| “ | China's armored transport. - Troop Crawler |
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Troop crawlers are armored personnel carriers (APCs), patterned after the BTR-80, that China uses to rapidly deploy squads of infantry. Troop Crawlers emerge from the war factory with eight Red Guard already loaded inside. Troop Crawlers are also able to detect stealth units.
Game unit[]
| “ | Watch your step! - Troop Crawler driver, noting the passengers to be careful while leaving |
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The Troop Crawler is a fairly fast but unarmed APC, able to keep pace with China's armored vehicles and provide them with infantry support where necessary. Its ability to detect stealth units makes it useful both as a forward scout and within a base as an anti-infiltration measure. Lacking weapons, it is not designed to come into contact with heavy armor.
Troop Crawlers are designed so that if destroyed the infantry being transported would survive, but with damaged health. It also has an ambulance function, healing any infantry inside.
Troop Crawlers are an essential complement for any Chinese armored column, as their stealth detection capabilities made them especially useful against GLA factions.
Key weaknesses of the Troop Crawler are its relatively light armor and lack of defensive weapons. Another weakness was that the infantry have to dismount to engage opposing forces, exposing them to enemy fire. Interestingly, it is also a target for the Chinook's Combat Drop, which can wipe out all soldiers inside. The vehicle itself is unarmed and the standard complement of 8 Red Guards had no anti-armor defense; ideally a couple should be manually swapped out for Tank Hunters before deploying on its own.
With a total cost of $1400, the system is quite economical; as 8 Red Guards cost $1200, the true cost of the vehicle is only $200.
Variants[]
| “ | Let's try the assault tactic. - A Troop Crawler moving in to attack |
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- Assault troop transport - An advanced version used by General Shin Fai, with fire ports and a speaker tower.
A comparison between the assault transport (left) and the regular crawler (right)
Changelog[]
- Zero Hour patch 1.01: troop crawler/FOW issue is fixed
- Zero Hour patch 1.03:
- now contains the proper subfaction Red Guard instead of base China's
- cost increased from $1200 to $1400 (Kwai only)
Selected Quotes[]
| “ | Let's get these men to the battle. - When emerging from the War Factory |
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| “ | Troop Crawler signing in. - When selected |
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| “ | They can't hide from me. - When selected |
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| “ | Next stop - the front lines. - When selected |
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| “ | China's armored transport. - When selected |
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| “ | We have plenty of seats. - When selected |
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| “ | That's an easy one. - When moving |
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| “ | Anywhere else? - When moving |
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| “ | What's next? - When moving |
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| “ | Everyone OK back there? - When moving |
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| “ | Fasten your seat-belts. - When moving |
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| “ | Looks like a good place to stop. - When ordered to unleash troops on enemy |
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| “ | They could use some company. - When ordered to unleash troops on enemy |
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| “ | You want to unload there? - When ordered to unleash troops on enemy |
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| “ | Let's pay them a visit. - When ordered to unleash troops on enemy |
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| “ | They're in our path! - When ordered to unleash troops on enemy |
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| “ | They shouldn't be standing there. - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | This may be bumpy. - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Watch this! - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Let's try the assault tactic. - When ordered to attack move(?) |
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| “ | We'll unload at the prize land. - When ordered to attack move(?) |
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| “ | Don't forget your belongings! - When unloading |
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| “ | Use the hand rails on your way out. - When unloading |
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| “ | Watch your step! - When unloading |
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See also[]
- Assault troop transport, Shin Fai variant
- Humvee, American counterpart
- Technical and battle bus, GLA counterparts
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