Tank Operations Mastery

The ability to be masters of operating tanks and other AFVs, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Vehicular Mastery.

Also Called[]

Adept/Expert/Gifted/Intuitive/Master/Professional/Skilled/Specialized/Talented Tanker/Tank Crew/Tank Crew Member
Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Operations Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
Panzer/Tank Ace
Sensha-Dō (Japanese: 戦車道)/Tankery (Girls und Panzer) Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
Tank Operations Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent

Capabilities[]

Users, either innately or through training, are masters of operating tanks, armored fighting vehicles intended as primary offensive weapons in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armor, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; usually their main armament is mounted in a turret. Users may be masters of each specific type of tank.

Applications[]

By the Whole Tank[]

Camouflage
Ceramic/Metal Armor
- Bulletproof Durability
- Enhanced Defense
- Enhanced Durability
- Reactive Armor
  - Electric Armor
  - Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA)
    - Self-Limiting Explosive Reactive Armor (SLERA)
  - Non-Explosive Reactive Armor (NxRA)/Non-Energetic Reactive Armor (NERA)
- Ricochet Inducement
Enhanced Reloading via an autoloader
Enhanced Mobility
Enhanced Speed
Enhanced Strength
Environmental Adaptation
Levitation
Stealth Mode
- Imperceptibility
  - Unnoticeability
- Tracking Evasion
Tread Protrusion
Turret Proficiency

By Tank Crews[]

Commander[]

The commander is responsible for commanding the tank, with all-round vision devices rather than the limited ones of the driver and gunner. He guides the gunner roughly onto target and guides the driver around turns and obstacles.

Gunner[]

The gunner is responsible for laying the gun, the process of aiming an artillery piece at targets. It may be laying for direct fire, where the gun is aimed similarly to a rifle, or indirect fire, where firing data is calculated and applied to the sights. The term includes automated aiming using, for example, radar-derived target data and computer-controlled guns. Gun laying means moving the axis of the bore of the barrel in two planes, horizontal and vertical. A gun is "traversed" (rotated in a horizontal plane) to align it with the target, and "elevated" (moved in the vertical plane) to range it to the target.

Assault Inducement
Communication
- Radio Communication
  - Radio Frequency Detection
Enhanced Cooperation
Firearm Proficiency for self-defense
Helmet Proficiency
Stealth Mastery
- Ambush Mastery
- Stealth Combat
Strategy Adaptation
Turret Proficiency
- Cannon Proficiency
  - Autocannon Proficiency
    - Bullet Hell
  - Bullet Projection
- Enhanced Accuracy
- Enhanced Precision
- Flamethrower Proficiency
- Grenade Launcher Proficiency
  - Smoke Bomb Proficiency
- Machine Gun Proficiency
  - Bullet Hell
- Missile Weaponry
  - Homing Effect
    - Radar
    - Thermoreception
- Targeting
  - Telescopic Vision via a gun sight or an interface
Vehicular Combat

Loader[]

The loader loads the gun, with a round appropriate to the target (HEAT, smoke, etc.) as ordered by either the commander or the gunner. The loader is usually the lowest ranked member of the crew. In tanks with autoloaders this position is omitted.

Communication
- Radio Communication
  - Radio Frequency Detection
Enhanced Cooperation
Firearm Proficiency for self-defense
Helmet Proficiency
Peak Human/Enhanced Reloading
Peak Human/Enhanced Strength
Stealth Mastery
- Ambush Mastery
- Stealth Combat
Strategy Adaptation
Vehicular Combat

Driver[]

The driver drives the tank, and also performs routine maintenance on the automotive features.

Communication
- Radio Communication
  - Radio Frequency Detection
Engineering Mastery
- Enhanced Assembly
- Enhanced Disassembly
- Fixing Mastery
  - Object Repairing/Physical Restoration via a toolbox and/or tank parts.
- Mechanical Mastery
Enhanced Cooperation
Firearm Proficiency for self-defense
Helmet Proficiency
Stealth Mastery
- Ambush Mastery
- Stealth Combat
Strategy Adaptation
Vehicular Combat
Vehicular Mastery
- Movement Mastery
  - Attack Movement Manipulation

Variations[]

Assault Gun: A type of self-propelled artillery which uses an infantry support gun mounted on a motorized chassis, normally an armored fighting vehicle, which are designed to provide direct fire support for infantry attacks, especially against other infantry or fortified positions.
Amphibious Tank: A tank that is a means of combat viable on land as well as on or under water.
Cruiser Tank/Cavalry Tank: A British tank concept of the interwar period for tanks designed as modernized armored and mechanized cavalry.
Flame Tank: A type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles.
Heavy Tank: These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and maneuverability for better armor protection and equal or greater firepower than tanks of lighter classes.
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)/Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV): A type of armored fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support.
Infantry Tank: A concept developed by the United Kingdom and France in the years leading up to World War II. Infantry tanks were designed to support infantrymen in an attack. To achieve this, the vehicles were generally heavily armored to allow them to operate in close concert with infantry even under heavy fire. The extra armor came at the expense of speed, which was not an issue when supporting relatively slow-moving foot soldiers.
Light Tank: A tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner armor and a less powerful main gun, tailored for better tactical mobility and ease of transport and logistics.
Main Battle Tank: A tank that fills the role of armor-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension systems and lighter composite armor allowed for the design of a tank that had the firepower of a super-heavy tank, the armor protection of a heavy tank, and the mobility of a light tank, in a package with the weight of a medium tank.
Medium Tank: A classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks and the armor and armament oriented heavy tanks. A medium tank's classification is not actually based on weight, but off of tactical usage and intended purpose.
Missile Tank: An armored fighting vehicle fulfilling the role of a main battle tank, but using only guided missiles for main armament.
Stealth Ground Vehicle: A type of armored fighting vehicle capable of stealth.
Super-Heavy Tank: Any tank that is notably beyond the standard of the class heavy tank in either size or weight relative to contemporary vehicles. Programs have been initiated on several occasions with the aim of creating an extremely resilient vehicle for penetrating enemy formations without fear of being destroyed in combat.
Tank-Tread Mecha: A mecha that has the lower body of tank.
Tankette: A tracked armored fighting vehicle that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car. It is mainly intended for light infantry support and scouting. Colloquially it may also simply mean a small tank.
Tank Destroyer: A type of armored fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often with limited operational capacities.

Associations[]

Limitations[]

May only specialize in certain types of tanks.
May take a degree of training or exposure
May take time to achieve mastery.
Are weak against anti-tank guns, anti-tank guided missiles and tank destroyers.

Known Users[]

Various pilots of ACs with Tank Legs (Armored Core)
- Anatolia's Mercenary (Armored Core 4 series)
- Stiletto (Armored Core 4 series)
- Dark Raven (Armored Core V series)
- Lone Mercenary (Armored Core V series)
- C4-621 "Raven" (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
- Chartreuse (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
- "Chatty" Stick (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
- G4 Volta (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
- Ring Freddie (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
Bruce Wayne/Batman (Batman: Arkham)
Hartmann (Battlefield)
Kertz (Battlefield)
Peter Müller (Battlefield)
Schröder (Battlefield)
Ajitani Hifumi (Blue Archive)
- Ajitani Hifumi (Swimsuit ver.)
Natsume Iroha (Blue Archive)
Renkawa Cherino (Blue Archive)
- Renkawa Cherino (Hot Spring ver.)
Hank (Brawl Stars)
Phillip Graves (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot)
Various characters (Fury)
- Boyd "Bible" Swan
- Don "Wardaddy" Collier
- Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis
- Norman "Machine" Ellison
- Trini "Gordo" Garcia
Various characters (Girls und Panzer)
- Hana Isuzu
- Mako Reizei
- Miho Nishizumi
- Saori Takebe
- Yukari Akiyama
Black Tank (Gigabash); to R.o.j.a.k
Henry Stickmin (Henry Stickmin)
Zane (The Lego Ninjago Movie)
Venom Snake (Metal Gear)
Colonel Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin (Metal Gear)
Various characters (Metal Slug)
- Dolores
- General Donald Morden
- Jephet
- Katalina
- Loretta
- Maggie
- Marco Rossi
- Millefie
- Nantes
- Nikita
- Quaith
- Romy
- Svetla
- Sylfie
- Tarma Roving
- Vicky
- Yutong
Eugene Sevenstark (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Orga Itsuka (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Various Characters (T-34)
- Klaus Jäger
- Nikolay Ivushkin
Glumshanks (Skylanders)
Fonzie Rebecca Buckler/Tank Girl (Tank Girl)
Houou Base (Uchuu Sentai Kyuuranger)

Known Tanks[]

Armored Cores with Tank Legs (Armored Core series)
- CIRCUS (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
AAS02: CATAPHRACT (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
HA-T-102 JUGGERNAUT (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
Batmobile (Batman: Arkham series); in tank mode
Tiger 237 "Stefan" (Battlefield)
Toramaru (Blue Archive)
"Devil's Tongue" Flame Tank (Command & Conquer)
Mammoth Tank (Command & Conquer)
- Mammoth Armored Reclamation Vehicle (MARV)
- Mammoth Mk. I/X-66 Mammoth
- Mammoth Mk. III
MBT-6 Predator Tank (Command & Conquer)
Scorpion Tank (Command & Conquer)
Stealth Tank (Command & Conquer)
Tick Tank (Command & Conquer)
Battlemaster Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Crusader Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
- Laser Tank
Dragon Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Marauder Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Overlord Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
- Emperor Overlord Tank
Paladin Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Scorpion Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Apocalypse Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Chrono Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
FutureTank X-1 (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Gattling Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Grizzly Battle Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Hammer Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Lasher Light Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Mammoth Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
MBT-X8 Guardian Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Mirage Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Prism Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Rhino Heavy Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Robot Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Tank Destroyer (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Tesla Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Tsunami Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman "Fury" (Fury)
Anglerfish Team's Panzer IV Ausf.D (Girls und Panzer)
- Anglerfish Team's Panzer IV Ausf.F2
  - Angerfish Team's Panzer IV Ausf.H
Anteater Team's Type 3 Chi-Nu (Girls und Panzer)
Duck Team's Type 89B I-Go (Girls und Panzer)
Hippo Team's StuG III Ausf.F (Girls und Panzer)
Leopon Team's Tiger (P)/Porsche Tiger (Girls und Panzer)
Mallard Team's Char B1 bis (Girls und Panzer)
Rabbit Team's M3 Lee (Girls und Panzer)
Shark Team's Mark IV (Girls und Panzer)
Turtle Team's Panzer 38(t) Ausf.B/C (Girls und Panzer)
- Turtle Team's Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
D-50C Loto (Gundam Universal Century timeline); in Tank Mode
- Long Cannon Type
- Mega Machine Cannon Type
F-50D Guntank R-44 (Gundam Universal Century timeline); in Tank Mode
RX-75 Guntank (Gundam Universal Century timeline)
YMT-05 Hildolfr (Gundam Universal Century timeline)
Atomic Tank (Heavy Weapon)
Ice Tank (The Lego Ninjago Movie)
Shagohod (Metal Gear)
Various tanks (Metal Slug)
- Dragon Nosuke
  - Dragon Nosuke+
- Iron Nokona
- Iron Sentinel
- Iwa Oh
- Metal Rear
- Shoe & Karn
- Slug Gunners; via deformed mode
- SV-001 Metal Slugs
- SV-002s
- Tani Oh
TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Steam Roller (Skylanders)
Astraeus (Warhammer 40,000)
Baneblade (Warhammer 40,000)
Land Raider/Land Raider Phobos (Warhammer 40,000)
Leman Russ Battle Tank (Warhammer 40,000)
Predator Destructor (Warhammer 40,000)