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Item #: XXXX
Object Class: Safe Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a 50x50x8 meters sized containment hangar. Plating of no less than 0.4 meters of steel is to be applied to the walls and roof of the hangar. SCP-XXXX is to observed exclusively via visual and infrared cameras. The hangar may not have any windows. SCP-XXXX is to be put under constant surveillance by at least one (1) two (2) researchers.
If an activation without an observable reason is noticed, the surveilling staff is to immediately contact Dr. Volkov and put emergency protocol Proctor-Lima 72 into action. See Addendum XXXX-8.
No staff may enter SCP-XXXX's containment hangar without direct permission from Dr. Volkov and either Dr. Johnston or Dr. Richards (Dr. Richards has been dishonorably discharged due to his role in incident XXXX-I3.).
Staff entering SCP-XXXX's containment hangar are not to carry any weapons (This includes melee weapons) or tools (such as blowtorches, crowbars, screwdrivers, etc.) (except for maintenance purposes) on their person.
Staff entering SCP-XXXX's containment hangar are not to act aggressively towards SCP-XXXX.
Update ██-██-████:
Staff surveying SCP-XXXX is to be rotated every four (4) hours. After each shift, a cooldown period of 72 hours minimum is to be carried out by the affected staff. During this, no contact with SCP-XXXX by the staff on cooldown is allowed. Maintenance or cleaning of the containment hangar is only to be done once per week. SCP-XXXX is not to be entered under any circumstances. Staff working with SCP-XXXX must have a rapport of being level-headed, careful and modest. If any instance of SCP-XXXX-1 is uncovered, it is to be immediately contained and terminated.
Description:
SCP-XXXX is indistinguishable, both from the interior and exterior, to a standard issue T-72 MBT (Main Battle Tank). Recovered documents indicate that SCP-XXXX was produced in ████████ Tank Plant, Russian SFSR, in ██-██-19██ as vehicle Nr. █████. It was in service of the Soviet Red Army for ██ years, until 19██.
SCP-XXXX was exported to Iraq in 19██. In Iraq, it was apparently given a desert camouflage, though currently it is heavily worn down, with only approximately 38% of the paint still remaining. It was also given Iraqi Army emblems, though again, they are severely worn down and barely recognisable.
It is not currently known when SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties manifested, as no records of incidents during it's service with the Soviet or Iraqi Army exist.
SCP-XXXX, when inactive, is completely identical to any other T-72 MBT. All of the functions are operable and no anomalous properties can be noticed.
However, as soon as SCP-XXXX is "threatened" by an object or person within it's direct line of sight, it enters an active state. What SCP-XXXX perceives as a threat has not yet been completely ascertained. Following is a short example list of actions SCP-XXXX perceived as "threatening":
- Pointing any firearm of any type at it.
- Approaching it with any melee weapon with the intention of damaging it.
- Approaching it with any tools with the intention of either damaging it or removing parts of it.
- Approaching it unarmed with the intention of damaging it.
- Locking onto it with any guided weapon.
- Attempting to damage it from the interior.
In it's active state, SCP-XXXX is able to operate completely autonomously. It is capable of locomotion, at standard speeds for a T-72 MBT, and can use all weaponry mounted on it, namely the 125mm 2A46M tank gun as well as the 7.62mm PKT coaxial machinegun and the 12.7mm NSVT anti-aircraft machinegun. In it's active mode, it can operate much more efficiently and accurately than any human crew. All of it's weaponry is extremely accurate in it's active mode, with the main gun reliably hitting human-sized targets at over seven (7) kilometers distance. It also reacts very quickly, with it realising instantaneously when it is "threatened". Additionally, it does not expend any ammunition or consume any fuel while in it's active mode, while it does require these materials to operate in it's inactive mode.
In it's active mode, SCP-XXXX will now attempt to terminate the "threat". It will attempt this by any means available to it. It is entirely indiscriminate in it's attempts at terminating the "threat", often causing collateral damage. As soon as the "threat" is terminated, SCP-XXXX immediately returns to it's inactive mode. Alternatively, SCP-XXXX will also return to inactivity if the "threat" retreats out of it's direct line of sight for five (5) to ten (10) minutes.
Additionally, SCP-XXXX posesses a method of self-reparation. Any damage done to SCP-XXXX will be nullified over time. This reparation follows no established process and appears to randomly regenerate parts of the object. This renders SCP-XXXX effectively indestructible. However, this process is very slow, often taking several days for relatively minor damage. The longest recorded reparation process took seven (7) weeks. This makes it possible to temporarily disable SCP-XXXX.
Update ██-██-████:
Recently, SCP-XXXX was discovered to have memetic properties. It appears to affect any person that spends an extended time in it's proximity. The effect is strongest while inside of SCP-XXXX. It dissipates after approximately 60 meters. This effect is not stopped by any conventional material. Persons at a range of 20 meters will show first signs of the effect after approximately two (2) hours. Persons who display hot-headedness, impatience, ambition, pride or similar traits appear to be affected more, while persons who display level-headedness, patience, care, modesty and similar traits appear to be affected less. The effect will dissipate after a certain time, depending on how much contact the affected person has had with SCP-XXXX.
The effect in early stages appears to compel any affected person to either attempt to directly contact SCP-XXXX or show heightened interest in SCP-XXXX. This makes affected individuals more susceptible to reach later stages of the effect. The later the stage of the effect, the higher is the compulsion felt by affected individuals. This can manifest in obsession or paranoia. If affected individuals in this late stage of the effect are forcefully kept from SCP-XXXX, they will often attempt to commit suicide.
In the last stage of the effect, SCP-XXXX appears to be capable of giving "orders" to affected individuals. Affected individuals are from this point onward referred to as SCP-XXXX-1. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will generally attempt to free SCP-XXXX from it's containment, often violently, by opening the hangar blast doors and driving SCP-XXXX away, even if they have no experience in operating a T-72 MBT. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 cannot be cured of the effect and are to be terminated.
It is currently not known how or when this memetic effect was acquired by SCP-XXXX.
Update ██-██-████:
Newly recovered documents indicate that SCP-XXXX's memetic effect appears to have manifested before it was exported to Iraq. Reportedly, all members of SCP-XXXX's last crew during it's Soviet Red Army service commited suicide shortly after SCP-XXXX was exported to Iraq.
Retrieval:
SCP-XXXX First came to the attention of the Foundation on ██-██-1991, during Operation Desert Sabre. A US armored battalion engaged a small Iraqi armored force outside of ██████████, Iraq, that included SCP-XXXX. Reportedly in the first minute of the engagement, SCP-XXXX received a hit that should have terminated the crew and disabled the tank, but it kept operating. After approximately eleven (11) minutes of fighting, of the Iraqi force, only SCP-XXXX was left. The engagement with SCP-XXXX lasted another two (2) hours before US elements withdrew due to nightfall. In this engagement, SCP-XXXX reportedly disabled ██ M1 Abrams tanks as well as ██ M3 Bradley IFVs and caused the loss of ██ US Army personnel.
Approximately 1 hour and 47 minutes into the engagement, SCP-XXXX's main gun was disabled, however approaching US infantry was still fired upon by the object's machineguns.
Approximately 20 minutes later, the object's machineguns could be disabled. The US forces had to fall back without being able to investigate SCP-XXXX.
During the night, through agents embedded in the US Armed Forces, the Foundation was alerted to SCP-XXXX. Through a misinformation operation, US command for the region around ██████████ was convinced that the Iraqi Army would deploy a previously unknown chemical agent in the area around SCP-XXXX, preventing any US advance into the area. Foundation personnel could then relatively safely retrieve SCP-XXXX and transport it to temporary containment site ██ in ██████.
All US Army personnel that had witnessed SCP-XXXX were administered amnestics and reports of the engagement were changed accordingly.
During recovery, the deceased remains of what appeared to be the crew of SCP-XXXX were found inside of it. Analysis revealed that they died approximately 2 hours before SCP-XXXX's disablement, indicating that SCP-XXXX did not require crew to operate.
At temporary containment site ██, the regenerative qualities of SCP-XXXX were discovered. Over the course of 5.5 weeks, all damage done to SCP-XXXX was nullified, however the paint applied by the Iraqi Army did not regenerate, indicating that it is non-anomalous.
During preparations to transfer SCP-XXXX to site ██, incident XXXX-I2 took place.
Experimentation Logs:
The following are logs of every experiment so far conducted on SCP-XXXX.
Experiment XXXX-E1
Experiment Purpose:
Identify if SCP-XXXX can differentiate between real and non-real weapons.
Subject:
D-52618, male, 21, convicted of murder. Equipped with a ████-brand BB-gun.
Experiment:
Subject introduced into SCP-XXXX's containment. Subject shows visible confusion. Subject is ordered to point the BB-gun at SCP-XXXX. Subject remarks: "You kiddin' me?" before raising the BB-gun at SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX shows no reaction. Subject ordered to shoot at SCP-XXXX. Subject complies. SCP-XXXX still remains inactive. Subject removed from SCP-XXXX's containment and debriefed.
Notes: Well, this raises questions. Does it recognise the weapon as being fake? Or does it recognise that it doesn't pose a threat? This warrants further research. -Dr. Volkov
Experiment XXXX-E2
Experiment Purpose:
Identify if SCP-XXXX reacts to melee weapons.
Subject:
D-54397, male, 37, convicted of manslaughter in four counts. Equipped with a kitchen knife, the presence of which is only revealed once in SCP-XXXX's containment. Subject first evaluated for suicidal tendencies. Evaluation negative.
Experiment:
Subject introduced into SCP-XXXX's containment. Subject remarks: "What exactly am I supposed to do with a [EXPLETIVE] tank?". Subject made aware of the presence of the knife. Subject then ordered to stab the frontal armor plate. Subject makes an unintelligible remark and then approaches SCP-XXXX. When subject is twenty (20) meters away from SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX activates. Subject is terminated by fire from SCP-XXXX's coaxial machinegun. After termination of subject, SCP-XXXX becomes inactive.
Notes: That makes no sense. SCP-XXXX recognised that the BB-gun was no threat, but the kitchen knife apparently was? Well, it could've scratched it, i suppose. Or damage some components on the inside. Or maybe it also reacts to weapons that could harm humans. Well, whatever the reason, SCP-XXXX perceives knives as threats. -Dr. Volkov
Experiment XXXX-E3
Experiment Notes:
This Experiment was ordered by Dr. Richards independently of Dr. Volkov.
Since this experiment, any experimentation has to be approved and supervised by Dr. Volkov.
Experiment Purpose:
Identify if SCP-XXXX reacts to attempts of removing samples for laboratory analysis.
Subjects:
D-57253, female, 19, convicted of murder in two counts, and D-61007, female, 24, convicted of murdering a police officer. Both equipped with simple welding equipment and remote controlled shock collars, should a breakout attempt be made.
Experiment:
Subjects are introduced to SCP-XXXX's containment hangar. Subjects are ordered to remove a piece of SCP-XXXX's track cover. D-61007 moves ahead while D-57253 appears to hesitate. Order is repeated to D-57253. Subject complies and also begins approaching SCP-XXXX. When D-61007 is twenty (20) meters away from SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX activates. D-61007 is terminated by SCP-XXXX's coaxial machinegun. D-57253 also receives several hits, rendering her unconsious. SCP-XXXX returns to inactivity. Experiment aborted. D-57253 later expires in the infirmary due to severe blood loss.
Notes: Dammit, Richards! We already had established that the [EXPLETIVE] thing reacts to [EXPLETIVE] kitchen knives, so it should be clear as day that it wouldn't like it if you tried to [EXPLETIVE] remove a piece! This experiment was nothing but an irresponsible waste of Foundation resources. D-Class don't exactly grow on trees, you know? If everyone used them as carelessly as you, we wouldn't have any for the really important experiments! This is the last warning, Richards! If you can't reign yourself in, I'll have no choice but to discharge you. Also, from this point onward, any experimentation on SCP-XXXX requires my consent and my presence during the experiment. -Dr. Volkov
Later addendum to notes: I take back part of my statement, it was not entirely useless, but still a waste of resources. By identifying the bulletwounds of D-57253, it became clear that she was not the intended target. All are off-center, while D-61007's bulletwounds are all directed at vital organs. The thing apparently accepts collateral damage. -Dr. Volkov
Experiment XXXX-E4
Experiment Purpose:
Identify how SCP-XXXX reacts to being threatened from it's interior. For this purpose, visual cameras were set up in SCP-XXXX's interior.
Subject:
D-59923, male, 43, convicted of murder in three counts. Equipped with a screwdriver.
Experiment:
Subject introduced to SCP-XXXX's containment hangar. Subject ordered to enter SCP-XXXX through the turret hatch. Subject complies. As soon as subject is visible to interior cameras, subject is ordered to break the gunner's optics with the screwdriver. Subject raises the screwdriver. SCP-XXXX activates and proceeds to [DATA EXPUNGED]
Notes: Jesus [EXPLETIVE] Christ. I mean, Jesus [EXPLETIVE] Christ. Well… at least we now know not to anger the damn thing while inside of it. But [EXPLETIVE] Hell… I'll have to get some D-Class to clean up that mess before anyone willingly steps into this thing again. I'll also have to look after Dr. Johnston for a bit, she didn't really take this sight quite well. After the experiment, she removed herself to the bathroom for half an hour, likely puking her guts out. Well, we all won't forget that for quite a while.
Honestly, I am very happy that they got rid of the tapes and the description. Noone needs to see or read that. -Dr. Volkov
