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Tactics and Strategy

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-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a factory that produces heavy tracked vehicles.{{ Infobox zkunit
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a factory that produces heavy tracked vehicles.{{Autoinfobox zkunit
 | defname = factorytank
 }}==Description==
 The Tank Foundry is the ultimate in brute-force methods—nothing gets the job done quite like a sustained artillery barrage followed by a decisive push with the largest tanks in the field. Key units: Emissary, Minotaur, Ogre, Cyclops.

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 }}==Description==
-The Tank Foundry is the ultimate in brute force methods - nothing gets the job done quite like a sustained artillery barrage followed by a decisive push with the largest tanks in the field. Key units: Emissary, Minotaur, Ogre, Cyclops
+The Tank Foundry is the ultimate in brute-force methods—nothing gets the job done quite like a sustained artillery barrage followed by a decisive push with the largest tanks in the field. Key units: Emissary, Minotaur, Ogre, Cyclops.
 ==Tactics and Strategy==
-The Heavy Tank Factory dispenses with subtlety in favour of raw strength. The Minotaur and Cyclops epitomise the Tank philosphy - hit hard, and be tougher than your opponent, so they lose units and you do not. The Welder, Kodachi and Blitz similarly emphasise toughness and high weight, compared to the constructors and raiders of other factories.
+The Heavy Tank Factory dispenses with subtlety in favour of raw strength. The Minotaur and Cyclops epitomize the Tank philosophy—hit hard, and be tougher than your opponent, so they lose units and you do not. The Welder, Kodachi and Blitz similarly emphasize toughness and high weight, compared to the constructors and raiders of other factories.
-The greatest weaknesses of the Heavy Tanks are their lack of subtelty and of faster, light-weight units. They can be outmanouvered more easily than most other factories. Using tanks in combination with [[Cloakbot Factory|Cloakbots]] and [[Rover Assembly|Rovers]] compensates very well for this weakness and results in a strong, well-balanced force.
+The greatest weaknesses of the Heavy Tanks are their lack of subtlety and of faster, light-weight units. They can be outmaneuvered more easily than most other factories. Using tanks in combination with [[Cloakbot Factory|Cloakbots]] and [[Rover Assembly|Rovers]] compensates very well for this weakness and results in a strong, well-balanced force.
 ===Example Unit Combinations===
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 Bear in mind that if you are abusing the weaknesses of the Tanks, their wielder is quite likely to switch factories or to seek assistance from an ally. Make sure that your army is still capable of holding its own if their Minotaurs suddenly acquire a screening force of Glaives to deal with your raiders or cloaked anti-heavies.
 {{Navbox buildings}}

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 | name = Tank Foundry
 | defname = factorytank
-| description = Produces Heavy Tracked Vehicles, Builds at 10 m/s
+| description = Produces Heavy Tracked Vehicles
 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/factorytank.png
 | icontype = factank

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 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/factorytank.png
 | icontype = factank
-| cost = 800
+| cost = 700
 | hitpoints = 4000
 | sight = 273

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 The Tank Foundry builds:
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankcon.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Welder]] &nbsp; Armed Construction Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankcon.png [[Welder]] &nbsp; Armed Construction Tank
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankraid.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Kodachi]] &nbsp; Flame Raider Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankraid.png [[Kodachi]] &nbsp; Flame Raider Tank
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankheavyraid.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Blitz]] &nbsp; Lightning Assault/Raider Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankheavyraid.png [[Blitz]] &nbsp; Lightning Assault/Raider Tank
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankriot.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Ogre]] &nbsp; Heavy Riot Support Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankriot.png [[Ogre]] &nbsp; Heavy Riot Support Tank
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankassault.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Minotaur]] &nbsp; Assault Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankassault.png [[Minotaur]] &nbsp; Assault Tank
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankheavyassault.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Cyclops]] &nbsp; Very Heavy Tank Buster
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankheavyassault.png [[Cyclops]] &nbsp; Very Heavy Tank Buster
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankarty.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Emissary]] &nbsp; General-Purpose Artillery
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankarty.png [[Emissary]] &nbsp; General-Purpose Artillery
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankheavyarty.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Tremor]] &nbsp; Heavy Saturation Artillery Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankheavyarty.png [[Tremor]] &nbsp; Heavy Saturation Artillery Tank
-* <img src="http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankaa.png" height='64' align="center"/> [[Ettin]] &nbsp; Flak Anti-Air Tank
+* http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankaa.png [[Ettin]] &nbsp; Flak Anti-Air Tank
 ==Tactics and Strategy==

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 ==Tactics and Strategy==
-The Heavy Tank Factory dispenses with subtlety in favour of raw strength. The Minotaur and Cyclops epitomise the Tank philosphy - hit hard, and be tougher than your opponent, so they lose units and you do not. The Welder, Kodachi and Panther similarly emphasise toughness and high weight, compared to the constructors and raiders of other factories.
+The Heavy Tank Factory dispenses with subtlety in favour of raw strength. The Minotaur and Cyclops epitomise the Tank philosphy - hit hard, and be tougher than your opponent, so they lose units and you do not. The Welder, Kodachi and Blitz similarly emphasise toughness and high weight, compared to the constructors and raiders of other factories.
 The greatest weaknesses of the Heavy Tanks are their lack of subtelty and of faster, light-weight units. They can be outmanouvered more easily than most other factories. Using tanks in combination with [[Cloakbot Factory|Cloakbots]] and [[Rover Assembly|Rovers]] compensates very well for this weakness and results in a strong, well-balanced force.
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 Minotaurs are very effective when escorted by light-weight raiders from another factory such as the [[Glaive]] or [[Bandit]], to screen the Minotaurs from raiders and anti-heavies.
-Protect your Emissaries and Tremors with Panthers, Minotaurs and shields while they tear down enemy defences and harass their armies.
+Protect your Emissaries and Tremors with Blitzes, Minotaurs and shields while they tear down enemy defences and harass their armies.
 ===Beating Heavy Tanks===

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 ==Tactics and Strategy==
-The Heavy Tank Factory dispenses with subtlety in favour of raw strength. The Reaper and Goliath epitomise the Tank philosphy - hit hard, and be tougher than your opponent, so they lose units and you do not. The Welder, Kodachi and Panther similarly emphasise toughness and high weight, compared to the constructors and raiders of other factories.
+The Heavy Tank Factory dispenses with subtlety in favour of raw strength. The Minotaur and Cyclops epitomise the Tank philosphy - hit hard, and be tougher than your opponent, so they lose units and you do not. The Welder, Kodachi and Panther similarly emphasise toughness and high weight, compared to the constructors and raiders of other factories.
-The greatest weaknesses of the Heavy Tanks are their lack of subtelty and of faster, light-weight units. They can be outmanouvered more easily than most other factories. Using tanks in combination with [[Cloaky Bot Factory|Cloaky Bots]] and [[Light Vehicle Factory|Light Vehicles]] compensates very well for this weakness and results in a strong, well-balanced force.
+The greatest weaknesses of the Heavy Tanks are their lack of subtelty and of faster, light-weight units. They can be outmanouvered more easily than most other factories. Using tanks in combination with [[Cloakbot Factory|Cloakbots]] and [[Rover Assembly|Rovers]] compensates very well for this weakness and results in a strong, well-balanced force.
 ===Example Unit Combinations===
-Banishers and Reapers are the bread-and-butter of the Tank Factory. An army of Reapers, accompanied by a few Banishers to destroy mobile enemies which the Reaper cannot easily hit, is a fearsome force.
+Ogres and Minotaurs are the bread-and-butter of the Tank Factory. An army of Minotaurs, accompanied by a few Ogres to destroy mobile enemies which the Minotaur cannot easily hit, is a fearsome force.
-Adding a Goliath to almost any army, Tank or otherwise, makes it punch a lot harder.
+Adding a Cyclops to almost any army, Tank or otherwise, makes it punch a lot harder.
-Reapers are very effective when escorted by light-weight raiders from another factory such as the [[Glaive]] or [[Bandit]], to screen the Reapers from raiders and anti-heavies.
+Minotaurs are very effective when escorted by light-weight raiders from another factory such as the [[Glaive]] or [[Bandit]], to screen the Minotaurs from raiders and anti-heavies.
-Protect your Pillagers and Tremors with Panthers, Reapers and shields while they tear down enemy defences and harass their armies.
+Protect your Emissaries and Tremors with Panthers, Minotaurs and shields while they tear down enemy defences and harass their armies.
 ===Beating Heavy Tanks===
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 Both in the raiding stage and later on, attempt to surround the Tanks and destroy them so that they cannot retreat and repair. This is especially relevant to the Kodachi, which can automatically repair itself without the assistance of a constructor. If you are consistently reducing the tanks to half HP but then they retreat and repair, you are losing the attrition battle.
-Anti-heavy units like the [[Racketeer]], [[Infiltrator]], [[Skuttle]] or [[Ultimatum]] are especially effective against the Tank factory, since they do not have any light-weight units to counter you with.
+Anti-heavy units like the [[Racketeer]], [[Widow]], [[Skuttle]] or [[Ultimatum]] are especially effective against the Tank factory, since they do not have any light-weight units to counter you with.
-Bear in mind that if you are abusing the weaknesses of the Tanks, their wielder is quite likely to switch factories or to seek assistance from an ally. Make sure that your army is still capable of holding its own if their Reapers suddenly acquire a screening force of Glaives to deal with your raiders or cloaked anti-heavies.
+Bear in mind that if you are abusing the weaknesses of the Tanks, their wielder is quite likely to switch factories or to seek assistance from an ally. Make sure that your army is still capable of holding its own if their Minotaurs suddenly acquire a screening force of Glaives to deal with your raiders or cloaked anti-heavies.
 {{Navbox buildings}}