Centaur

From Gears of War

Centaur Tank Production information Manufacturer Coalition of Ordered Governments Model Main Battle Tank Technical specifications Length Unknown Height Several meters Maximum speed Unknown, but very fast in-game. Passengers Unknown, but capable of holding at least four Gears and several Stranded Usage Role(s) Escort, Assault, General Combat Era(s) Likely Before Emergence Day Affiliation Coalition of Ordered Governments

"Look out below, Delta. Incoming Centaur."

— Raven pilot, delivering a Centaur to Delta Squad.

The Centaur tank is a COG battle tank with large wheels in the place of tracks. It is front-wheel drive. It is equipped with a single, high velocity cannon that fires high explosive shells (possibly dumbfire rockets), and can hold six shells in its firing tube at a time. It is apparently very easy to repair, as Baird and Cole are able to fix heavy damage in less than a minute. It also seems to have a very high troop capacity for a tank, as it can hold at least four Gears and several Stranded. The Centaur tank also has the same model hatch as the APC.^[1]

The Centaur is a Light Tank; its armor and weaponry have been toned down so as to keep the vehicle mobile. While the COG is rumored to have more conventional heavy tanks in its arsenal, these are rarely deployed against the Locust Horde due to their slow mobility (and ergo, vulnerabilities to ambushes by Locusts using Emergence Holes and Corpsers - to say nothing of Tickers and Nemacyst). While it is quite fast, and its cannon quite potent, it is vulnerable to many things that a heavier vehicle would simply shrug off, including Grenade Launchers and Heavy Machineguns.

Contents 1 Gears of War 2 2 Notable Centaurs 3 Trivia 4 Behind the Scenes 5 References

[edit] Gears of War 2

The Centaur is seen several time throughout Gears of War 2. It is commonly seen in Act 1, where several are seen defending the Derrick convoy, and later where one helps Delta Squad destroy a fortified Troika gun position.

After killing the Riftworm, Delta Squad receives a Centaur and is tasked with investigating the New Hope Research Facility. The tank takes minor damage during a Razorhail storm, and the player is tasked with defending it from a Reaver swarm during repairs.

The player then has an entire Chapter to drive the tank, as they make their way to Mount Kadar, fighting their way through multiple Reavers, and Locust outposts, culminating with battles against three Corpsers and a pair of Brumaks.

[edit] Notable Centaurs

• Centaur Zero-Nine
• Centaur Two-Three
• Centaur Zero-Two
• Centaur Four-Nine

[edit] Trivia

• The Centaur may be based on the Segway centaur, a four wheel Segway.
• The Centaur has an easy Active Reload that makes it fire faster.
• In the mission Ascension, you ride in a Centaur throughout the mission.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• The Centaur gets its name from a creature in Greek mythology with the torso of a man attached to the body of a horse.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Gears of War: Hollow Issue 4