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| “ | Colonial Armoured Cars are quick, well-rounded urban assault platforms. These anti-infantry vehicles are equipped with twin-barrelled machineguns. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The T3 “Xiphos” is the standard Colonial Armored Car. It is equipped with a twin 7.92mm machine gun.
The T3 “Xiphos” houses a crew of two soldiers:
LMBThe T3 “Xiphos” is equipped with one main armament:
It has a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 30 magazines.
The T3 “Xiphos” has 1000 HP and is disabled under 30% health. It has "Light Armor" resistance: it can soak small arms fire and shrapnel, and it is immune to Flamethrowers. But it won't last long when faced with 12.7mm machine guns, heavy explosives, or anti-tank weaponry.
It has Tank Armor. With it, in best case scenario, penetrating projectiles only have a 85% 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 95 Basic Materials to fully repair it from 1% to 100% health with a Hammer. Its health and Tank Armor can be instantly repaired at a Garage for 100 Basic Materials.
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage | 25 x Refined Materials  |
T3 “Xiphos”  |
25 Hammer hits |
| Mass Production Factory | 75 x Refined Materials |
Crate of 3 x
T3 “Xiphos” |
00:20:50 |
Must be fully researched in the Vehicle 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
The T3 “Xiphos” can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.
It can be packaged into an small Shippable and transported by any Shipping Vehicle (Crane, Flatbed Truck, Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Landing Ships, Flatbed Car, or Large Crane).
The T3 “Xiphos”, like all wheeled armored cars, is a lightly armored car solely designed to combat infantry. In terms of mobility, it has mediocre off-road speed and decent on-road speed, which makes it limited to where it can effectively fight. Along with its slow-turning turret, it is better to stay on roads so the crew can react faster if they're being flanked. Additionally, due to its low health, a single anti-tank mine will nearly destroy it.
Due to the vehicle equipped with 7.92mm ammunition (a light kinetic ammo type), it cannot damage defensive structures and struggles to suppress them due to its bad accuracy. As such, it shouldn't be used to push defenses, especially those with active AI. It is better suited to attacking enemy infantry out in the open or behind certain defenses (such as Trenches, Sandbags, etc.), as well as protecting friendly infantry from enemy forces by suppressing them or killing them.
AC Effectiveness over the Course of the War
Similar to all armored cars, as soon as heavier anti-armor weapons become more common, (such as anti-tank rifles) the T3 “Xiphos” quickly becomes obsolete on the front line, as they will quickly be destroyed, as longer ranged weapons prevent the crew from reacting fast enough before being destroyed.
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 vehicle. These tactics can be buffed by wearing either a Tank Uniform or an Engineer Uniform.
Depending on when the crew fields this Armored Car, these equipment may not be unlocked. If they are unlocked, the crew should equip them so they are not easily killed in combat.
The T3 “Xiphos” from the front
The T3 “Xiphos” from the rear
The introduction and lore of the T3 “Xiphos”
