The Machine

Since it exhausted its nuclear weapon stocks soon after Judgement Day, Skynet has deployed two main types of combat weapons - the Hunter-Killer combat vehicles and the bipedal Terminator foot soldiers.

Hunter-Killers
HK-Aerial: A greatly improved version of the HK-Drone, the HK-Aerial is a ground attack vehicle that usually operates in concert with HK-Tanks and Terminator ground units. image

HK-Drone: Drawing on existing American UCAV designs, the HK-Drone is directly linked to Skynet's central processor. It has limited armament, but sophisticated high altitude targeting systems. image

HK-Tank: a.k.a. Centaur or Ogre, the HK-Tank is Skynet's primary mobile battle platform, the equivalent of human main battle tanks. It has more firepower than an entire squadron of Resistance soldiers. image

HK-VTOL: The HK-VTOL is a streamlined improvement of the HK-Aerial. It is designed for aerial combat against the growing number of Resistance jet fighters, but also sees service as a ground attack unit. image

Terminators
T-600: The first, failed infiltration series developed by Skynet. Although effective in battle, the T-600s have rubbery 'skin' and are easily recognizable as machines. Most T-600s are now deployed to low-priority theaters such as the American Midwest and Central Asia. Their titanium alloy endoskeleton is vulnerable to heat compared to the coltan alloys used in the T-800 and later models, making napalm and white phosphorous the weapons of choice against them. image

T-800: The standard battle unit of Skynet's military forces. The ugly 8s, as they are called in Resistance slang, are deployed both as infiltrators and as infantry. T-800s, unlike their T-600 predecessors, are visually indistinguishable from humans, which made them extremely effective in the infiltration role even after the Resistance developed methods of detection. image

T-888: The final evolution of the Series 800 of Terminators. Triple-8s are physically superior to earlier models and possess highly sophisticated infiltration-mode learning capabilities. Skynet is currently transitioning its main combat forces from T-800s to T-888s. image

T-1000: A quantum leap in infiltration technology, the T-1000 is composed of mimetic polyalloy (the so-called "liquid metal") that allows it to completely alter its shape. Only a few are known to exist and many Resistance units consider them nothing more than rumor. image