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Brummbar Lore
Beoros Automobile's XP(B)-1 Brummbar isn't so much a tank as it is a self-contained army in an ultramodern nano-engineered shell. While it looks like a war machine, its main purpose is to showcase Germany's prowess in the ever-evolving world of high-tech engineering and development. Using mass-fabricated carbon nanotubes in its construction as well as other lightweight high-strength materials, the Brummbar is much lighter than it looks, officially weighing less than ninety tons - though, of course, its exact weight is classified. The large double-wide treads along the considerable length of the vehicle are said to give it remarkably low ground pressure. To power the massive vehicle, a top-secret new engine is used; rumor has it that it's a small nuclear reactor, but Beoros Automobiles remains tight-lipped on the subject.

On a recent tour around the European Union, the vehicle needed no refueling stops. Similarly, the armor composition used on the vehicle is completely classified. It's probably electrically-charged, but this is merely speculation. The armament of the Brummbar is an auto-loaded modular Rheinmetall 155mm cannon, a shortened modification of the L52 used on the Panzerhaubitze 2000. When in "Tank Mode" the gun lays in a gyrostabilized horizontal position and can fire a variety of munitions for use against hard targets. When in a defensive position, the Brummbar can deploy stabilizer jacks and [Censored at the request of Beoros Automobile's representatives]. For defense against enemy aircraft and close-in defense against infantry and light vehicles, an independently-aimed missile turret sits atop the main turret. The extremely large size and great cost of the vehicle makes it unmarketable as a practical military weapon and Beoros has no plans to sell the prototypes. However, the first seven combat-capable prototypes have been donated to the United Nations as a gesture of goodwill.

Milk and Honey
The screens below show off Milk and Honey, the new 6-player map we're adding. It's a farmland themed map, with most players starting in typical brownish, crop fields (except one that starts in the soccer field). The center contrasts that by being a high tech Nethia windmill farm which is the map's main source of fuel. Windmills are slightly different from gas stations and oil derricks; they don't explode violently when destroyed and they don't count toward GOI's 'Export Oil' ability.