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Rhino Heavy Tank
Unit
Faction	Russia
Role	Anti-armor
Armament	120mm D-80T cannon
Tier	1
Tech level	2
Properties
Hit points	480
Armor type	Medium
Speed	5
Turn rate	8 (unit) 9 (turret)
Sight radius	6
Production
Cost	$850
Estimated build time	0:29
Built at	Soviet War Factory
Combat
Ground	95-47.5 (regular shell) 105-52.5 (tesla shell)
Ground modifiers	Main attack: 100% vs. Light 90% vs. Medium/Harvester 80% vs. Heavy 55% vs. Heavy Structure and Light Structure 30% vs. Drone and Defensive Structure 25% vs. Cyborg and Foehn infantry 20% vs. Basic/Animal, Flak, Plate and Tech Concrete Fortresses 10% vs. Archelons Tesla shell: 105% vs. Light 95% vs. Medium/Harvester 90% vs. Heavy 80% vs. Giant Squids and Dolphins 60% vs. Basic/Animal, Flak, Plate 55% vs. Heavy Structure and Light Structure 50% vs. Cyborg and Foehn infantry 30% vs. Drone and Defensive Structure 20% vs. Tech Concrete Fortesses
Cooldown	65 frames (4.3 in-game seconds)
Range	6, radius 0.3 (regular shell) 6, radius 0.6 (tesla shell)
Function
Ability	Fires a tesla-enhanced shot every 3 shots Has 3 ammunition for regular shots Each ammunition takes 70 frames (4.7 in-game seconds) (140 frames (9.3 in-game seconds) when empty) to reload
Veteran bonus	+40% armor
Elite bonus	+40% firepower +25% speed Self-repair
Notes	Can fire while moving Can crush infantry Can enter Tank Bunkers Takes 3 slots in transports
Miscellaneous
Artist(s)	Azri_Apoc

“	We will bury them!	”
	—A Rhino Tank driver on the offensive

The Rhino Heavy Tank is the main battle tank of Russia.

Official description

During the Second Great War, the Soviet twin-barreled heavy tanks were the workhorse of the Soviet armor battalions, vastly overpowering the meager light and medium tanks the Allies had. Although they were powerful and heavily armored, they proved too costly to mass produce. This lead to the development of the relatively cheaper and quicker main battle tank, the Rhino Heavy Tank.

Although the Rhino packs less firepower and armor than its predecessor, it is still powerful enough to take on any main battle tank one-on-one. Its relatively higher speed and lower production costs make the Rhino a viable threat to any commander when amassed. To compensate for its shortcomings, for each three shells a special tesla-tipped one is used for greater spread and effectiveness against infantry.

Overview

For a detailed list of changes from the original game, click here.

The Rhino Tank symbolizes Russia's approach to vehicular warfare - the utilization of combined heavy firepower, moderate armor, and respectable speed to quash any kind of armor opposition that opposes them. It is regarded as one of the best units of its class, being able to take on any of its Allied and Epsilon counterparts in a head-on clash and only really rivalled by China's Qilin Tank. However, the Foehn Revolt's engineers have given the Rhino its match by way of the Last Bastion's Bison Tank.

Players coming from Red Alert 2 should be aware that the standard stratagem of mass producing only Rhino Tanks is less effective in Mental Omega, as all main battle tanks in the latter are weaker against infantry and buildings than the original game, not to mention the vehicle is not as fast as its counterpart from the vanilla game. This also means that a match in Mental Omega won't end as easily with a rush composing of a couple of these tanks, as infantry units that specialize in anti-tank capabilities like the Guardian G.I. and even basic anti-infantry defenses like the Pillbox are more than able to stand their ground against any main battle tank. Therefore, a combination of these tanks and other units that minimize MBT weaknesses (e.g. Tigr APC escorts for anti-infantry and anti-air roles) is a preferable and effective strategy over simply using an attack solely focused on Rhino Tanks alone.

Technically speaking the Rhino is the tier 1 tank of the Soviet faction in general, with the Jaguar and Qilin Tanks being unique replacements of it. As such, the Rhino is the Soviet tier 1 tank that will be granted to other factions when they possess a Soviet War Factory.

AI behavior

Rhino Tanks controlled by the AI have the following attack patterns:

All difficulties

• 2x guarding Iron Guard, accompanied by 2 Tesla Cruisers and 2 Terror Drones
• 4x targeting vehicles
  • This task force will only be constructed if a Palace is not present
• 6x targeting vehicles or structures

Medium/Hard

• 3x targeting structures, accompanied by 2 Tesla Cruisers

Hard

• 2x targeting anything, accompanied by 2 Tesla Cruisers and 2 Wolfhounds
  • If available, Chronoboost and Shadow Ring may be applied on this task force
• 3x targeting anything, accompanied by 2 Borillos
  • If available, Chronoboost and Shadow Ring may be applied on this task force

Appearances

Act One

• Rhino Tank first appears in Bleed Red as a buildable unit, at the beginning of the Third Great War.
• In Accelerant, the player's allied Soviet forces consist almost fully of Rhino Tanks and little else. The mission briefing lampshades the infamous nature of the vehicle by mentioning the commander in charge of the Soviet attack as an amateur that relies only on Rhino Tanks.
• In Moonlight, the Proselyte cannot build a Rhino Tank but can be mind controlled or hijacking by Hijackers.

Assessment

Pros	Cons
Effective against armored vehicles. Can crush infantry and fire on the move. Good armor and firepower. Superior to Allied and Epsilon basic tanks. Has a better matchup against infantry than other basic tanks.	Regular cannon shells are not as effective against infantry. Vulnerable against aerial and anti-armor threats. Fairly slow.

See also

• Jaguar Tank
• Qilin Tank

External links

•  Rhino Tank on the Command & Conquer Wiki