Heavy Recon Vehicle

Description

 * The Heavy Recon is a premium vehicle which is one of few which have two attack modes. (3 with promotion)
 * The Rocket Pod shoots into a circle of 7 squares on the enemy side, but can only be fired once every 8 rounds (enough to soften up enemy resistance).
 * The Flame Cannon has infinite ammunition, but unlike the Flame Troop (which sprays sideways) it hits its three tiles in-depth, straight in front of the vehicle.

There is a third attack mode, which is similar to the Rocket Pod, but hits in a large square area instead of a checkered area yielding 3x damage of the Rocket Pod. It is unlocked in Rank 3, costs 8 Nanopods, and takes 1 hour to research.


 * As premium units go, you could do a lot worse. The 26 Nanopod-price tag is small enough to be reasonable, but high enough to make casual purchases a little less desirable.


 * As of the 1.3 update, the Heavy Recon's health has been reduced from 145 HP to 100 HP so when in battle be careful when units like mammoth riders, duskwalkers and tanks target your Heavy Recon. It can be destroyed in one hit if the duskwalker manages to score a critical hit.