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Posted by: SC Matt Klassen
Whoops. So we're using yields from the books now?
In that case, everything that the Black Hand has is slagged. The Covenant lose hundreds of troops, mainly Unggoy and Kig-yar, but the giant overwhelming advantage of anti-tank small arms weapons -due to plasma tech- and numbers soon swarm over the Black Hand base. It's even more crazy when you factor in UHAPs.
To play the devils advocate, Nod can play the Numbers game as well, and usually Better, considering what they normally face(House sized Mammoths anyone?).
The Black Hand has plenty of Anti-Tank themselves, Rocket Squads, Scout Bikes, Specter Artillery, Beam Cannons, Scorpion Tanks, Purifier war mechs, Redeemers; Hell with the purifying flame upgrade for their Flamethrowers, Black hand squads, flame tanks, even confessor squads can melt tanks. Those UHAPs will be melted long before they get close to the base(s/ This is new york city we are talking about, chances of either side having just one is slim).
And though the Black hand lack actual airforces(Should have teamed them up with Marked of Kane), Their Mantis Drones with Tiberium Core missiles should be able to keep the skies clean.
Of course the best thing that plays into the Black Hand's....Er Hands, is that this will be a city fight. Urban Combat always favor an infantry force, and with the BH's Superior Infantry, Covenant Armour will be in a living nightmare as rocket squads and Black Hand fire from garrisions.
Finally I think the Black Hand themselves are probably going to become a new brand of Demon amongst the Covenant Ranks.
Imagine what would be going through a Unggoy's head when he see's a squad of these guys incinerating a few hunters or a Wraith Tank with jets of Blue Tiberium Enhanced flame.
On a somewhat humorous note, Imagine for one moment what happens when you mix a Saboteur with a Covenant Citadel.
A Tiberium powered UHAP, with extra Flamethowers.(Okay, it'd probably just be a red UHAP, but still, it is kinda funny to think about)