User:Bossinater43/Railgun

The Railgun is a Tier-5 upgrade to the Ranger.

Design
The Railgun features a circular base and a long, complicated barrel.

Technical
Although this evolves from the Ranger, it has a completely different playstyle and a lot of twists. It has the FOV as wide as the Assassin (which is technically a downgrade), but the camera zooms away from the tank with the right-click button, but not in the same fasion as the Predator, as the view moves as the tank moves. This feature must be activated in order to fire, but the tank fires a very fast, very penetrative, and very high-damaging that is very hard to dodge. The view movement does not include what is near the tank. Also, the movement speed is slightly reduced and the reload speed is as fast as the Destroyer-family tanks.

Strategy

 * Strong at: Most tanks at a distance
 * Weak at: All tanks in close proximity

As the Railgun
Range is your friend with this tank. Since the tank requires the camera-move feature to be activated, movement and surveillance is paramount. The bullet moves much faster than any other sniper bullet, and therefore taking out people at a range should be no problem. Even after penetration, this bullet can one-shot all but the toughest tanks.

If someone should rush towards you in an attack attempt, the best option can be to run. "Quick scoping" is possible and while you cannot see a tank near you while firing, it is possible to take them out if you have a decent amount of skill. This tank requires skill and a lot of practice to master.

Against the Railgun
You can tell if a Railgun is firing in your general direction by looking for the very fast bullet that it fires. You can use one of these two tactics to avoid or outplay the Railgun.
 * One thing you can do is avoid the confrontation altogether. Use your fire as cover and run away in the direction that the bullet traveled. There is a risk of being chased, but if you have a tank other than the Railgun, odds are you can outrun this very slow tank. Avoid the general area or avoid big groups.
 * If you want to confront this enemy, stay mobile and unpredictable. This will be especially easy if you have a high-DPS tank. Once they are in a normal FOV of you, they can no longer see you when they fire. At this point, the odds will go drastically in your favor and you're likely to come out of the confrontation victorious.

Trivia

 * This is my second tank, by first sniper-based tank, and the first tank for which I created an image.
 * This page may be in the wrong place. Sorry if it is.
 * This is based off of the railgun in the critically-acclaimed FPS Battlefield 4. DICE has some great concepts. Cheers to those geniuses.