| “ | In response to the Legion embarking on aggressive northern offensives, the Firebrand is designed to conflagrate and eradicate their garrisons with ease. Built using the aggressive frame of the Widow, the Firebrand is a pure force of nature when paired with a secondary armoured escort. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Noble Firebrand Mk. XVII is a Warden Destroyer Tank. It is equipped with a hull-mounted heavy flamethrower. Its most distinctive features are the low profile chassis, and the short-barreled flamethrower nozzle at the front.
The Noble Firebrand Mk. XVII houses a crew of three soldiers:
, which allows the player to use their secondary, such as a binocularThe Noble Firebrand Mk. XVII is equipped with one main armament:
It has one dedicated ammo slot that can hold 10 Flame Ammo magazines.
As Large Items, Flame Ammo can be submitted into the inventory while on foot by pressing
without having to open any interface.| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Small Assembly Station  (Tank Factory) |
10 x Processed Construction Materials  10 x Assembly Materials II  15 x Assembly Materials III  2 MW of power  Noble Widow MK. XIV  |
Noble Firebrand Mk. XVII  |
00:07:00 |
Must be fully researched in the Vehicle 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
The Noble Firebrand Mk. XVII 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 Noble Firebrand Mk. XVII is both a strong and weak tank, as its armor it sports the lowest armor penetration chance in the game, at a low 17%, meaning that if it gets hit directly in the front, it has a high chance of deflecting the round. However, if it gets hit, it significantly affects the Tank Destroyer's health, quickly increasing its chance of being destroyed. As such, great care must be taken to ensure that incoming fire isn't detrimental to the tank.
Its main armament, the Heavy Flamethrower, which is a heavier version of a Flamethrower, still operates as a niche tool. When used directly against infantry, it can become one of the fastest kill tools (right behind explosions, which will instantly kill a player). While it is tempting to charge hunkering infantry, it's better to flush them out with fire and heat. The near-nonexistent damage and quick emptying of a canister forces the crew to conserve ammunition against flammable targets. Setting enemy structures ablaze will also deny enemy infantry their use, slowly damaging it and preventing them from repairing it. 6 seconds of continuous firing on any Tier 2 structure creates a self-sustaining medium-intensity fire on it. Shooting more than 2.5 magazines in one go at the same target structure is pointless as its fire cannot grow bigger.
Although it is possible to use a 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.
| Update | Changes |
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| Update 1.53 |
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