Warhog -Red- From STC Foundries 2015-10-03

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Tired of not having a basic ground vehicle for subverting any populace to your will? Ever felt bored from just nuking planets from high orbit? Ever wish you could just make a 'sled' and scrap along the ground pretending you were an actual motorized vehicle? Well, be weary no longer!

The Solar Trade Confederation unveiled it's newest product line, the "Ground Tactical Assault" Units. This particular GTA model sports 6 wheels, and space for 3 astro-marines! To crew the vehicle, you will need a driver, a passenger riding shotgun, and a third up in the .8 Gauss Minigun.

The main weapon, the Gauss Minigun, is an 8 beam weapon with 2 Cannon and 1 Explosive effect slave. This gun fires in short rapid bursts to prevent overheating, and deals 80 damage per tick to the block, and 12 to each block adjacent to it, due to the fusillade of bullets peppering the area.
The gun depression and elevation is limited due to the restrictive amount of space available.


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Gameplay:
The Warhog itself is balanced to the standard issue laser rifle in the game, with just enough shields to let the occupants know they are under attack, and with only enough thrusters to scoot across the ground at a respectable pace. On high gravity it is impossible to take off into space, and one can find it difficult climbing mountains and minor hills, if not impossible. The front is made from advanced armor blocks to insure longevity on the field, and to not have your vehicle instantly pop upon discovery by another warhog. The bottom parts of the wheels are advanced as well to prevent immobilization, because while it sounds cool, we wanted play-ability over realism.
However, the sides are made from thin basic hull to provide infantry with laser rifles a chance to kill the vehicle. If you look at just behind the middle tires, you can see the "FUEL CELLS". Shooting the middle tire and hitting the "FUEL CELLS" will insure the destruction of the vehicle, detach the turret 50% of the time, and most likely put the core on overheat.

The front cabin also has 2 medical devices for the passenger riding shotgun to heal up while on patrol, should they encounter resistance and to prevent the damage from adding up. You could replace one or both with a bobby AI module, a Storage Block, a Team Colored Light, or a Faction Block.
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If you would like to see more of these, let me know!
These participated in the NFD triathlon server event, as part of the ground portion. Some were destroyed early on, and others where just never used, but they were their, with a Warhog Blue ending up in the center of the map and changed hands multiple times.

Other 'GTA' Units made by me:
Troop Hog:
http://starmadedock.net/content/troop-hog-red-by-stc-foundries.3450/
Troop Transport Truck:
http://starmadedock.net/content/troop-transport-truck-red-by-stc-foundries.3453/