Tesla tank (Red Alert 3)

"Tesla Tank, charge complete!"

- Tesla Tank

The Tesla tank was a Soviet armored vehicle of the War of the Three Powers.

Background
The chassis was fully tracked and two small Tesla coils were mounted in a turret.

It was also equipped with an electromagnetic disruptor to disable enemy vehicles. Compared to the amphibious Tesla-armed Stingray the Tesla Tank saw much more restricted deployment. It was notably stronger than the older versions of the Tesla tank.

Deployment History
Tesla Tanks saw limited deployment and were only used for specific occasions. Premier Anatoly Cherdenko set the Tesla tanks against the Allied forces in Leningrad at the end of the Third World War.

In the Soviet campaign, premier Anatoly Cherdenko's forces made heavy use of Tesla tanks on Easter Island in an unsuccessful attempt to purge internal threats to his power. The Soviet commander who defeated Cherdenko acquired from him a number of Tesla tanks which were then used to attack Ft. Bradley in New York and then to eliminate the last Allied forces at the Liberty Island.

In the Empire campaign, commander Oleg Vodnik deployed Tesla tanks during the unsuccessful defense of Vorkuta against the Empire of the Rising Sun. Later, Soviet scientist Gregor Zelinsky set the Tesla tanks against the Empire during the final push on the FutureTech laboratory in Amsterdam.

Game Unit
The Tesla tank is a special unit which may not be produced either in campaign or multiplayer mode. The exception is in the Soviet mission The Stone-Faced Witnesses. The enemy Soviet war factories produce Tesla tanks and if captured the player may as well. The player also starts off with some Tesla tanks in Blight on the Big Apple, but still can't build any.

Trivia

 * The Tesla Tank is probably piloted by former Tesla Troopers, judging by some of their dialogue, and the similar voice.
 * Despite that the Tesla tank cannot be produced in skirmish, it is available in some mods, for example in the mod.