Red Menace

Item#035: Red Menace			,
Size	6,45 m x3,37 m with a height of 2,40 m	Type	Weapon
Living	No	Sentient	Yes
Hazards	Improper handling of the Article may lead to [DATA EXPUNGED]	Gear	Standard protective equipment
Location	Anomalous Weapons Storage, Base-7	Anomaly	Manufactured anomaly.

The Article in deployment alongside other Insurgency tanks.

Usage

The Item is only to be deployed in open combat missions or large-scale assaults. Its technical functionality and battlefield performance make it an invaluable item for the Insurgency, so the request for its use can only be given by the Cell Director, Central Command and Delta Command itself. The use of the Item, its maintenance and experimentation will only be carried out by Gamma Level personnel assigned in the Epsilon K Maintenance Protocol. Opening the Item's hatch without higher authorization will lead to demotion to Test Subject.

Report

The Item is a 1955 Soviet Union T-55 tank highly modified to extend its operational functionality for at least the next seventy (70) years. It is believed that these modifications were made between 2010 and 2015, using as a base a natural anomaly, in this case, the tank itself. The Item presents the following anomalous characteristics:

• The Item's armor consists of a combination of welded plates of steel, aluminum, and an ionized Telekill alloy. Some of the joints and seams are made from laminated metal plates consisting of steel and nickel from a Type III Meteorite¹.

• The two tracks that consisted of five wheels each have been replaced by four smaller tracks, two for each side. These seem to produce a magnetic and inertial effect that move the tank at a speed much greater than its weight would allow. Both the power plant and the clutch have been modified to go from 50 km/h to 90 km/h in a matter of seconds without compromising mobility.

• The 12-cylinder Model V-55 Engine has been removed and in its place contains a spherical core of [REDACTED] that appears to be the artificial power source of the Item. This core appears to contain an inexhaustible source of energy created through an unknown production process making the tank run for an unlimited period of time, providing a permanent flow of energy.

• The DShK Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun has been replaced by a similar-looking weapon with an enlarged barrel shroud, no loading port, and no upper receiver. Where the ammunition belt entry line would have been is now a cable connected directly to the central core. All upper and lower receiver assemblies appear to be fused together, and there are no discernible joints, ports, or other assemblies leading into the body of the weapon.

• The D-10T2G cannon has been modified; outwardly it does not appear to be any different, but analysis of the inside of the muzzle opening shows a series of small electronic rails and electromagnetic and thermal generators. Scans and thermal signatures show that the area where the cannonball storage and loading area should be is supplanted by an unknown square object connected directly to the core. When activated it fires a white beam, with a range of up to ██km. Targets hit (organic or not) disintegrate instantly; This is believed to be because the lightning eliminates the electromagnetic force between atoms, causing them to immediately begin to separate into their constituent protons and neutrons.

Appendix 1: Discovery

The Item was taken following a confrontation between the Global Occult Coalition and the IC-004: Zeta Cell, which occurred in northwestern ██████, Ukraine. The encounter lasted several minutes with the members of the Zeta Cell losing their numbers to the advances of the COG White Suits. The Item itself, which appeared to be part of a Zeta Cell convoy, entered at the end of the battle, wiping out 3/4 of the COG Strike Teams thanks to the continued use of its modified cannon. It was not until the intervention of an Orange Suit² stopped the attacks of the article when it was hit and thrown towards a bank of snow and ice where it remained motionless, but not before shooting down with its anti-aircraft machine gun one of the mechanical arms of the Orange Suit, whose occupant seems to have lost consciousness or died. A Special Team that was in the area, sent to exchange anomalies with the GRU Division P, with no apparent survivors from either side, took advantage to take the Article asking for asylum in a nearby GRU safe house. A week after moving the article from Ukraine to Russia and then from Turkey to Iraq, it was sent by an ocean liner as secret cargo passing the Mediterranean Sea until reaching the Gulf of Mexico where it was received in the port of Veracruz.

Appendix 2: Investigation

With the help of GRU experts, it was discovered that the item appears to be a modified version of a natural anomaly that the GRU once had control of, but was stolen during a raid on the GRU's main base in Moscow in 1993 by forces of the GoI-███: The Scarlet Hammer. The anomaly could not even be catalogued and there are barely any records mentioning it. According to the few GRU members who were in contact with it, the tank's original anomaly was that it would run without any fuel and fire despite having no ammunition; however, the two pilots needed to operate it were drained of life energy until their bodies were withered and unrecognizable. The pilots apparently did not notice this until someone opened the hatch, at which point it was too late to do anything about it. The tank was thought to have been lost during the assault, but Insurgency intelligence is now certain that Zeta Cell obtained the Scarlet Hammer anomaly on their black market.

Testing of the item showed that it does not activate until at least one pilot enters the tank and closes the hatch. When it is kept open in its inactive state the interior displays a [DATA EXPUNGED]. The only inorganic object appears to be a small digital display attached to the side that displays the following:

[+] Digital Display Contents

Z-0021

• Atomic Energy: 97%
• Magnetic Energy: 89%
• Kinetic Energy: 90%
• Structural Integrity: 95%
• Subatomic Integrity: 100%
• Energy Fluctuation: 98%
• Retrocasual Energy/Damage Absorption: 79%
• Organic Matter: 42%
• Neural Matter: 20%
• Psionic Link: 19.5%

Furthermore, no control or machinery was found that would allow the tank to be controlled. According to the pilots' testimonies, when the hatch is closed, the tank core is activated and by some unknown means it is controlled by the pilot's thoughts. Tests have shown that the use of two pilots, as is traditionally done, is more effective when engaging in combat, with one concentrating on driving the tank and the other handling the weapons.

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[Δ] Epsilon K Maintenance Protocol

ONLY FOR GAMMA/DELTA LEVEL AUTHORIZATION

Detail of one of the brains.

The content of Appendix 2 is partially true. At least two pilots are needed for this to work. At first it was believed that the Zeta Cell had found a way to eliminate the primary anomaly of the item. This was not the case.

What they did was modify the natural anomaly of the item so that it would transform the natural energy of the human body into atomic energy with which the item is activated. But in addition to that the tank does something else. At first it was strange to see during the combat with the COG how none of the pilots left the tank, so we believed them dead. But in reality it is that these pilots literally sacrificed themselves to defend the anomaly.

When a person or people enter the tank and close the hatch in approximately twenty (20) minutes and it is opened again the truth is revealed. The subject's body is completely liquefied and transformed into a strange mass of living tissue, a series of tubes interconnect with some areas of this mass. At the centre of this mass are the brain(s) of the pilot(s). These are suspended in a network made of arteries and nerves and both the brain and part of the spinal column are connected to a series of conducting cables.

MRIs and scans have shown that the brains are still alive and maintaining the consciousness of their original owners. The connections across this group of brains (which never number more than four) seem to create a neural network that functions as the "tank's brain" making all tactical decisions for both maneuvers and combat. The rest of the body is somehow recycled and broken down into a kind of protein nutrient for the brains.

When the digital screen's standards all reach over 50% and the gate is closed the device will activate. The tank, even in its collective consciousness, is capable of manifesting personality traits of its occupants, such as recognizing allies from enemies, target bases, etc. This is also reflected in its loyalty, showing a certain obedience to the orders of those it recognizes as its senior officers. It is also capable of recognizing family and friends to a lesser extent. Due to this last aspect, only those pilots who demonstrate a percentage of 98.5% in the Insurgent Loyalty Evaluation can be used as test subjects for the activation of the tank, to whom they will not be told of the true nature of the anomaly.

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Original: Amenaza Roja
Date: 13 May 2022
Author: Yorick1
Translator: Yorick1

Notas al pie

1. Meteorites of unknown origin and partially anomalous that are characterized by having a higher density but without showing the equivalent of the weight that this type of heavy metal should have.

2. Ultra-Heavy Engagement Chassis (UHEC) It is a fast and mobile heavy armor suit whose function is to engage massive or heavily armed Threat Entities.