The DDO Chronicle: Issue 192

[Cordovan]

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[Lerincho]

It's your main against a heavily-armored military tank...who wins and how?

Lerincho, of course, as a Gnomish Artificer he completely understands the inner workings. After defeating the foe, he has heart enough to help improve the military tank by adding steam powered waffle maker.

[Frogger1234]

Based on history, the tank wins:

(Combat): You suffer a total of 1,688 points of damage from Demolishing Explosion after 120 were blocked by energy resistance.

[ForgettableNPC]

Depends on if the tank is immune to magic, I guess...?

[btolson]

I don't really have a main, but if I'm playing a ranged character, then the ranged character wins. If melee, then the tank wins.

[1cebeast]

Icebeest would just self heal and spam magic missile, until Colors of the Queen turns it into a frog.

[Minezeye]

My paladin would sum this opponent up as a form of Iron golem with no legs!

Thus my Adamantine Weapons would make short work it....

Of course I was surprised to find several small bearded humanoids inside... I hear they are called... gnomes?!?

They were all sweaty and smelled terrible...

[Ullikummis]

I have a spear...I beat the tank.

[FuzzyDuck81]

My warlock wins through the use of terrible tentacles of doom

[rfachini]

Of course, the tank loses. Warlock--'nuff said. :cool:

[Fnordian]

Oh I'm sure the military tank would win. Even enchanted crossbow bolts tend to bounce off military-grade armor! Well...at least the first 20 times it would win but then I'd finally get the hang of it and figure out how to beat it with some spell or ... thing.

[ComicRelief]

That's easy - my main wins.

A (heavily armored) military tank's weapons are based on ranged combat. The main gun is typically used against vehicles, buildings, structures, or a group of 'mobs' - it is not made for combat with a single 'mob' and is relatively easy for one person to out-maneuver. The machine gun is made for single or group mobs, but depending on which tank, it either has a very limited field of view, or requires the operator to be on top of the tank, exposed. If the latter, my main takes him out with a well-placed arrow (or spell). If the former, my main avoids the narrow field of view. In any event, my main is now 'up close and personal' with said tank. Now, cracking a tank can be difficult, but once that's done...

With the right blade, it is possible to carve up the beast. But one can also brake open the hatch, toss in a "slay living" pot and voila! Of course, once the hatch is breached (or the beast cracked open another way), there are numerous ways other than a "slay living" pot. And you don't even necessarily have to crack it open - pound on the armor long and hard enough, and you'll cause concussive damage that could kill the occupants outright. Rip out the fuel lines and they're not going anywhere and have a tank roast.

So many choices...
;)

[Ebondevil]

Leap of Faith onto the Tank, Sit on the Hatch and let the Summoned Archon poke holes in the tank until it collapses.

[beta1]

Since my main just TR'd the tank would just run him down as he gets tired.

[Ravand]

My main would win. Eventually he would roll a 20!

[Saekee]

My main. No idea how...

[Enoach]

Tank on Tank - Enoach wins the military tank ran out of fuel.

[Edwinge]

The tank would win.

[RD2play]

Invis, cant shoot what you cant see.
Enter tank, using LockPick skill.
Backstab all crew.
UMD, (use mechanical device!) Now my main owns the tank!

Anyone ready to rumble?

[Jetrule]

How much MRR does 700 mm of depleted uranium mesh-reinforced composite armor provide to the crew. Need to know because My main is on a wizard life.

[nordlav]

My Pally, cause Holy Sword....yeah.....

[Nyrvjjn]

If confirm a critical back stab I win

[LrdSlvrhnd]

My warlock Hurls the tank into Hell. Victory: Warlock!

My SB/SS bard Fascinates the tank, but finds out the hard way that the tank isn't a living creature, or even technically a construct (being a machine controlled by crew, rather than being autonomous). So despite the crew being asleep, the tank keeps rumbling forward, and my bard - who'd had to get right up close to play the notes, and had stopped - gets crushed under the treads. Victory: Tank!

My rogue/arti keeps moving and shooting at extreme range. While this also puts him in ideal range of the tank's main gun, it's really not designed to hit such a small target, so he really only has to worry about the shrapnel, which he easily evades. He eventually whittles it down, and then very easily takes out the crew as they emerge. Victory: Rogue/arti!

My SB/WC bard charges right up to the tank and whittles it down. Victory: Bard!

My druid's wolf instincts takes over and he starts chasing the tank instead of fighting it, and gets easily taken out by somebody who pops the hatch. Victory: Tank!

[ForumFrenzy]

Big TP, Big TP, no Kobolds!
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiCYWnUUUAAgplh.jpg

[The_Human_Cypher]

My main would win. Two words: quivering palm.

[Mithis]

MBT wins hands down...I don't have the PRR to avoid being one shot.

[Dark_Helmet]

It's your main against a heavily-armored military tank...who wins and how?
I would win.
Kobold legs are too short to reach the pedals.
Magic Missiles would unerringly hit them.

End of story.

[hingu_Doy]

Is the military tank red/purple named? If it isn't, then the battle is just too easy for my main. I guess even if the tank was a purple/red named boss type, it still wouldn't matter much.

[peng]

Whoever spots the other first, wins.

[Phoenix-daBard]

Wrack construct, few demolition charges, rune-arms,... Tank is rubble.

[DDO_Addict]

It depends on who rolled the highest initiative.

[Calinthus]

It would depend on terrain. If Cal has upper ground, Cal. No doubt. On flat terrain, the tank has a chance, with the .50. In either case, my objective is to land on the top of the tank with jump/featherfall, swap to Aura, and whack away with my addy maul, and loosing dual bursts.

~Edit~ Cal is currently Warlock.

[rehakp]

Depends if my main is on warlock life or not.

[cdbd3rd]

It's your main against a heavily-armored military tank...who wins and how?

Given my usual luck with Teleport errors, I would quickly put myself floating down from overhead. Tanks cannot elevate their main and co-axial weaponry to straight up, and I pity the poor sod who gets ordered to pop his head out of a hatch to man the turret mounted weapon.

(Arty)

From my nice safe cozy floating overhead position, I would drop a couple tornado pots and unleash elemental Xoriat upon the tank below. Tornado, lightning, Force shots from my Runearm, Sonic and Force grenades,...


Spectating from a safe distance, just accept that there was a tank somewhere in the mess...

http://stateofthenation2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tornado-lightning-935-1.jpg


(The errant fingers of lightning dropping off to the left? Curious Kobolds got too close. :p )

[Joinaxx]

My wizard main, even gimped, will probably win. A single lightning bolt will screw up the tank's electrical systems, and that's just one spell in my arsenal.

[Maquist]

After a brief discussion, Aberrus and the tank came to realize that they shared similar goals, and a compatible outlook. Thus they teamed up.

[DYWYPI]

It's your main against a heavily-armoured military tank...who wins and how?

She'd use tactics and create a diversion, stealth close enough to either unlock the turret hatch or temporally demobilise the tank by targeting the vitals, such as a railway sleeper in the tracks, etc.

Alternatively a 'Strong Alchemist's Fire Grenade' would do a lot of severe damage; if it got into the air intakes...

Nonetheless the crew are likely to be very nervous and actually open the hatch for her - since their field of vision is reduced. At close-quarters (once climbing upon it) the tank wouldn't be able to aim at her if the hatches were closed anyway.

When she entered the tank; either by deception or by lock picking, etc. Slowly slip-out a concealed stiletto, the rest would be a few silent twists and merciful; the crew would feel no pain, another successful Assassination. >;-)

[DaGreat1]

I have an advantage. I can raise back to life. Not the tank! Isslander would get him somewhere down the line

[Nesis]

My main would win due to his sneak and assassinate abilities.

[Ghwyn]

I like purple.

[Dulcimerist]

My dwarf barbarian doesn't have magic, so brute force would have to do. He could pry off the hatch like a can opener with his axe, get in there, and stop it that way. He would emerge victorious.

[GlassCannon]

The encounter goes pretty much the same as against an archer, but Tanks can't swivel very quickly and have a very low fire rate so dodging their projectiles isn't too tough. Displacement certainly helps if they manage to get a shell fired my way and it comes a smidge too close.

I Wing (Exalted Angel ability) my way out of the current line of fire and strafe my way closer to the tank, staying outside its tiny line of fire. When close enough I use my Eldritch Cone to sear the metal away from the occupants of the tank with incredible efficiency, quickly crippling the treads by liquefying the metal in one or two shots. In several shots (2 seconds), the tank's rotor to turn the cannon would be melted and inoperable, disabling the tank entirely. Its occupants, if foolish enough to open the hatch, would be killed instantly upon meeting the relentless shotgun-style blasts of pure light and acid energy. That's if I didn't want to hasten things along and use attacks like Divine Wrath.

If entering the tank at that point was an option, I could use my Eldritch Blast and Burst to destroy the tank from within, but I'd be concerned with that Reactor that drives the machine and igniting the munitions with Light damage, so would prefer to use the Eldritch Cone attack instead and keep my distance. Besides, the occupants have Intel I would benefit from. Killing them is not the best choice.

I have Power Word Kill, Finger of Death and Phantasmal Killer at my disposal but I'd rather Create Thrall on the tank's driver so I could extract tactical information from him. Then I leave the crippled hulk of metal, armed with the tactical knowledge, and lay siege to the enemy force. I could easily take on an army. My massive Charisma score allows me to use Bluff, Diplomacy and Intimidate to disrupt the army I come against, then I rip them apart from within, taking Thralls of the officers and killing those I don't need until they unconditionally surrender and become my vassals.

Much later into the conflict, I take advantage of the fact that I float and skim along the surface of the Ocean to take on ships with strafing attacks along the hulls to melt a massive hole in the side of each vessel as I use speed and strafing to my advantage. Ships don't expect a small, fast and extremely powerful target the size of a person that appears displaced, so the turrets have a hard time. I would worry about Phalanx cannons on the Carriers though, but they are attuned to firing at air targets so I could swim under their influence to the side of a carrier and melt the underside with great speed as to see the carrier rather quickly heave and sink. I would have a bit of trouble against Jets and the like unless I employ my vassals and thralls to help.

[Tyrande]

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my main would use improved invisibility and then sneak on top of the military tank's hatch; use a bell of opening from the DDO store and then sneak inside with a quick succession of circle of death, Evard's black tentacles, wail of the banshee and energy burst, spirit burst on the crew.

Main wins and then drives the free military tank.

[Bogenbroom]

Well, since Bogenbroom's ability to charm the tank is probably non-existent, hell have to teleport away. I call it a draw.

[NabeGewell]

My main IS a 'heavily-armored military tank'. :(

[Kulothar]

Simple enough. My main is a Druid. He goes into wolf form since military orders prevent firing at the wildlife since it is a waste of ammo. Once beside the tank, he pulls the fire extinguisher and then finishes them off when they try to escape the tank (earthquake, ice storm, thunderstorm, etc.). Or he could just cast a firewall on top of it from a distance.

[UurlockYgmeov]

Owlbear's riding a bear? :)

[LucasMacKinnon]

If I was on my bard, I would use I visibility, then use my fascinate to make the tank operators stop what they are dong, then use song of suggestion to make them do my bidding before killing each other. If on my wizard I would freeze the tracks of the tank and cripple it, then use acid cloud. After acid cloud I would use Invisibility and watch everything be destroyed

[GlassCannon]

After a brief discussion, Aberrus and the tank came to realize that they shared similar goals, and a compatible outlook. Thus they teamed up.

I'm afraid the humans inside wouldn't follow the Lord of Blades with you and the tank. What would you do with them?

I roll vs insanity. Got an 18. Still ok.

[moomooprincess]

It's your main against a heavily-armored military tank...who wins and how?

As in an M1 Abrams?

No contest. I lose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXe5Me93oQc

The Abrams will detect me before I could even see it, range is around 2 miles.


For fun, Monty Python Ministry of Silly Walks was involved with this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnCvrDwHIiY

[databass]

My main, Sklarr would win. He can self heal many different ways and the military tank can't. But, OMG, what a long battle it would be!

[Grandern_Marn]

Is there a perch nearby? If so, I win. I will hang out there for hours plink, plinking that tank.

[Vulkoorex]

My main is a Tank!!!

[Lanadazia]

my monster rogue (12 rog/6 rng/ 2 ftr) would easily win due to high max dex, hence high dodge cap and of course due to armor piercing!

[Jango-EX]

Depends on the tank's build, I suppose?

[OwnedSphinx]

I would just have a rogue mechanic create an anti-tank mine.... boom

[krzyysiek098]

Got him using sneak attack... He forgot to protect his neck...

[Eric_the_Dead]

My main is on a ranged life right now so he wins by kiting the tank until it runs out of ammo and gas (this is a real world tank without infinite mana, right?).

[Aelonwy]

My main (Aelonwy) is a light canon cleric, so uhm yeah... I think the tank would probably win 'cause you know... tanks likely don't take light damage and she can heal a lot of things but being blasted and crushed by a tank probably isn't one of them. Also I love my main but she's years behind in class balance. YEARS.

[Graskitch]

The heavily-armored military tank would win, because we always try epic elite first.

After a few defeats and wipes, my main bard character would adopt a piking strategy, whistling Music of the Makers while the rest of the party actually takes it down.

[Thud]

Bottled tornado!

[BlueVictory]

Ruin for the win!

[gilstar9]

My main would win. She is a monk, OP!

[Letu]

The tank would win because I have no evasion and it would 1 Shot me.

[Entil]

It is difficult to speculate the result. See you in the Lobster!!

[Vish]

To defeat a tank
Diplomacy to spank
A direct intervention
Conflict prevention
Divines take it to the bank

[xberto]

My main "archer" would pew pew pew the tank into the ground!

[Qadashael]

The tank wins.
I successfully roll a bluff check and convince it that it doesn't have to continue along a military career just because it was designed for destruction. But the tank decides to sell its services to fatherly figures wishing to inspire a bit of fear in prospective son-in-laws after decommissioning itself from the military. Unfortunately, my bride-to-be has a father interested in the services of said tank, and it doesn't end well for me.

[Gljosh]

Currently my main is a Pure Sun Elf Arti with a lot of upgrades to my arti dog. So my arti dog would tank the tank, while I use a multiple Lightning based spells, Deconstruct, Wrack Construct, Rune Arm blasts, and some mines.

[Portibraf]

Already done ballistae, airships and warforged titans ... shouldn't be too different, right?

[TheHound]

Tank v Rogue:

I see two main options here:

1. Range down the barrel ... BOOM!

2. (My preference) Sneak inside, not down the barrel, assassinate the gnome operators, and chase kobolds around waterworks in my new ride!

[Cordovan]

Depends on the tank's build, I suppose?

Congratulations, you are this week's winner! PM incoming with a code.

[Jango-EX]

Congratulations, you are this week's winner! PM incoming with a code.

Hooray! :D

[UurlockYgmeov]

Gratz!

[Mindos]

oops

[axel15810]

Cometfall = Smashed tank

[Nyrvjjn]

dna

[Cordovan]

If I was on my bard, I would use I visibility, then use my fascinate to make the tank operators stop what they are dong, then use song of suggestion to make them do my bidding before killing each other. If on my wizard I would freeze the tracks of the tank and cripple it, then use acid cloud. After acid cloud I would use Invisibility and watch everything be destroyed

Congratulations, you are this week's winner! PM incoming with a code.

[UurlockYgmeov]

gratz!