terrains, despite the reliability that allowed for a single soldier to hotwire them and restore them to working order. It has no visible secondary armament. The vehicle bears some resemblance, in turret shape at least, to the M46 Patton which was used by the U.S. Army during the early years of the Korean War, also sporting a similar commander's cupola.

The main battle tank is powered by an equally heavy-duty nuclear engine, with it back pods allowing for the exposure of heat sinks for quick air cooling while stationary. The armor of the heavy tank uses riveted steel, a very unconventional choice from rolled homogenous steel which prevents spalling in the cabin from high explosive shells.

Fallout 4

 * One can be found immediately northwest of relay tower 0BB-915, slightly east of the Fort Hagen satellite array.
 * One is located directly northwest to the rear of Fort Hagen, about 50-75 feet back and due north of the Red Rocket truck stop.
 * One can be found north of Nordhagen beach, in line with Libertalia.
 * Four can be found inside the Fort Hagen hangar located underneath Fort Hagen satellite array.

Fallout 76

 * Two can be found near the Red Rocket Mega Stop, in a convoy with a few other military vehicles.
 * One can be found outside of Vault 76.
 * Another can be found in the parking lot of the converted munitions factory.
 * Five can be found around Wade Airport: two near the gates, one on the runway, one near the air traffic control tower, and one in a hanger.

Appearances
The tank appears in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.

Behind the scenes
The heavy tank was modeled by Tor Frick and implemented by Lucas Hardi. The tank itself is modelled after the M46 Patton tank.

Gallery

 * Game asset