Drake Tank

Drake Tank
Production information
Manufacturer:	Amanda Holliday (formerly) The Last City
Model:	Battle Tank
Technical specifications
Maximum speed:	Low
Other system(s):	Side Armor Headlights Taillights Splatter Treads
Hull:	Highly Durable
Armament:	Main Cannon Missiles
Crew:	Guardian
Usage
Year introduced:	Red War
Role(s):	Heavy Assault
Affiliation:	The Last City Neomuna

The Drake Tank is a battle tank that was designed by Amanda Holliday and used by Guardian forces during the Red War. It seats only one occupant, the driver. The Drake is armed with a powerful main cannon and rocket launchers with both dumbfire and targeting modes. With its firepower and armor, the Drake can go toe-to-toe with even the Goliath Tank of the Red Legion. Designed to be bi-directional, the Drake's side armor, headlights, and taillights automatically reconfigure depending on the direction the turret is facing.

Following the end of the Red War, the Drake Tank was commissioned into further service by the Vanguard. The Tanks were notably deployed again during the Vanguard's return to the Moon, transported into battle by Hawks. The Tanks were also deployed again during the Invasion of Neptune, after Nimbus had discovered the schematics for the tanks from Osiris's files.

Gameplay

The Drake Tank's main armament is a turret-mounted cannon that fires a fast flying explosive Solar round. This shot is powerful enough to take off a quarter of the health of a Thresher in one shot, and its explosion can cover a large area. Players can also use the "aim" button to zoom in slightly for more precise shots. Be aware though that the cannon cannot fire straight up, so one will need to move to find an angle for flying or elevated targets. The cannon can also damage the tank itself if contact is made too close to the tank itself. Though the damage is usually negligible, it can add up fast if careless use of the cannon is common. In addition to the cannon, the Drake is also outfitted with eight homing Arc missiles set in groups of four on the turret's sides. These missiles can be aimed by holding the "melee" button, which will show target lock designators over enemies they pass with their scope. Releasing the button will fire the missiles, which will home in to the target. The missiles will then slowly reload. On top of this, the Drake is heavy enough to crush most enemies it runs over, with only massive foes like Ogres being capable of resisting it. Though these foes will more often than not be shoved out of the way while taking constant damage with the only foes able to stop a Drake being large vehicle-type enemies such as Goliath Tanks, Walkers, Behemoths, Shriekers, and Brigs. Interceptors can also hold their ground to a Drake if they're pushing against it, but due to their smooth hull and being smaller than the Drake, often the Drake and simply run over it and crush its pilot. Finally, when the tank's health goes critical, it will overload for a few moments before exploding, giving players time to get out and reach safety.

The Drake Tank is mostly used in Missions, but can be found is some Strikes and the Scourge of the Past Raid. Appropriately, it will be given to the player when they are expected to face heavy resistance. Occasionally, there will be large plates on the ground that allow the spawning of a fresh Drake.

A variant of the Drake Take appears in the Crucible gamemode Heavy Metal. This version cannot replenish its missiles on its own and must collect tokens dropped by defeated enemy Brigs or fallen ally Drakes. the missiles also can only lock onto one enemy instead of the total twelve it normally can. It also has a boost function that's able to be used by pressing the class ability button and has a three second recharge. The status of the boost is indicated by the eagle symbol on the back right of the Brig, with the symbol glowing indicating the boost is ready.

Trivia

• It's possible that the tank is a modified variant of the almost identical vehicles found on Titan.
  • Extracted assets show that the Drake is roughly 1.25x the size of the maintenance tanks found on Titan and Europa. While it most likely is not a modified version of them, the design similarities do indicate that they may have served as the core design source.
• The Tribute Hall had a Drake Tribute that was unlocked by earning points by meeting the minimum score threshold in Nightfalls using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan raid.
• The Drake's overload explosion is identical to the overload explosions of Goliath Tanks.
• Being trampled by a Drake will tell the victim that they died to an attack called Splatter.
  • Splatter is not given an elemental damage indicator.

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List of appearances

• Destiny 2 (First appearance)
  • Forsaken
  • Season of the Forge
  • Shadowkeep
  • Season of the Risen
  • Lightfall
  • Episode: Revenant
  • Episode: Heresy