Tesla tank (Red Alert 3)


 * For other uses see: Tesla tank.

The Tesla tank was a Soviet armored vehicle of the. It differed from its predecessor in a number of ways. 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. However, like its predecessor it also saw limited deployment. Instead the more widespread Tesla-armed vehicle was the amphibious Stingray.

The Allies encountered Tesla tanks in Leningrad at the end of the Third World War.

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. Tesla tanks were then used during the Siege of New York.

Commander Oleg Vodnik deployed Tesla tanks during the unsuccessful defense of Vorkuta against the Empire of the Rising Sun. The Empire also encountered Tesla tanks 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 node. 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.