Titan Mk. II (Tiberian Twilight)

 (or simply Titan Mk. III) is an assault walker in service with the Global Defense Initiative's Offense Class in the Fourth Tiberium War.

History
"Count me in!"

- Titian jockey ready to go

This new generation of assault walkers was a direct descendant of the Titan Mk. I that was first developed and saw service during the Second Tiberium War. In the post Firestorm Crisis period, the GDI Steel Talons had formed who had made extensive use of these walkers in conflicts with the Brotherhood of Nod. Thus, they attempted to create a next generation series of the Titan that evolved into the Titan Mark II. Making use of advanced robotics as well as greater battle armor, they proved themselves for a time but in the years approaching the Third Tiberium War; the Titan Mk II was abandoned in favor of a cheaper alternative that was provided by the MBT-6 Predator. This led to hundreds of Titans being relegated to mothball status and left in warehouses though some were converted for civilian duties such as construction work where they aided in the development of the Blue Zones.

Despite this decision, the veterans of the Steel Talons had fond memories of the Titan walkers and made a petition to bring these venerable vehicles back into service. Initially, their pleas were recieved on deaf ears though events changed after the development of the Crawler vehicles. The development of these offshoots of the MCV's, GDI High Command began searching for a vehicle that would serve in anti-Crawler operations. This allowed for the AW-T2 Titan to be developed which quickly became a front-line armored assault walker vehicle capable of finding as well as destroying enemy Crawlers. The addition of laser weaponry also enhanced its capabilities and allowed it to battle enemy aerial units such as the Basilisk and Gorgon. This second lease on life had earnt the Titan a place beside the Mammoth Tank's in the arsenals of the Global Defense Initiative.

Background
"My lasers for that guy?"

- Titian jockey scoffing at the small size of an enemy

The AW-T2 shared many of the elements from the original Titan Mk. I and its successor the Mk. II. They now served as mobile weapon platforms with the power as well as speed needed to attack Nod Crawlers. As such, their very role on the battlefield was as a "Crawler Killer". The AW-T2 was created with the addition of complex as well as advanced alloys, high-tech servos and fibrous tendons. This combination allowed it to achieve high speed movement across the battlefield on its two armored legs. However, this has had the effect of making these walkers epensive though effective platforms for tracking enemy vehicles on the field. The two legs were necessary component in balancing the crew comparment as well as power plant which were needed to hold 20 tons of weight. Furthermore, the elevated turret also gave the gunners a clearer shot of their targets over the terrain.

Initially, the Titan was equipped with a simple anti-tank cannon but GDI Engineers pointed out the fact that these walkers were quite suitable for carrying heavy lasers as well as other enhancements. Since that moment, the L91 Pierce Laser Cannon was introduced into the design with charge capacitors added into the Titan to help power the weapon. Furthermore, higher quality beam emitters were capable of being added onto the AW-T2 which improved the weapon's range and power train components also enhanced its speed. A number of recent models were also noted for featuring a second heavy laser and has helped earn the Titan a title of being a versatile weapon platform in history.

In-Game Unit
"I'm gonna squash them!"

- Titian jockey boasting the size of the Titian

The Titian is a versitile, but effective, laser weilding GDI walker. It, along with the Striker, are ideal choices for engaging enemy crawlers and heavy armor, such as rogue Mammoth Tanks or Nod Avatars. It can also target aircraft, such as the Salamander, proving to be more vesitile then it's predecessor. It is however, medium armored, so tanks like the Avenger are a threat to it.

Using Blue Tiberium Cores, it can upgrade to a second laser and increased firepower. The Titian is avalible to all Commanders right off the bat, and it's capability allows it to last much of a game match until the Refractor becomes avalible at Teir III.

A footnote note, the lasers are extremely well suited for anti-missile duty, as proved when Nod launched large numbers of slower, but deadly, Aurora missiles armed with nuclear warheads, at rogue GDI Colonel James and her forces durring the Battle of the Scrin Tower, in the Fourth Tiberium War. However, most other missiles cannot be blocked in such a manner, due to small size and speed.