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Aaaand about the Jadgmammut:

Jadgmammut:

From the Wossurian (German) word which means “hunting mammoth”, the Jadgmammut is a super-heavy battle tank with the toughest and most protective armor in the Imperial arsenal. Not only SABOT rounds just bounce off in its armor and HE rounds can do no damage at all, but even its advanced nano-shock absorbers can even take direct-energy weapons head-on and only suffer little damage! The Jadgmammut’s literally indestructible Godsfaith armor is also EMP-proof, so EMP weapons are also ineffective. Its tank treads and wheels can also withstand even the most powerful anti-tank mines for countless times. It also has an advanced overpressure system, so it can traverse even heavily nuclear-radiated and demonic-radiated areas without harming its crew.

The Jadgmammut is also fitted with two 128 mm gas-ignition guns in its turret, which can fire HE rounds, advanced depleted-uranium shells and SABOT rounds for dealing with vehicles of comparable capability, penetrator rounds with an ability to damage multiple tanks with a single shot, air bursting munitions for dealing with packs of enemy infantry and blessed holy rounds for dealing with demonic energy. Its guns have the longest range out of all Imperial tanks, if not of all tanks that existed in history, for their maximum range can reach five kilometers. The guns also have autoloaders that can allow each gun to dish out 12 shots per minute. Its’ fire control system allows it to bring down helicopters from the sky. Aside from the turret, the Jadgmammut also has a Brimstone missile launcher, 7 heavy machine guns (one each for the front, back and sides) and an Oerlikon 35mm shredder autocannon on the top of its turret.

The Jadgmammut is also fitted with point-defense lasers against missiles and close area defense systems that will shred any hostile that has come upon near it, also making suicide bombers ineffective. The Jadgmammut is also fitted with disruptor devices which allow it not only to deflect missile attacks and confuse hostile rangefinders and targeting systems, but also vastly decrease magic attack potency against it (for example, a Glacies would attempt to encase it in a block of ice, but the disruptors would weaken and disrupt the magic ley lines and as a result, the spell will not work. This is also the primary reason why we cannot hack a Jadgmammut’s computer systems at all, aside from the firewalls in its battle network with other tanks). Last but not the least; the tank can also generate a small EM shield that can make it TOTALLY impervious to EVERYTHING.

Because of its capabilities mentioned above, it has struck the hearts of even the bravest and most dedicated antitank units with fear at even the mere mention of the Jadgmammut. This behemoth is one of the reasons why we cannot confront the fascists head-on. It is so feared enough that whenever the Jadgmammut makes its appearance, victory is always assured for the fascists. Despite our intensified efforts of mining the roads and procuring more modern antitank weapons, no Jadgmammut has been destroyed or even incapacitated ever since it was introduced.

All is not lost. For all of its monstrous reputation which it truly lived on, the Jadgmammut is very costly to maintain, although unlike real-life super heavy battle tanks, its engine is very reliable and may only need one or two complete overhauls in its service life. As a super-heavy battle tank, it is also the slowest Imperial battle tank, with a speed of 35 kilometer per hour, even if running on two sets of tracks. Additionally, it cannot use its disruptor and EM shield abilities and fire its weapons at the same time, for the disruptor devices may interfere with the fire-control systems and the EM shield will not let the Jadgmammut’s shells pass through it either. Also, activating the EM shields will render the tank immobile as it focuses its power to outwardly protect itself.

Because of its cost and the flaws mentioned before, it is extremely rare, and Imperial commanders deem it unsuitable for counterinsurgency operations, instead for conventional warfare and for propaganda purposes. Currently, there are only 20 Jadgmammuts in existence and the fascists are already burdened with maintaining them, so there is no further plan of ordering more Jadgmammuts. Moreover, by the time they were introduced, the Ancients had made their presence known, and they became invaluable assets not only in countering the Ancients’ menace, but also in inspiring the Imperial troops to battle against their enemies even by its mere presence and spearheading the drive to mankind’s triumph. The bad (or good) news, however, according to our intelligence, the real reason why the Jadgmammuts are no further being ordered is that an even more advanced and versatile super-heavy tank more powerful than the Jadgmammut is already in the works!