| Motorcycle | |
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Available: |
Levels 1+. |
| Descr.: |
The motorbike takes you to within range of the first target. |
| Dpl. Cost: |
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| Durability: |
5 |
| Armor: |
--- |
| Weapon Systems: |
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| Used: |
Start of battle (Once). |
| Quote: |
"Does is not scare you to always be first to charge the enemy? |
| Boosted: |
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Motorcycle is an unlockable unarmed entry 
Vehicle, capable to sustain Damage measuring 5 
Life Points. It's used occasionally at the start of the battle, delivering the 
trooper within firing Range of his equipped weapon of choice and granting him extra 
Initiative. The motorcycle is fairly common and costs no 
Deployment Points. Like all vehicles the motorcycle does not use an Equipment slot, it is a good addition to any trooper. The greatest effect can be achieved by utilizing it for Assault or Shock Trooper tactics. Troopers with the 
Pilot specialization and this skill will ride into battle almost 100% of the time.
The position where the trooper will dismount depends on the maximum 
Range of the weapon equipped at the start of the battle. However, if the weapon of choice is 
Sabotaged, the driver will abandon the motorcycle immediately, as if deploying on foot, then the trooper will switch weapons and, if necessary, start advancing. The skill 
Suspicious can avoid this situation.
Despite interception of the vehicle with Initiative boosted being somewhat rare, enemies with augmented initiative can fire before the driver does after dismounting. Like all troopers, any motorbike driver dragged in by an enemy's Binoculars skill will be a sitting duck for some time before being able to move.
If an enemy Spy infiltrates the wave, the trooper will dismount as soon as the spy is in range, effectively countering the spy thanks to the Initiative boost.
Testing is under way to determine chances of deployment. See Talk Page.
Bugs
- Motorcycles used by an army deploying from the right side of the screen upon starting blinking before disappearing, with a trooper jumping off, turn back right instead of staying the way they were.
- Even though motorcycle deployment boosts
Initiative, if the driver occasionally drives around the battlefield failing to find correct spot to deploy running out of Initiative, the enemies are capable to shoot and destroy these vehicles before the driver dismounts, causing him Fall Damage.
Trivia
- Promotional and design images illustrate motorcycles armed with a Fixed Machine Gun, the final version, however, does not feature any mounted armaments. The only feasible explanations are low durability which would result in almost certain destruction in any firefight, or simply desire to tease the players.
Gallery
damages (10 Pilot + Motorcycle 5 ) dealt on him. Then the pilot stay stationary himself until he disappear when next wave arrive. The pilot will not targeted by enemies during his stationary because he was considered dead.
