APC
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The as of yet unnamed NOOSE armored personnel carrier is a large four-wheeled armored vehicle slated to appear in The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV.
Description
GTA IV
The SWAT Tank from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was thought to have been planned for the beta of GTA IV, as it's handling line was still in the games files. However, there was no in-game model, and therefore no evidence that it was to be the SWAT Tank. It is unknown when the SWAT Tank was cut from GTA IV, however, it must have been quite early in development, as there is no SWAT in the game (as it was replaced by NOOSE).
The Ballad of Gay Tony
As the DLC intends to return to the over-the-top style of GTA San Andreas, the APC was created for the game in a similar design as the SWAT Tank in GTA San Andreas. In place of the SWAT Tank's water cannon is an turret that is fully rotatable and loaded with explosive rounds.
The APC is described on the official TBOGT website as an "armored personnel carrier" utilized by "N.O.O.S.E", leading to speculation the official name of the vehicle is the "NOOSE APC" or "NOOSE Tank".
See also
- SWAT Tank, GTA San Andreas equivalent.