| “ | The “Spatha” assault tank features a unique and destructive 40mm turret that fires high-velocity shells. This specialized turret is not as well suited to mass-production as its more refined counterpart, the “Falchion.” | „ |
| — In-game description |
The 85K-a “Spatha” (also known as a Spatha) is a late-game Colonial Assault Tank defined by its hexagonal-shaped turret. It is equipped with a high-velocity 40mm main cannon.
The 85K-a “Spatha” houses a crew of three soldiers:
E, which allows the player to use their secondary, such as binocularsIt is equipped with one main armament:
It has 2 inventory slots and a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 45 40mm shells.
The 85K-a “Spatha” has 3000 HP and is disabled under 30% health. It has "Heavy Armor" resistance: it can soak small arms fire, shrapnel, and 12.7mm machine guns, and it is immune to Flamethrowers. But heavy explosives and anti-tank weaponry are a real threat to it.
It has subsystems that have a chance to be disabled by heavy explosives and anti-tank weaponry if hit specifically: Tracks: 25% (Anti-Tank Mines always disable them), Fuel Tank: 25%, Turret/Cannon: 20%.
It has Tank Armor. With it, in best case scenario, penetrating projectiles only have a 33% chance of penetrating and doing damage. That chance goes up quickly if the armor is worn or if it is shot from up close, or on the side or rear from a direct angle, or with ammo that has penetration bonuses.
It takes 165 Basic Materials to fully repair it from 1% to 100% health with a Hammer. Its health, subsystems, and Tank Armor can be instantly repaired at a Garage for 100 Basic Materials.
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Assembly Station (Tank Factory) | 8 x Processed Construction Materials  10 x Assembly Materials I  8 x Assembly Materials IV  2 MW of power  1 x 85K-b “Falchion”  |
85K-a “Spatha”  |
00:07:00 |
The 85K-b “Falchion” must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structure 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
The 85K-a “Spatha” can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.
It can be packaged into a large Shippable and transported only by certain Shipping Vehicles (Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Flatbed Car, or Large Crane).
The 85K-a “Spatha” is one of the primary Colonial medium tanks, which are used to assault and flank enemy defenses. Similar to other tanks, they benefit greatly from having infantry support to protect them. While it has more armor and health compared to its base chassis, the 85K-a “Spatha” is still a somewhat vulnerable tank, meaning that heavy armament will still significantly damage, or even disable, the tank. As such, the crew should take advantage of flanking and hitting enemy vehicle subsystems in order to disable them.
Although it is possible to use the tank without a Commander, it's not recommended as it will limit your awareness on the battlefield.
Standard Equipment Loadout
Like with every other armored vehicle, the crew should ALWAYS equip themselves with a Gas Mask and multiple Filters to avoid dying to Gas Grenades. Additionally, they should bring a Hammer and Basic Materials to repair the tank. These tactics can be buffed by wearing either a Tank Uniform or an Engineer Uniform.
The 85K-a “Spatha” from the front
The 85K-a “Spatha” from the back
The 85K-a “Spatha” introduced in Update 0.43
A 85K-a “Spatha” next to a Colonial soldier wearing Tankman's Coveralls
Early concept art of the 85K-a “Spatha”, alongside other 85K-b “Falchion” variants
Concept art of the 85K-a "Spatha"
