Type-6 Mirage Energy Tank

The UEAG-HEWAV-T6 (Unified European Armored Group - High Energy Weapon Armored Vehicle - Type 6) Mirage tank is a fragile, but speedy and extremely mobile grav-tank built by the Unified European Armored Group (UEAG) for the European Federation Marine Corps in response to the use of laser equipped battle tank by the Pan-Asian Confederacy Interplanetary Army Corps during the Interplanetary Wars. An upgraded version of it was still in service as the primary support tank for the EFMC when Alexandra disappeared.

In peace time the Mirage used to be mocked by the UIS as a glorified glass cannon, fit only to put the scares into colonists and rebels, notably due to the relatively poor performance of the Pan-Asian Confederacy vehicles against UIS power armor mounted smart anti-tank missiles. That opinion abruptly ceased after they were deployed as part of the Alpha Centauri relief force. The reason why is simple : the Mirage mounts a 50 megawatts fusion-pumped laser, which essentially does the equivalent to detonating 10 kilograms of tnt on target, every second. It doesn't just destroy tanks or cover, it is more or less a self propelled, continuous artillery barrage, and can literally dig out reinforced neoconcrete bunkers in a matter of seconds and even punch through starship grade armor if given enough time. Coupled with Dalmatian drones for anti-sniper support, and a vehicle mounted point defence array, these tanks' weaknesses are almost completely canceled, thus forming a mirage battle group.

So yes, the mirage might be easy to kill, but Gods help you if you stay in it's line of sight for more than 3 seconds.

One of it's variants was noted for carrying a vast array of smart cluster missiles (missiles releasing self guided sub munitions) to counter UIS power armored infantry rushes, which were the only viable tactic to take out a mirage battle group without orbital bombardment or the use of nuclear weapons. Although the UIS found a counter eventually, thousands of UIS marines were killed trying to reproduce the wrong tactics against mirage battle groups using this variant.

Note : Yes, this was inspired by Red Alert 3.