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[10ebbor10]

Hero's stats use the same system as normal stats, but you shouldn't go above 10.000. Stronger heroes will see less immediate progress, as I figure out stuff and rebalance. (Also, maxing out stats + 2 strong abilities won't work.

As for buildings stats, I'm a bit lost on that too. Some things are beneficial in some situatsuions( Like size for barricades) while being bad in others. ( Large buildings are hard to fit in.)

Ah, so we pay for our hero unit aswell?

If you want to, we can do my "battle for the military base" before the real game start. It could be usefull to have some testing before the game starts, and it will make sure that I don´t slow the others down with a battle at the beginning.

No you don't, but yout hero unit can't be worth more then 10.000 credits. Taking one weaker then that will result in stronger abilities and such.

And nah, the battle won't happen that early. If you look at the map you can see that the horde hasn't reached your base yet. Besides, I have already drawn up several missions and I think the game's system is robust enough to whistand a little asynchronous turniness.

[Evil Marahadja]

Oh, I thought that I had to retake the base, that is was overrun with zeds or something like that. My bad.

I am not sure weather to have 3 squads in my close combat force, or 2 stronger. Right now the gamesystem seams to favor fewer stronger squads, but that depends on what kind of enemies we are facing.

[10ebbor10]

Oh, I thought that I had to retake the base, that is was overrun with zeds or something like that. My bad.

I am not sure weather to have 3 squads in my close combat force, or 2 stronger. Right now the gamesystem seams to favor fewer stronger squads, but that depends on what kind of enemies we are facing.

Al long as the squads can avoid being overrun, stronger seems to be better. However zombies tend to specialise in numbers. Then there's always the infecton, which can kill/convert even with a little wound.

[Evil Marahadja]

Oh, I thought that I had to retake the base, that is was overrun with zeds or something like that. My bad.

I am not sure weather to have 3 squads in my close combat force, or 2 stronger. Right now the gamesystem seams to favor fewer stronger squads, but that depends on what kind of enemies we are facing.

Al long as the squads can avoid being overrun, stronger seems to be better. However zombies tend to specialise in numbers. Then there's always the infecton, which can kill/convert even with a little wound.

Cool, I am looking forward to defending my base, will probably be an huge disadvantage to be located down at the south, but, its fun. Oh, and shouldn't´t Hephaestus units have another ability, they are mechanical, and therefore immune to the infection?

[Donuts]

So, i dont know how to make spoilers, was going to be one of the first, but never found a guide. Help?

EDIT: Actually, only spoiler NAMING is the problem.

EDIT2: Im also going to need a custom base it seems...

[10ebbor10]

So, i dont know how to make spoilers, was going to be one of the first, but never found a guide. Help?

EDIT: Actually, only spoiler NAMING is the problem.

EDIT2: Im also going to need a custom base it seems...

[*spoiler=name here] [/spoiler] Just remove the Asterisk*

For a custom base, just give me a general idea of what you want it to look like, and where you want it to be.

[10ebbor10]

-Name Mercenary Company: The Black Ravens
-Name PC: Alfred Nimar
-Funds: 10900-11.100
-Base Smuggler's Nest
   -Resources stored:100/100
   -     Fuel stored:50/50
-Hero unit:

Spoiler: Alfred, the Deadeye (click to show/hide)

Health:
Armor:
Speed:
Range:
Damage:
Abilities:
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Description:

-Merc company units

Spoiler: Black Raven Spec Ops, Squad Zeta (click to show/hide)

Price: 4100-4300
Squads: 1
Units per squad: 5
Health: 10 (1000)
Armor: 2   (600)
Speed: 2   (400) 
Range: 2-4 (200-400)
Damage: 3-6 (900)
Abilities:
- Stealth Infiltrate: This squad can use their advance stealth skills, and gear to go invisible and easily sneak past less trained guards and zeds.Practically Invisible untill you attack or come within 2 tiles of the Zed (1000)
Description: This squad of soldiers is highly trained unit made specifically to take out high priority targets, and such with complete stealth no matter their location.

Spoiler: Black Raven Sniper Squad (click to show/hide)

Price: 6900
Squads: 1
Units per squad: 2
Health: 8(800)
Armor: (900)
Speed: 2(200)
Range: 15(1500)
Damage: 10(3000)
Abilities:
- Dead Silent: Can usually attack enemies silently, without alerting them to your presence, and such.(500)
Description:

Special structures:

Spoiler: Mk. IV Salcar Sentry Guns (click to show/hide)

-Price: 3000
-Minerals required:20
-Health:10
-Armor:2
-Range:4
-Damage:6-8
-Size:1
-Abilities: Combat deployable(3 turns), Dissassembly( 1 turn)

((AN Automated Sentry Gun of course, with twin .50 cal mini-guns))

Spoiler: Hunter Mines (click to show/hide)

-Price: 500
-Minerals required: 10
-Health:  2
-Armor:0
-Range:3(Detection)1( explosion)
-Damage: 3
-Size:1
-Abilities: Combat deployable, splash damage
Mines that, when they since the target, run at or after it and explode when close to them

Governement support units:

Spoiler: APC (click to show/hide)

Units per squad: 3
Vehicles per suad: 1
Health: 40
Armor: 5
Fuel: 15/15
Speed: 5 (5 Campaign tiles per miniturn)
Range: 4
Damage: 2-10
Capacity: 0/20
Size:1
Description:
These Apc are much sturdier then helicopters, and are armed with a light machine gun. They de have a slightly lower carrying capacity and a much lower speed and are also unable to fly over buildings. Their offensive capabilities make up for this though.

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-Name: Crow Guard
-Name: Karl-Heinz Crow aka Brother Alpha-Zero
-Funds: 1200That is, using the costs you noted, not the ones that I calculated
-Base: Cargo Airport
   -Minerals stored: 300/300
   -     Fuel stored: 150/150

Hero Units:

Spoiler:  Hero Unit: Brother Omega-Zero (click to show/hide)

Health:
Armor:
Speed:
Range:
Damage:
Abilities:
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Description:

Spoiler:  Crow Guard Infantry Epsilon "Grunt" Batch (click to show/hide)

Price: 9.400
Units per squad: 10 men per squad
Health: 20 hp (2000)
Armor: 5 (1500)
Speed: 3 (600)
Range: 3 (300)
Damage: 20-30 (Standard Issue Sub-Atomic Thermal Wave Emitter "Cleanser" ((Think Melter))) (5000) (My math says this should be 4000+3000=7000)
Abilities:
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Description: Standard Issue Brothers Of the Crow Guard. Grown in vast artificial wombs these soldiers were grown to fight and die. Since their early childhood they are trained and for this operation the were outfitted with special close quarters weaponry...

Spoiler:  Crow Guard Heavy Infantry Zeta "Vanguard" Batch (click to show/hide)

Price: 9.400
Units per squad: 10 men per squad
Health: 40 hp (4000)
Armor: 10 (3000)
Speed: 2 (400)
Range: 1 (100)
Damage: 20 (2000) (Tower-Shields and Monofilament-Axes)(My Math says 6000)
Abilities:
- Thou shall not pass (THe Unit forms a Shield Wall, increasing its armor by +3 and forcing Zombie Hordes to attack them with priority before any other unit can be attacked or the Horde can move on..)
Description: The Vanguard batch is usually used in unison with heavy weapons, however in their heavy power armors, each soldier turns into a bulwark to hold of the Zombies. As the Government is currently not putting much funding into their Mercenaries, these Crow Guard units are merely outfitted with Monofilament-Axes and Tower Shields.

Special structures:

Spoiler:  Trench System (click to show/hide)

-Price: 500
-Minerals required: 50
-Health: 50
-Armor: 10
-Size: 4 (I assume this is a line)
-Abilities: Combat deployable (2 miniturns ), Can garrison units( garrisonned units gain +2 armor), non recoverable( You can't dig up and dissassmble a trench)

Spoiler:  Crow Guard Quartermaster Encampment (click to show/hide)

-Price: 2000
-Minerals required: 100
-Health: 20
-Armor: 4
-Healing cap: 0/5 hp ( +1 hp per turn. 1 Resource used per hp healed)
-Size: 4(Squares are easier to draw)
-Abilities: Combat Deployable (2 miniturns, needs to be build in the base before that), Medicinal Tent (replaces losses), Disassembly(1 miniturn)

Governement support units:

Spoiler:  APC (click to show/hide)

Units per squad: 3
Health: 40
Armor: 5
Fuel: 15/15
Speed: 5 (5 Campaign tiles per miniturn)
Range: 4
Damage: 2-10
Capacity: 0/20
Size:1
Description:
These Apc are much sturdier then helicopters, and are armed with a light machine gun. They de have a slightly lower carrying capacity and a much lower speed and are also unable to fly over buildings. Their offensive capabilities make up for this though.

This looks like fun. I'll fill the boxes out over time.

-Name: The Green Men
-Leader Name: Nieren
-Funds: ?
-Base: Civilian Airport
   -Resources stored:100/100
   -Fuel stored:50/50
-Hero unit:

Spoiler: Nieren (click to show/hide)

Health:20
Armor:2
Speed:3
Range:2 (shotgun), 5 (assault rifle)
Damage:4-6 (shotgun), 2-4 (assault rifle)
Abilities:
-Leadership: all nearby company troops gain +1 health and minimum damage when Nieren is commanding them.
Description: the leader and founder of the Green Men, Nieren started out in the army before moving to special forces, where he eventually left, disenchanted, and went on to found his own mercenary company, taking the name from old stories from Earth.

-Merc company units

Spoiler: Green Men (click to show/hide)

Squads: 4
Price: 11900
Units per squad: 10
Health:10(1000)
Armor:1(300)
Speed:3(600)
Range:5(500)
Damage:2-4(400+400=800)
Abilities:
-Dig in: if one mini-turn is used before combat starts, the unit gains one armor, and can't move( Bonus continues untill they do). This can be combined with the portable fortifications, but the +1 armor is +1 min damage instead. (300)
Description: A group of assault-rifle equipped mercenaries mounted on trucks (unarmed), with the occasional machinegunner for fire support. The base of the group.

Spoiler: Little Green Men (click to show/hide)

Squads:2
Price: 8820 (not including abilities)
Units per squad:8
Health:12
Armor:2
Speed:4
Range:7
Damage:4-8
Abilities:
-Stealthy: have a hard time being noticed until they attack (1000) Practically Invisible untill you attack or come within 2 tiles of the Zed
-Sharpshooters: if one mini-turn is used to dig in before the unit begins firing, the unit gains +1 armor and range, but can't move ( whitout losing the bonus).
Description: The "problem solvers" of the group. They go in for situations where a smaller force is needed, and to support the green men. They use semi-automatic rifles. (Think of it as a cross between an assault rifle and a sniper rifle)

Special structures:

Spoiler: Prefab Fortifications (click to show/hide)

-Price: 750
-Minerals required: 50
-Health: 50
-Armor: 10
-Range: N/A
-Damage: N/A
-Size: 4
-Abilities: Combat deployable (4 miniturns), can garrrison units (+ defense), Prefabbed( Build at the base and then dropped out of the heli onto the battlefieldwhere it will assemble itself)
-Description: simple but effective metal fortifications to protect the troops from zeds while making killing them easier. Think of it as portable battlements made of spiked fencing.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

-Price:
-Minerals required:
-Health:
-Armor:
-Range:
-Damage:
-Size:
-Abilities:(Examples: Combat deployable(=Not base only), specialist structure(Can train units), Moveable, ...

Governement support units:

Spoiler:  Personnel Helicopters (click to show/hide)

Units per squad: 4
Health: 20 hp
Armor: 4
Fuel: 10/10
Speed: 15,(10 Main map tiles per miniturn)
Capacity: 0/25
Size:2 (Needs 2 tiles to land)
Description:
These large helicopters were originally used to carry soldiers towards the front lines. They are very fast and have a large carrying capacity, at the expense of their combat abilities, which are non-existent. Their light armor serves only to give them time to retreat. Their fuel capacity is only mediocre.

More changes to come.

The Spetsnaz Guards

-Name ”Papa Bear” Vladimir Baikov
-Funds: 10.000
-Base: Military airport
   -Resources stored: 100
    Fuel stored: 50


”Papa Bear” Vladimir Baikov

Spoiler:  ”Papa Bear” Vladimir Baikov (click to show/hide)

Health: 20 (2000)
Armor: 0
Speed: 5 (1000)
Range: 12 (1200)
Damage: 0-20 (2000)
Abilities:
Combat engineer: Able to construct buildings both at the base and at the field at a faster rate. (2000. Buildings are completed twocesas fast of he's working on them.)
 
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Description: Leader of the Spetsnaz guards. A group of former soldiers who before the attack hit served in the alliance military. But because of their ineffective way of handling the disaster. Some of the personal decided to create The Spetsnaz guards, dedicated to protect civilians at all cost. The name is a reference to the old Russian elite force.

The Spetsnaz Guards

Spoiler: Ironclaw (click to show/hide)

Price: 7200
Amount of squads: 2 (3200)
Soldiers per squad: 4
Health: 10 (1000)
Armor: 0 (0)
Speed: 1 (200)
Range: 10 (1000)
Damage: 4-10 (1800) (I removed the close combat penalty, because it only complicates it and your unit is going to be zombie fodder anyway.(If left unprotected in mellee )
Abilities:
Suppresive fire: Because of the high firerate of the machineguns, the Ironclaw gets a damage bonus against large stacks of units without cover. (+1 to unit stacks of more then 10)
Need to deploy: The large machineguns takes a while to deploy, and the unit therefore gets a penelty in damage for a small period of time. (-1 damage if moving and firing in the same turn)
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Description: A heavy infantry support unit armed with middle to long range weapons. Its role is to support advancing troops with a steady and very deadly combination of machine and sniper weapons. Its drawbacks is, that because of its heavy weapons, it is very slow and dies quite quickly in close combat.

Spoiler:  Red Fang (click to show/hide)

Price: 10 800
Amount of squads: 2 (4 800)
Soldiers/vehicles per squad: 5
Health: 15 (1500)
Armor: 5 (1500) 
Speed: 5 (1000)
Range: 2 (200)
Damage: 0-15 (1500)

Abilities:
Close combat trained: Gets a damage and Armor bonus against enemies on tiles adjoined to the unit.+1 dam,+1 armor(300)
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Description: These units became feared after the zombies started to gain ground. They are closecombat fighters. Armed with shotguns and assaultrifles they make short work of any enemies that come into range. Due to the new enemy the Red fangs have comes to empathise melee combat more and more. Every soldier therefore have advanced close combat training.

Special structures
 

Spoiler:  Advanced Barracks (click to show/hide)

-Price: 5000
-Minerals required: 100
-Health: 40
-Armor: 5
-Size: 4
-Abilities: Able to train units. Can "upgrade" normal infantry to one of the stated elite units. Can also train normal civilians to normal infantry if needed. Of curse proper equipment is needed in both cases.
[end of spoiler]

[spoiler=Long range radar]
-Price: 1000
-Minerals required: 20
-Health: 10
-Armor:0
-Size: 2
-Abilities: Able to alert the base about large clusters of zeds. Although smaller groups are invisible. Is also able to pick up distresscalls from the outside.

Governement support units:

Spoiler:  Personnel Helicopters (click to show/hide)

Amount of squads: 4
Vehicles per squad: 1
Health: 20 hp
Armor: 4
Fuel: 10/10
Speed: 15,(10 Main map tiles per miniturn)
Capacity: 0/25
Size:2 (Needs 2 tiles to land)
Description:
These large helicopters were originally used to carry soldiers towards the front lines. They are very fast and have a large carrying capacity, at the expense of their combat abilities, which are non-existent. Their light armor serves only to give them time to retreat. Their fuel capacity is only mediocre.

Im am not entirely sure what stats my soldiers should have yet, because I don´t know whats "good". If you want to give them, go ahead, otherwise I will do it soon.

How long is a miniturn? (I am considering a ability, or more like a drawback for my support units, that for some time after they deployed, they only fire at half capacity since they will need some time to deploy the machine guns.) 10 miniturns in a turn. i might increase that number.

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-Name: Hephaestus Automated Security
-Name PC: AI Command unit C1043-S ‘Arbiter’
-Color: Orange
-Funds: 10.000
-Base:  Seaside Airport
   -Resources stored: 100/100
   -     Fuel stored: 50/50

-Hero unit:

Spoiler: ’Executor’ Mechanized Combat Unit Coordinator (click to show/hide)

Health:20
Armor:4
Speed:2
Range:4
Damage: 4-8 (Heavy antipersonnel laser cannons)
Abilities:
-Data synergy: All allied units gain +1 range and +1 minimum damage.
-Power redirection:  All vehicles and mechanized squads may gain +2 speed for a turn, at the expense of being unable to attack that turn. Useable 1 per 5 turns
Description: A hulking humanoid mech with a pair of heavy cannons built into its arms, and a transmitter array on one shoulder. The Executor is able to feed data to its subordinates, optimizing their targeting abilities, as well as fine tuning their power systems to allow for bursts of speed.

- Merc units

Spoiler: ’Locus’ Light Mechanized Infantry (click to show/hide)

Price: 10000 (5 squads)
Soldiers per squad: 10
Health: 8
Armor: 0
Speed: 2
Range: 4
Damage: 0-4 (Antipersonnel laser rifle)
Abilities:
-Salvage: This squad can collect the remains of other mechanized squad or unit and transport it.
Description: Locus mechanized light infantry, or Locus Mechs as they’re better known as, form the bulk of Hephaestus’s forces. The skeletal looking mechs were designed to be cheaply made, intending to bring great numbers to bear on the battlefield. They are little more than fragile frameworks with a minimal AI and a standard issue laser rifle.

Spoiler: ‘Razorback’ Mechanized armored vehicle (click to show/hide)

Price: 10.000-20%(being a vehicle and therefore requiring fuel)=8.000
Amount of squads:1
Vehicles per squad: 1
Fuel:5/5 (50 per extra fuel capacity)
Health: 40
Armor: 6
Speed: 4( Campaign map speed: 4 tiles(If you ever decide to evacuate with this thingy.))
Range: 7
Damage: 5-15 (Heavy ion particle cannon)
Abilities:
-Mobile bunker:  One squad can ‘garrison’ this vehicle and benefit from its armor and speed.
Description: The Razorback follows the opposite logic than the Locus mechs. Rather than focusing on mass producing mechs, the Razorback was made to pack a punch, move quickly, and above all, take whatever punishment was directed it’s way. It was built to work with the Locus Mechs, though it can function as a shelter for any infantry unit.

Special structures:

Spoiler: ‘Tesla Sensory and Scanner Array (click to show/hide)

-Price: 1000
-Minerals required: 100
-Health: 5
-Armor:0
-Range:20
-Damage: 0
-Size: 1 squares
-Abilities:
Combat deployable
Portable: Can be carried by a squad or vehicle with capacity.
Intel: When within range of this building, all friendly units receive line of sight vision of the area within the Tesla array, and ignores the effects of cover of enemies. They also can target hidden or stealthy enemies. (Not all hidden enemies will be spotted, and the cover bonus won't be entirely negated(afterall,you're shooting through a solid wall))

Spoiler: ‘Reforge’ Salvage and construction facility (click to show/hide)

-Price:5000
-Minerals required: 250
-Health: 10
-Armor:2
-Range: 0
-Damage:0
-Size: 4 squares
-Abilities:
Base only
Reconstruction: When scrap, minerals, or a salvaged wrecked unit is brought here, Hephaestus may construct a Locus Mech squad.
 

Governement support units:

Spoiler:  Verticopter (click to show/hide)

Amount of squads: 2
Vehicles per squad: 1
Health: 30 hp
Armor: 2
Fuel: 10/10
Speed: 10,(8 Main map tiles per miniturn)
Capacity: 0/60
Can carry vehicles
Size:4 (Needs 4 tiles to land(a square))
Description:
This verticopter was never intended to serve anywhere near the front, but was instead used in salvaging and repair operations. Each verticopter has a suprisingly large carrying capacity, at the expense of armor and compactness. They are your best bet if you want to be able to deploy lots of vehicles fast.

[Ghazkull]

ah crap...your actuall right...:/

EDIT: corrected...

[Evil Marahadja]

Everything looks good on my side. Do we wait until the last person join or start early?

And how does unit recruitment work?

[10ebbor10]

Everything looks good on my side. Do we wait until the last person join or start early?

And how does unit recruitment work?

1.Build barracks
2.Recruit unit
3.?
4.Profit

[Donuts]

Can you reserve a spot for me? Going to bed. Thanks for the answer. Also, i'd like something like a abandoned mine for base. (like smugglers den, part underground)

[Doomblade187]

My group look good?

[10ebbor10]

My group look good?

If you think so. I made some balancing changes but it seems I forgot to mark them. Just read through the details and see if there's anything you want to change.

[Fortis]

Hmm, since vehicles get a discount, I'm thinking of beefing up the Razorback a bit more. At the least, I want to give it additional fuel units. Just how quickly does a vehicle go through fuel anyway?

And as for the Tesla array, that's fine for the cover bit. Maybe it can have a set chance of revealing stealth units per turn, or maybe increasing the 'automatic reveal' distance from a unit.

EDIT: Got the new stats for the Razorback

Price: 12000-20%(being a vehicle and therefore requiring fuel)=9.600
Amount of squads:1
Vehicles per squad: 1
Fuel: 15/15 (50 per extra fuel capacity)
Health: 50
Armor: 7
Speed: 5( Campaign map speed: 4 tiles(If you ever decide to evacuate with this thingy.))
Range: 7
Damage: 5-15 (Heavy ion particle cannon)
Abilities:
-Mobile bunker:  One squad can ‘garrison’ this vehicle and benefit from its armor and speed.
Description: The Razorback follows the opposite logic than the Locus mechs. Rather than focusing on mass producing mechs, the Razorback was made to pack a punch, move quickly, and above all, take whatever punishment was directed it’s way. It was built to work with the Locus Mechs, though it can function as a shelter for any infantry unit.

[Donuts]

Merc Company Name: Swift Ops
PC Name: John Richards
Funds: 10.000
Base: Abandoned Mine (Waiting for that thing :3)
   -Resources stored: 100/100
   -Fuel stored: 50/50
-Hero unit:

Spoiler:  "Quick" John (click to show/hide)

Health: 4
Armor:4
Speed:6
Range:4
Damage:7
Abilities:
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Description: Being a quick person since childhood, John decided to make the "Quick Ops" task force when he heard about the zombies spreading quickly, and now he got the job, to kill the zombies. Once and for all. He has been waiting for this.

-Merc company units

Spoiler:  Swiftfoot Agents (click to show/hide)

Price: 8.200
Amount of squads: 1
Soldiers per squad: 50
Health: 20
Armor:7
Speed:9
Range:3
Damage:10
Abilities:
-Super swift: Each soldier has a 5% of dodging an attack.
Description: These incredibly quick soldiers are the backbone of the Swift Ops.

Spoiler:  Hardfoot Agents (click to show/hide)

Price: 8.700
Amount of squads: 1
Soldiers/vehicles per squad: 30
Health: 30
Armor: 10
Speed: 3
Range: 3
Damage: 9
Abilities:
-Heavily armored: These units have learned how to take a good beating, and, if over 15 health, fatal attacks will simply send them down to 1 health.
Description: These heavily armored troops are made to crush.

Special structures:

Spoiler:  Mining Shaft (click to show/hide)

-Price: 1000
-Minerals required:0
-Health:5
-Armor:1
-Range:0
-Damage:0
-Size: 3x3
-Abilities: Gives a very little amount of resources (about 2-3 minerals) per 5 miniturns. (start with 1 or 2 maybe?)

Spoiler:  Electro-Fence (click to show/hide)

-Price: 2000
-Minerals required: 10
-Health: 10
-Armor: 5
-Range: 1
-Damage: 7
-Size: 7 (line)
-Abilities:
-Electrocution: When enemy comes near, they will be electrocuted if power is up.

Governement support units:

Spoiler:  Personnel Helicopters (click to show/hide)

Amount of squads: 4
Vehicles per squad: 1
Health: 20 hp
Armor: 4
Fuel: 10/10
Speed: 15,(10 Main map tiles per miniturn)
Capacity: 0/25
Size:2 (Needs 2 tiles to land)
Description:
These large helicopters were originally used to carry soldiers towards the front lines. They are very fast and have a large carrying capacity, at the expense of their combat abilities, which are non-existent. Their light armor serves only to give them time to retreat. Their fuel capacity is only mediocre.

Oh, and if i can, i would like a custom "Paradrop Plane" :3