Editing Mk IV Steam Tank (section)

==In All Quiet on the Martian Front==
The MK IV is the centerpiece of any force it is deployed with, both due to its size and firepower. 

The 5 inch gun finally gives Terran forces their first +3 firepower, which rivals that of the invaders heat rays and with a range of 30 inches one can keep the tripods at arms length and pound them into scrap. Due to its turret mounting, the 5 incher can fire in any direction so there is now out flanking this monster like the smaller tanks. The 6 four inch guns are a little bit more limited due to there mountings, (4 capable of firing forward and 2 to each side) but they posses the same range as the big gun so while the 5 inch smashes tripods with single shots, you can keep them off balance with sustained +2 power shots. For the tertiary guns you can choose between a pair of Machine Guns or a Pair of 1.65 inch (roughly 40mm) Hotchkiss guns. Both weapons are +1 power but the difference being the MGs have 3 shots each at a range of 20 inches while the Hotchkiss guns only have 2 shots but the range is equal to your other weapons at 30 inches. Which is better? Honestly its up to you, but if you elect to use the Rapid fire weapons you may not use the big gun in the same shooting step.

Monitor Pattern Mk IVs mount an experimental 7 inch gun in place of the 5 inch gun. The seven inch gun has a range of 40 inches, enough to out range tripods by a significant distance, and have a firepower of +4, Oh hell yes. This is equal to the concentration beam mode of the Heat Rays while at the same time out ranging them. The only downside to this awesomeness is that you may not fire the big gun of the Monitor pattern if it moves in the initial movement step of your turn. 

Its not just in firepower that the Mk IV rivals a tripod. With a defense rating of 4 and an armor rating of 10, the invaders can no longer just assume that they will blow you away the instant they bring their Heat Rays to bear. 

Both the Mk IV and the Monitor Pattern will cost you 190 points to add to your US force.

{{American Forces in All Quiet on the Martian Front}}

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