Reckoner (Kane's Wrath)

"They'll have to reckon with me!"

- Overheard from a Reckoner operator.

The Reckoner is an armoured personnel carrier of the Brotherhood appearing in Kane's Wrath.

Background
An useful element of the Nod armed forces, the Reckoner is a troop transport unit, much like the GDI Guardian APC. However, unlike its counterpart, it is half-tracked, more heavily armored and is capable of permanently deploying into a frontline battle bunker. When the Reckoner receives too much damage, the unit will automatically deploy, transforming into a bunker.

However, it cannot be packed again once the Reckoner is deployed, so the decision to deploy must be considered beforehand. Prior to deployment, the two infantry squads within cannot fire their weapons, and the Reckoner is unarmed, quite useless for direct assault (with the exception of optional dozer blades). Once deployed, however, the Reckoner unpacks into a bunker, gaining enough space for a third squad to occupy it, and all three squads inside the Reckoner can fire out of its hull.

Game unit
Also, it can't be clear-garrisoned, means that all troops garrisoned inside the Reckoner will be absolutely safe from being pulled-out instantly by Buzzers, Grenadier Squads, Black Hands, Corrupters, Advanced Flame Tanks, or even Purifiers. But there is one weakness when using a deployed Reckoner. If the deployed Reckoner with infantry squad garrisoned is destroyed, the squad will also be killed (same as the GDI APC, and unlike Garrisonable Structures). The deployed Reckoner can take around 3-5 hits from a Storm Column, which makes it one of the best Nod units to attack it, depending on the garrisoned infantry. As a mixed blessing, the deployed Reckoner is not considered a structure, meaning it cannot be repaired like other defenses, but if deployed near a War Factory, it will be automatically repaired.

Note that it is too heavy to be carried by the Carryall, unlike the lighter GDI APC.

The Reckoner is the best choice for transporting Nod Soldiers (especially Saboteurs) across the battlefield instead of Call for Transport, because of the Reckoner's speed and armor make it can survive longer than the slow and vulnerable Nod Carryall. However, it cannot traverse over difficult terrain such as cliffs and chasms.

Note that the Reckoner can be crushed by Epic Units

Triva
The reckoner is strikingly similiar to the Battle Bus in Generals with the exception that the battle bus cannot deploy into a bunker at will.