Mirage tank (Red Alert 2)

The Mirage tank is the Allied Force's supreme stealth tank used during the Great World War III.

Background
"Nobody here but us trees."

- Mirage Tank

The tank is a technological marvel created by Albert Einstein. Developed relatively late in the war it incorporated technology allowing it to take on the appearance of any organic item in order to disguise itself. Like in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the Mirage tank was designed so that the forest could move.

The Mirage consists of a hemispherical turret mounted on a light tank chassis. The most prominent features, when not in hiding, are the twin projection units extending from the sides of the main turret. The most important fact about Mirage tanks is that they appear to be trees to enemy troops. They can take out enemies much like a sniper would, using incendiary ammunition.

The Mirage Tank was upgraded in the war against Japan and USSR.

In-game
"SURPRISE!!"

- Mirage Tank attacking from an ambush

It can kill almost all infantry, Soviet or Yuri, in just one or two hits. It can also take out most tanks in between three and five shots, and light vehicles like the flak track do not stand much of a chance against the Mirage tank. A group consisting of 3 to 4 Mirage Tanks can quickly destroy most enemy buildings except for the contruction yard. However, its best use is as a defender of vulnerable areas, as a group of them can lie in wait and then quickly destroy nearby enemies.

Their first appearance is in the third to last mission of the Allied campaign, when the player has to defend Einstein's Laboratory and the Chronosphere.