Viper 3-3

Viper 3-3 is the call sign of a Tempest Infantry Fighting Vehicle featured in the Orion Nero Initiative series. Viper 3-3 is part of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team of the 7th Infantry Division.

Siege of Atlas
Viper 3-3 is only seen during the Orion Expeditionary Corps siege of the Koven city, Atlas where Viper 3-3, part of Viper Company's 3rd Platoon, escorts 1st Platoon, Blackjack Company to Market Garden where Charlie Company is being pinned down. While moving to Charlie Company's position, the unit is ambushed by Alvitr Central Security Ground Forces. Viper 3-3 is caught off guard when an ACS Panther rams straight into the Tempest, pushing it to the other side of the road where Viper 3-3 is destroyed by a single HEAT round.

General Characteristics

 * Crew:
 * Tank Commander (K.I.A.)
 * Driver (K.I.A.)
 * Gunner (K.I.A.)
 * Max Occupancy: 6 soldiers

Armament

 * 30mm Bushmaster autocannon
 * M791 APDS-1 Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot (with) tracer
 * M792 HEI-T High Explosive Incendiary round (with) tracer
 * 2x TOW anti-tank missile launchers


 * Coaxial mounted M240 Machine gun

Countermeasures
Concealment:


 * 2x 4 barrel M250 smoke grenade launchers that blocks both visual and thermal imaging on the front of the turret
 * Exchanged with chaff and flares

Armour:


 * Spaced laminate armour offering 14.5mm all-around protection
 * 7017 aluminium armour on the hull

Active Protection System (APS):


 * 1x Iron Fist Hard-kill APS