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UEF T2 Amphibious Tank: Riptide
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Amphibious tank. Provides direct-fire support with two riot guns.
Build Costs	-1980 -363 1320
Max Health	1700
Speed	3.7 (Hover)
Veterancy	7 ( +2/s)
Intel (Radius)	Vision: 15
Weapon: Hells Fury Riot Gun Direct Fire - Projectile
DPS	81
Projectile  Damage	13.5
Salvo Size Rate of Fire	2 Projectiles 3 salvos/s
Range	18

The UEF T2 Amphibious Tank, nicknamed the Riptide, is a UEF unit. This is a direct fire unit.

The Riptide is an Amphibious Tank that is both inexpensive and very capable--one of the best amphibious units in the game. It has decent HP and is armed with a Hells Fury Riot Gun. This unit also Hovers, making it immune to torpedoes. It is the second most powerful T2 land unit at medium range other than the Ilshavoh and Obsidian, coming out at fourth place according to in-game testing, but it costs more than either, making it decidedly inferior. (The most powerful T2 land-capable unit is arguably the Salem Destroyer, as it can walk on land). However, it must be noted that idle Riptides can be ambushed from beyond their own range by Wagners and destroyed with ease. Charging toward each other in attack-move, the Riptide and Wagner stop at their own firing range and achieve mutually assured destruction, however, if the Riptide continues to close range, all the way to ramming (literally bumping the other unit into moving), and the Wagner, staying staionary, has its guns already turned by the time the Riptide can be fired on, the Wagner will survive with minimal health left. If strafing is used, however, the Riptide will outdo the Wagner if it can dodge even one shell.

The Riptide is incredibly useful on maps with water, being one of the fastest and fiercest Amphibious units on the battlefield. In pairs it can make quick work of T1 units, including Point Defences. In small groups it can clear out defenses to prepare an LZ, or it can be used to safely and effectively eliminate torpedo launchers to clear the way for naval vessels. It has difficulty moving while firing, or firing at moving targets, because its weapon is not turret mounted; it is fixed to fire forward, so the whole tank must turn to face the target. This is mitigated by the fact that, since it is a hover unit, it can turn quickly. Even on maps without water, the Riptide is an excellent unit for dealing with swarms of T1 units. In contrast, its closest counterpart in power, the Wagner, is more geared toward taking on T2 or even some lighter T3 units with its higher-damage weaponry.

Packs of Riptides are very effective at removing low-HP ships such as Shards or T2 Cruisers while avoiding submarines - if they can catch them. The Riptide still moves at the speed of a land unit (albeit a fast land unit), making it possible for most naval units to simply outrun it. Riptides are easily countered by enemy Destroyers, which can take and dish out too much punishment for a group of Riptides to destroy without heavy casualties. But thats a diffrent story for cruisers, as 20 can sink them with little or no casualties. Also, Riptides can make a very good spearhead for assaulting island bases when the enemy has naval support before T3 comes into play.