L6/40 Light Flame Tank

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Vehicle

Faction

Afrikakorps

Light vehicle very effective against infantry in cover and structures.

Note: In multiplayer skirmishes the regular L6/40 Light Tank can be upgraded with a flamethrower, converting it in this unit. It is completely identical with exception of its main weapon being replaced.

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As with all flamethrowers, upgrading the tank to this weapon makes it very effective against structures, and especially against infantry in cover or in garrisons. Obviously, switching to the flamethrower makes it lose any anti-vehicle power.

The main advantage of having a vehicle flamethrower is that it can fire this on the move, unlike most infantry held flamethrowers. It is advised to take advantage of this especially due to the very low durability of the L6/40.

It retains the same veterancy passive ability called Emergency Overdrive that the regular version has.

Armor

light tank

Veterancy

1200 XP

Unlocks veteran ability choice. Increases rotation rate, accuracy, and acceleration.

3600 XP

Increases speed, rotation rate, rate of fire, and accuracy.

7200 XP

Increases speed, acceleration, health, range, and rate of fire.

Veterancy Abilities

Emergency Overdrive: Active ability gained upon reaching veterancy level 1. When activated, the unit gains +50% movement speed, +25% acceleration, and -25% received accuracy, in exchange for disabling its weapon for the duration of 15 seconds.. Essentially a great emergency ability to run away from threats quickly, or to reposition over larger distances very rapidly. Since it disables its weapons for the duration, it cannot reliably be used to pursue targets offensively.

Abilities

Hold Fire Disabled

Unit will not engage unless given a manual attack order when active.

Stealth Off

Toggle to enable Stealth. Vehicle must be out of combat for at least 6 seconds before it can stealth again.

L6/40 Coordination

Increased combat performance when near another L6/40. Bonuses do not stack with multiple L6/40s.

Smoke Canisters

Orders the vehicle crew to deploy smoke canisters in front of the vehicle.

120

Vehicle Capture

Increases speed, rotation rate, and allows the vehicle to capture and decapture territory.

+20% speed and +15% rotation rate.

Armory Upgrades/Abilities

Emergency Repair Kits: Passive ability. The unit will repair itself when stationary and out of combat. Requires the Emergency Repair Kits upgrade from the Armory.
Smoke Canisters: Active ability. Drops smoke directly in front of the vehicle. Requires the Vehicle Survival Package upgrade from the Armory.
Vehicle Capture: Passive ability. The unit gains increased movement speed, rotation rate, and is able to capture/decapture territory. Requires the Rapid Advance upgrade from the Armory.

Weapons

Flamethrower-l6-40-ak	Near	Mid	Far
Accuracy	1	1	1
Range	0	15	30
Penetration	2.5	2.5	2.5

Tank-smoke-ak	Near	Mid	Far
Range	0	27.5	55
Penetration	35	35	35