M808B Scorpion MBT

The M808B is the second most common main battle tank deployed by The United Empire in its long history, after the M1 Abrams MBT. It provides a support role for the more destructive and more heavily-armored M1s on the battlefield. Scoprions are more flexible, cheaper to build, lighter and faster to respond than M1 tanks, which also require up to 4 crewmen as opposed to the Scorpion's 1-2 crewmen. The Scorpion has proved so useful and dependable that it has served with the Union alongside the Abrams for its entire history, deployed on thousands of battlefields from Homestead to Kananjata. They were reverse-engineered from the same M808B tanks seen in the Halo universe.

Operators

 * Flag_of_the_United_Empire.jpg The United Empire:The Scorpion has been extensively utilized by the United Empire. It has been fielded by the now defunct United Imperial Army, Marine Corps., Home Front Forces, Space Corps. and Coast Guard. Today it is fielded by the United Imperial Army-Marines, Honor Guard, Special Operations Division and even the Civilian Defense Corps.


 * Trent_Resistance_Flag_Revised.jpg The Trent Resistance: Several acquired and repainted Scorpions served in the ranks of the Trent Resistance. Almost all were destroyed.


 * Weffff.png The Iron Earth Empire: Several Scorpions were further reverse-engineered by the IEE for production by their own factories using Union blueprints. Several armor and weapon upgrades were given to these tanks.

*Rebel forces: During the "Rebel Wars", many Rebel forces fielded captured and repainted Scorpion tanks, along with many other Union vehicles and weapons.


 * Er5yeyewy.jpg The Legion of Despaire: The Legion was known to have a very small number of Scorpion MBTs in active service at the peak of their dominance in the Despaire region.


 * ShieldRLD.jpg The RLD: As the RLD fielded an entirely captured United Imperial military, the Scorpion (along with the Abrams) was a mainline offensive weapon for the RLD. It was easy to transport, intimidating and reliable, making it a perfect infiltration weapon.