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US Forces

Versatile infantry and weaponry that can displace any opponent. Experience is key to improving your forces for the fight ahead.

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M3 Armored Personnel Carrier

Can transport and reinforce nearby infantry. • Can tow heavy weapons. • Limited anti-infantry firepower. • Low armor.

Stats

halftrack_us

vehicles

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Sight Range

35

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Speed

7.2

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Acceleration

2.5

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Deceleration

5

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Max Range

35

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Target Size

16

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Capture Multiplier

0

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Decapture Multiplier

0

Vehicle Armor

light halftrack

Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor

frontal

10

Frontal Armor

side

7

Frontal Armor

rear

5

Upgrades

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Conversion upgrade

M45 Quad Mount Conversion

Convert to the M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. Very effective against infantry. Can shoot down aircraft.

Removes ability to Transport and Reinforce.

Costs
munition

75

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Conversion upgrade

Medical Conversion

Convert the unit into an unarmed medical vehicle that heals nearby infantry.

When stationary, heals nearby infantry that are out of combat.

Costs
munition

50

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Conversion upgrade

75mm Anti-tank Conversion

Effective against light vehicles and can damage tanks. Entire vehicle must face target to fire. • Long-range barrage ability is effective against team weapons and structures. • Longer attack range than other light vehicles. • Low armor and can be damaged by small-arms.

Removes ability to Transport and Reinforce.

Costs
munition

60

Abilities

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Passive

Self-repair

Orders the crew to repair their own vehicle when stationary and out of combat.

Disables weapons while active.

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Passive

Rapid Reinforcement

Increases the rate at which infantry and team weapons reinforce from the vehicle.

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Select to unlock

Unlock Deploy Salvage Crew

Salvages the target wrecked vehicle or abandoned team weapon.

Team weapons provide Munitions. Vehicle wrecks provide Fuel.

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Passive

Unlock Fortify Position

The Halftrack provides nearby infantry with additional supplies, increasing construction speed and reducing ability recharge times.

+100% construction speed, +25% ability recharge speed.

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Passive

Fortify Position

The Halftrack provides nearby infantry with additional supplies, increasing construction speed and reducing ability recharge times.

+100% construction speed, +25% ability recharge speed.

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Support / Select target wreck

Salvage Crew

Salvages the target wrecked vehicle or abandoned team weapon.

Team weapons provide Munitions. Vehicle wrecks provide Fuel.

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Support / Select heavy weapon

Tow Heavy Weapon

Orders the unit to tow the selected heavy weapon. Non-abandoned heavy weapons will have their crew board the vehicle.

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Support / Select target position

Drop Heavy Weapon

Orders the unit to drop its towed heavy weapon at the target position.

Hold and drag over target position to set weapon facing upon disembarking.

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Passive

Emergency Engine Repair

Crew will repair vehicle criticals when out of combat and stationary.

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Support / Automatic Reinforcement

Auto-Reinforce Disabled

Automatically reinforces nearby infantry squads and team weapons when active.

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Passive

Support Veterancy

Receives veterancy experience from nearby allies when they earn veterancy experience. The shared experience is split between each unit with this ability near that ally.

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Support / Select target weapon

Recrew Weapon

Deploys infantry to recrew an abandoned team weapon.

Costs
manpower

50

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

30

manpower

250

fuel

30

popcap

6

Hitpoints
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320

320

Upkeep per minute
manpower

9

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 1200

  • Veteran ability choice
  • +10 reinforcement range
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 3600

  • +20% reinforcement speed to nearby units.
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 7200

  • +80 health
  • Recrew ability is now free

Loadout

1
50cal_halftrack_us
50cal halftrack us

hmg - small arms

Moving Accuracy Multiplier

0.5

Moving Cooldown Multiplier

1

Near

Mid

Far

Accuracy

0.55

0.45

0.35

Rounds per minute (RPM)

183

183

183

Range of Fire

7

20

35

Penetration

1

1

1

Scatter Area

7

50

74

Min.

Max.

Damage

9

9

AoE Radius

-

0

  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.