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Tank VS. Scp-173

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EMagoIorSouI

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Both are at Tier 9-B

Prep time isn't valid.

Fight takes place in SCP-173's containtment cell.

Pretty self explanatory.

Tank: 7 (GimmyJibbsJr, HalfAsianFan, Zoxiver, Numbersguy, MrKingOfNegativity, QuagsireTheLegend, ScarletMoon1111)

SCP-173: 3 (WeeklyBattles, Loyalservantoflnti, Janemba901)

Incon: 0
 
LoyalservantofInti said:
Tank stops looking at 173 for 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001th of a second and gets killed.
173 stomps.
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But what even are the chances of the Tank, a very simple and one track minded being, looking away from it's only target in a small cell with nobody else around to distract it?

Plus, Tank has Small Building Level durability and 173 has Wall Level AP. So him dealing damage to Tank would be difficult even if the Tank were look away for whatever reason.
 
Not to mention SCP will only try to snap necks. He doesn't even attack with blunt force, so he won't do any damage to Tank. Stomp thread.
 
173 actually goes for strangulation as well, plus its ability to turn its excrement into highly volatile acid

Also with unequalized speed 173 blitzes via MHS attack speed
 
LoyalservantofInti said:
Tank blinks once, 173 kills tank 10 times.
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That is under the assumption that he doesn't even decide to punch 173 before he blinks.

The Tank can rip apart concrete roads and hurl those slabs through the air with enough force so that they completely shatter upon impacting the ground or a wall or something. SCP-173, while being able to withstand gunfire easily, is still made of concrete according to his profile and Tank shouldn't have problems ripping him apart or smashing him to bits.

Also, it's outright stated in his profile that 173 struggles to fight larger foes since his main method of killing, snapping the foe's neck, is harder to do against larger foes. In this case, the Tank is shown to be large in-game, and in the comics it is shown to be massive. Plus, the Tank is an undead zombie, meaning that he likely doesn't need oxygen to sustain himself and therefore strangulation wouldn't be a problem for him.

And one more point, this fight acording to the rules of this particular thread, takes place within 173's cell. From the screenshots of the game, his cell is actually rather tiny, meaning that Tank could simply take a step or two and then start laying into SCP-173 while the latter can't even move.


Anyway, if the votes here still don't change the actual score is this

Tank: 2 (GimmyJibbsJr, HalfAsianFan)

SCP-173: 2 (WeeklyBattles, LaoyalservantofInti)

inconclusive: 0
 
Going with the Tank for reasons above. 173 would dominate if Tank were to lose sight of it before it got close, but under these conditions, that isn't happening. As soon as the fight starts, the Tank is going to rush it down and rip it to pieces.
 
Goin with 173 because the tank is a close up fighter but he still probably blinks so 173 would use that chance to snap is his stubby little next or just strangle it to death
 
I am sure the Tank could tear 173 apart, I mean I am sure flipping cars over is higher than being shot by P90 several times.

Problem is that speed is not equalized, then 173 can just "cherry tap" the Tank to death.

173 because of speed not being equalized. I mean, when the Tank charges his head "wobbles" a bit, so the instant he losses sight, is the instant he losses.
 
Also, just gonna point out that if 173 cant break the neck of or strangle its target, it just resorts to ripping it to pieces
 
The same way it did it to 682, it just starts taring chunks off its target's body:

"SCP-682 introduced into the containment area of SCP-173. SCP-682 makes several screeching noises, and quickly presses against the wall farthest from SCP-173, staring at it the entire time. SCP-682 continues to stare at SCP-173 without pause for six hours. Agents equipped with large-caliber sniper rifles dispatched, and shoot out the eyes of SCP-682, at the same time stopping all observation of SCP-173 and SCP-682.

After resuming observation, SCP-682 is shown to be on the floor, with several injuries around its head, neck and legs. SCP-173 is seen to have tissue from SCP-682 on its "hands". SCP-682 rapidly regenerates damage, and moves to a different wall, developing several sets of eyes on various parts of its body, many covered by thick, clear "caps" of armored carapace. SCP-682 maintains observation of SCP-173 for an additional twelve hours, despite additional efforts of Agents and Foundation staff. SCP-682 allowed to exit containment area, and recaptured in temporary containment."
 
I mean, if ya can tear your opponent apart you should be well and beyond capable if breaking theur neck or choking them.

I wasn't saying it can't tear people apart at all.
 
How it attacks doesn't much change the fact that the Tank only has to take, what, 2-4 steps at most before its within reach of 173? It also doesn't change the fact that the Tank regularly destroys things like concrete, brick walls and metal objects. As soon as its within grabbing distance, all it needs is one or two swings and 173 will be nothing but rubble. Or it could just do what it does numerous times in the L4D intro movie and grab 173 off its feet/slam it against some sort of hard surface.

It also walks off explosions from pipe-bombs, so unless 173 attacks first (which it won't under these conditions), harming it isn't going to be a picnic.
 
...It just now occurred to me that the Tank has Small Building level durability. I need to start looking at these things more closely.
 
Isnt a Tank only ever interested in attacking humans/living things? 173 isn't particularly alive, so unless this isn't in character the Tank might not have intereset in 173
 
Fair point, giving it to Tank 9/10

Tough i do believe since SBA= In-character, the Tank *could* get distracted, not that it would, but there is always a chance
 
I would like to say that, yes, the Tank does have higher durability than SCP-173, but, 173 makes up with its massive attack speed, and speed in general. As Weekly stated, SCP-173 is somewhat above neck level capabilities. The sculpture was capable of doing rather severe damage to SCP-682, the only reason why the attack wasn't as successful as intended was due to the massive Regenerationn 682 can accomplish, and the reptiles massive size, and the Tank is much smaller than SCP-682, nor does he even have Regenerationn..

This points out that 173's attack speed has an advantage towards the Tank's small building level durability.
 
A stomp sadly. I actually thought of the Tank going up against SCP-096 but 096 is just too much for the Tank.

If only Tier 8 tank was a possibility.
 
The milisecond the tank loses eye contact with scp 173 its all ogre for him.

That being said the tank likes to thrash around so the moment those big ass arms get in the way of his eye contact with the statue, 173 will ram the OOOF out of tank then blitzes/rip him apart in less than a second

+tank is likely to pick up a slab of rock (which will also block his vision when he picks it up).
 
I mean Tank is only likely to pick up a rock if something is too far away, which 173 isn't because they are in a tiny room together as specified in the OP.

Plus based off of the intro movie for the first Left 4 Dead game, the Tank seems to generally do punches that sweep in low and don't block his face, indicating that his view/sight would most likely go unimpeded by his own attacks.

Plus outside of throwing rocks, in-game he only ever does those same low swinging punches that don't get in the way of the head. I doubt his own punches would cause him to lose eye contact with his enemy tbh
 
WeeklyBattles said:
173 IS beyond neck breaking and strangling, its just that those are its preferred kill methods.
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Why would want to kill in the first place it's jaust nothing speicial about it
 
Cain Fastus said:
WeeklyBattles said:
173 IS beyond neck breaking and strangling, its just that those are its preferred kill methods.
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Why would want to kill in the first place it's jaust nothing speicial about it
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It's the most humanoid-like figure in sight. Tank goes for anything such as that.

This thread is nearly a year old, should probably be closed.
 
Not only that but this thread was made before the Koitern was added to SCP-173's profile, iirc.

Also, are we allowed to close this and add it to the profiles now? We've got enough votes, and it has been quite a while since the verdict was decided iirc.
 
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