| Unit | Quotes | Gallery | Changelog |
| “ | See you on the other side. | ” |
| —A Charon Tank driver just as an enemy in front of it suddenly vanishes |
The Charon Tank is a tank used by the European Alliance capable of instantly "erasing" enemies from existence with its neutron cannon.
Official description
The Charon Tank is the pinnacle of European technology. Its neutron cannon, a larger, more powerful version of the one used by Chrono Legionnaires, has the ability to instantly erase any unit targeted by it from this time and space. This allows the tank to immediately remove threats without any chance of retaliation. The sheer amount of energy used for this unstoppable weapon means that the Charon has a long cool down, making it vulnerable to enemies after it has fired.
This weapon is not only technologically a fearsome weapon, but psychologically as well. Soldiers and tank pilots find the prospect of being flung into a completely different dimension a far more terrifying fate than mere death. The Charon's neutron cannon is still rather controversial, but due to lack of evidence to the true fate of this weapon's victims, the tank remains in European arsenals.[1]
Overview
The Charon Tank is one of the Euro Alliance's few ways of dealing with Tier 3 tanks. It can wipe out most tanks in less than a second, though its long reload time proves to be its downfall, coupled with its inability to attack buildings make the Charon a questionable unit when attacking an enemy base.
Appearances
| “ | As a token of gratitude for your help in Germany, Siegfried gave us his blueprints for the Charon Tank, which utilizes the most powerful chrono erasure technology with pinpoint accuracy. | ” |
| —Allied intel during Operation: Sunlight |
Act One
- The Charon Tank first appears in Road to Nowhere among enemy teleporting taskforces (does not apply on Easy difficulty).
- It becomes buildable for the first time in Sunlight.
Act Two
- In Unthinkable, Charon Tank needs to be paid attention to in the part of escorting Libra, due to fact that they can kill her in a single shot. In addition, a large number of Charons are stationed at the entrance to the magenta HQ base site at this part.
Assessment
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Behind the scenes
- Prior to 3.0 the Charon Tank was known as the Chrono Prison (no relation to the namesake unit introduced in 3.3) and aesthetically based on the unused Chrono Prison concept from Yuri's Revenge.
Trivia
- In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of Hades who carries the souls of the dead across the rivers of Styx and Acheron that borders the world of the living and the world of the dead.
- The Charon Tank has an oscillating turret, hinting its possible connection to French technology.
- Design is based on the Chrono Tank fan art created by Kanenash
