Assault troop transport

The Assault Troop Transport (or 'Assault Troop Crawler') was a second-generation Troop Crawler developed for General Shin Fai. Like the regular Troop Crawler it was a reasonably fast wheeled APC, already had eight Mini-Gunners on board upon rolling out of the War Factory, and could detect stealth units. However it had firing slots for the infantrymen inside, superior armour and also medical staff on-board who could heal soldiers in the vicinity.

Tactics/Counters
Although more expensive than its predecessor, the cost of the Assault Troop Transport covered the expense of the eight Mini-Gunners and it was much better equipped for battle. If some of the Mini-Gunners were replaced by Tank Hunters the Assault Troop Transport would be well-equipped to take on all comers.

Its expense was still important though, with Fai often preferring to deploy Attack Outposts with their surveillance and stealth capabilities. The Assault Troop Crawler had better armour than the regular Troop Crawler but it was still quite poorly defended against heavy weapons.