Onyx 0-6

Onyx 0-6 is the callsign of a Howler tank featured in the Orion Nero Initiative series. Onyx 0-6 is part of the 1st Tank Battalion of the 1st Armoured Brigade Combat Team, and is only seen during the 1st Tank Battalion's expedition across the Agoda Region.

Agoda Desert
Onyx 0-6 first and only appears during the 1st Tank Battalion's attack on two ACS Firebases located in the Agoda Region. Onyx 0-6, the commanding vehicle of Onyx Company, is tasked with providing artillery fire overlooking the second ACS firebase from a vantage point while Rhino Company is tasked with attacking the firebases up close.

After securing both firebases, Onyx 0-6 and the rest of its company remain at the firebases to provide protection as construction teams fly in to transform the ACS bases into ONI forward operating bases. Onyx 0-6 nor anyone from the company are ever seen again throughout the entire series.

General Characteristics

 * Crew:
 * Tank Commander: Onyx 0-6 Actual
 * Driver: Onyx 0-6 Delta
 * Gunner: Onyx 0-6 Golf
 * Loader: Onyx 0-6

Armament

 * 120mm Rheinmetall Cannon
 * M828A4 Armour-Piercing Fin-Stabilizing Discarding Sabot - w/tracers
 * M830A1 High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) Shell
 * Illumination Shells
 * Coaxial mounted 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun
 * 50 calibre Commander's Weapons Station in front of Commander's hatch
 * 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun in front of loader's hatch

Countermeasures
Concealment:


 * 2x 6 barrel M250 smoke grenade launchers that blocks both visual and thermal imaging

Armour:


 * Composite armour on the frontal aspect of the hull and the main cannon
 * Non-explosive reactive armour (NERA) on the side
 * Slat armour covering rear of tank
 * Explosive reactive armour covering track skirts

Active Protection System (APS):


 * 2x Softkill Active Protection system
 * 4x Trophy APS protection against RPG and ATGM threats by jamming or firing small rounds to deflect incoming projectiles