There are standard and advanced tanks(Enforcers), prototype Anti-Vehicle weapons, but there are not prototype tanks available. For the sake of balance, we need our prototype Marauder tanks back. Here's my plan to balance these prototype Marauder tanks.

[General Stats]
Marauders need to be like heavies, slow but with lots of HP, and no small turrets. This could be achieved with more PG/CPU than standard tanks, 1 more high and low slot, and a 25% reduction in maximum speed.

[Skill Bonuses]
Marauder HAV: +1 armor and shield damage reduction per level.

[Racial bonuses]
Gallente: +15% armor module speed penalty reduction per level.
Caldari: +5% shield module efficacy per level.
Amarr: +5% armor module efficacy per level.
Minmatar: increase to +2% increase to acceleration per level.


[Heavy plate/extender stats]
Best Heavy Armor plate: 3128hp with a 25% speed reduction
Best Heavy Shield Extender: 2185hp

[Heavy plate/extender on Marauders HAVs]
Amarr w/ HVY amor plate - 3440.8hp (312.8hp bonus) with a 25% speed penalty
Caldari w/ HVY Shield extender - 2403.5hp (a 218.5hp bonus)
Gallente w/ HVY amor plates - 3128hp with a speed penalty of 6.25% = 0.25 +ù (1 GêÆ 0.75)
____________________________________________________basepenalty, 75% penalty reduction


[Standard tank maximum speeds]
Armor tank max speed: 93.75 km/h
Shield tank max speed: 78.75 km/h
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[Marauder tank maximum speeds]
Caldari Marauder tank: 59.06 km/h = 78.75 km/h = 78.75 km/h +ù (1 GêÆ 0.25)
Gallente Marauder tank: 70.31 km/h = 93.75 +ù (1 GêÆ 0.25)
___________________________base speed, marauder speed penalty,
Gallente Marauder tank with a 3k armor plate: 65.92 km/h = 93.75 +ù (1 GêÆ 0.25) +ù (1 GêÆ (0.25)(1 GêÆ 0.75))
_____________________________________________basespeed, marauder, 75% reduction to the 3k plate's 25% penalty


Also CCP would need to make Caldari tanks have the same base speed as Gallente tanks, its really ridiculous how they have shield tanks slower than an armor tanks.

I fully support slow heavy tanky tanks. Should require HAV operation level 5.

you know that they were faster tanks right?

Yes and a complete upgrade in every way with no drawbacks from its specialization. This thread is about how to bring them back in a balanced way.

i just it wouldn't matter if i told they were balanced back then. i think they are the new AA HAVs thou so just hoping for the best and they wouldn't be like scout lavs.