85K-b “Falchion”

This article is considered accurate for the current version (1.62) of Foxhole.

“	Designed for mass-production in Kraunia, this assault tank features a modular turret system for maximum versatility. The “Falchion” class features a powerful if understated, 40mm cannon.	„
	— In-game description

The 85K-b “Falchion” (also known as an MPT, or simply known as a Falchion) is a late-game Colonial Assault Tank designed to be mass-produced and is defined by its square turret. It is equipped with a 40mm main cannon.

General Info

Crew

The 85K-b “Falchion” houses a crew of three soldiers:

Driver (Seat 1)
- Controls the movement of the vehicle, and can see the remaining fuel in the vehicle
Cannoneer (Gunner) (Seat 2)
- Controls the movement, reloading, and firing of the 40mm main cannon
Commander (Seat 3)
- Capable of directing the crew, as well as giving them a better overview of the battlefield
- Can open up the hatch by pressing , which allows the player to use their secondary, such as binoculars

Armament

It is equipped with one main armament:

40mm Cannon
- Mounted on a turret
- Firing Arc: 60°
- Traverse: 360° (turns 30° per second)
- Ammo Used: 40mm
- Range: 40 meters
- Reload Duration: 5.5 seconds
- Firing Duration: 2 seconds
- Fire Rate: 8 per minute

Inventory

It has 2 inventory slots and a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 45 40mm shells.

Engine & Mobility

Fuel Tank: 325 L of Diesel or Petrol
Fuel Consumption Rate: 13.5L / min (Autonomy: 00:24:04)
Speed: 7.62 m/s on road, 5.33 m/s off-road
Can ram and destroy Sandbag Covers, Tier 1 Walls, Barbed Wire Fences, and Deployed Tripods
Damages Field Bridges a lot. Crossing is very risky or impossible
Can cross Trenches
Triggers Anti-Tank Mines

Health & Armor

The 85K-b “Falchion” has 3650 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: 25%.
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 can be field repaired with a Hammer and Basic Materials. Each hit consumes 1 Basic Materials and repairs 21 hp (174 hits for full repair). Its health, subsystems, and Tank Armor can be instantly repaired at a Garage for 100 Basic Materials.

Production

Structure	Input(s)	Output	Time
Garage	135 x Refined Materials	85K-b “Falchion”	135 hits
Mass Production Factory	971 x Refined Materials	3 crates of 5 x 85K-b “Falchion”	05:37:30
Mass Production Factory	1214 x Refined Materials	4 crates of 5 x 85K-b “Falchion”	07:30:00
Mass Production Factory	1416 x Refined Materials	5 crates of 5 x 85K-b “Falchion”	09:22:30

Must be fully researched in the Vehicle Tech Tree in order to be produced.

Mass Production Factory orders must have at least 3 crates.

Storage & Transport

The 85K-b “Falchion” 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, Flatbed Car, Storage Ship). It can be lifted by any crane but only a Large Crane can undeploy and move while holding it.
The Crates of 85K-b “Falchion” produced by Mass Production Factories can be packaged and transported by any Shipping Vehicle then submitted to a Storage Depot or Seaport to be stored and unpacked.

Tactics

The 85K-b “Falchion”, despite being classed as a Medium Tank, can be seen as an up armored Light Tank, as it has more health and armor than a standard LT. Due to having these somewhat mediocre stats, its sole strength lies in its cheap cost, and sheer volume when produced in the Mass Production Factory. Due to its crate size consisting of five vehicles, instead of the standard three, it is possible to manufacture large amounts of Falchions, and efficiently transport them to a frontline Seaport or Storage Depot.

Due to Falchions having a manufacturing advantage over Warden Tanks, in order to capitalize on their numerical advantage, these tanks should be used en masse, where the bare minimum of crew is required to operate them. This tactic allows armored pushes to field more tanks at a time, which increases armored firepower, but at the cost of more limited battlefield awareness). All Falchion crews should attempt to do as much damage as possible before being destroyed, especially when being confronted by heavier tanks, such as Battle Tanks.

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
The vehicle's crew should equip themselves with a Gas Mask and multiple Filters to avoid dying to Gas Grenades (if they are researched). Additionally, they should each bring a Hammer and Basic Materials to repair the vehicle. All of this can be done more efficiently by wearing either a Tank Uniform or an Engineer Uniform.
The commander should bring Binoculars and it is also recommended that a crew member brings a Wrench.

Tips

While the 85K-b “Falchion” can be seen as a good beginner tank, it should not be manually hammered out due to its unique production benefit, which is only applied when it is produced in the Mass Production Factory.
- With the max MPF discount, as well as it making five vehicles per crate, it is possible to field 25 Falchions for every order.
If you have the necessary resources and know of facilities that can upgrade one, Falchions should be upgraded to become a 85K-a “Spatha”. This tactic is good if you want to increase your combat survivability, but not useful if the overall strategy is fielding as much armor as possible.

Trivia

A "Falchion" is a type of one handed, single edged sword typically featuring a slightly curved blade and a crossguard. This weapon was typically seen as a peasants' weapon, owing to low quality of construction.
- A stencil of one such weapon can be seen on the sides of the tank.
The 85K-b “Falchion” is the only tank in the game to have a MPF bonus, which gives each crate five tanks instead of the usual three.

Historical Reference

The devs have stated the T-34, KV-1 & Elefant as inspirations.^[1] The hull seems to be heavily inspired by the Elefant/Porsche Tiger owing to the proportions, angles & exhaust vents' shape.

Update History

Update	Changes
Update 1.55	Health increased from 3000 to 3650 Armour Health increased by ~40% (from 9100 to 12725).
Update 1.53	Vehicles with weapons, Emplacements and Tripod Weapons now have a Dedicated Ammo Slot which limits the amount of ammo they can store. 85K-b "Falchion" and 85K-a "Spatha" 3 inventory slots > 40mm x45 ammo slot, 2 inventory slots.