Tempest

The Tempest, or Tempest IFV, is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) designed for reconnaissance and to transport a squad of infantry, providing them protection from small arms fire, while also providing firepower to both suppress and eliminate most threats to friendly infantry.

The Tempest is highly maneuverable and is fast enough to keep up with heavy armour during an advance.

Known Tempests

 * Butcher 1
 * Butcher 2
 * Basilisk (Destroyed)
 * Buzzard (Destroyed)
 * Viper 3-1 (Destroyed)
 * Viper 3-2 (Destroyed)
 * Viper 3-3 (Destroyed)
 * Viper 3-4 (Destroyed)
 * Viper 3-5 (Destroyed)

General Characteristics

 * Crew: 3 (Tank commander, driver, gunner)
 * 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