Vehicles
by Thanatos
Light vehicles
The Strogg and GDF inherit similar vehicle classes, but with many differences. The game's two light vehicles, the Strogg Icarus Gravpack is a wearable anti gravity ground-effect vehicle. Originally intended for use in zero or low gravity the Icarus is only capable of hopping under Earth's gravity. The Icarus fires Stroybombs which explode a certain amount of time after launch. The Icarus is very common and a hellish foe. The GDF Husky Quad is the GDF's main light reconnaissance vehicle. Although the Husky can only hold one person, it is very fast and can dodge small arms. However the Husky is very easy to destroy.
Medium vehicles
The game has two medium vehicles, the Strogg Hog is an armed reconnaissance and can fit a driver and a gunner. The Hog has a devastating ram attack and when using the ram a shield appears in front of the Hog and can destroy almost anything in its path. The GDF Armadillo is a light armored transport capable of carrying a driver, a gunner and three passengers. The Armadillo is a great vehicle for hitting the enemy from behind and deploying infantry to capture forward spawn points.
Heavy vehicles
Heavy vehicles are not so common as light and medium vehicles but have enormous fire power and can withstand most types of fire, only weak to grenades, rockets and other explosives. The Strogg Desecrator is a hover tank capable of flying over water. The driver has access to the plasma cannon and when in siege mode has a faster rate of fire at the loss of maneuverability. The passenger fires the mounted gun on top of the tank and is fully protected and effective for protecting against infantry. The GDF Titan tank is a heavy tank with the Driver controlling the main tank gun. The tank is less maneuverable than the Desecrator but is faster at standard speed and does more damage than the Desecrator's main gun. However the Titan cannot enter siege mode and it's cannon is limited to an effective range. The passenger mans the gun on top of the hatch and is exposed to the elements.
Very heavy vehicles
The game has two very heavy vehicles and both may not always be available. The Strogg Cyclops is a two legged heavy walker which may only spawn at Strogg bases. The Cyclops has dual Plasma Cannons and when in siege mode can fire both very fast at the expense of mobility. The Cyclops can also perform stomp attacks to knock down any nearby infantry. The Cyclops is large and quite unmaneouverable. The GDF MCP (Mobile Command Post) is only available when setting up a firing position for an SSM. The MCP can be disabled like deployables but cannot be destroyed. The driver commands the vehicle and has access to a Machine gun. The MCP also has a gunner position mounting a Minigun on top of the vehicle. If the MCP moves off course from the objective it will self destruct and another will be dropped in.
Aerial vehicles
Aerial vehicles have a necessary role - Supporting attacks and providing support for infantry. Aerial vehicles are weaker than ground vehicles but more maneuverable. The Strogg Tormentor is a heavy hover plane with the pilot at the controls of homeable Strockets and plasma cannons. A direct missile hit can destroy a tormentor. The passenger mans a plasma gun on the belly of the ship. The GDF Anansi is the GDF's main Copter and can fire missiles and rockets at the disposal of the pilot and a machine gun under the nose at the control of the gunner. The Anansi like the Tormentor is weak to explosives and most sorts of arms fire. Also like the Tormentor the Anansi is VTOL (Vertical Take-off and landing). The GDF also have access to the Bumblebee helicopter, with the driver commanding an MG and with two side gunners and two passengers, perfect for dropping infantry behind enemy lines to capture spawn points. The bumblebee is slower than the Anansi but has more armor.
Amphibious and naval vehicles
There are two human vehicles which fit into this category - The Trojan APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) is capable of travel on land and sea. The Trojan fits in between the medium and heavy vehicle categories and can survive a direct plasma cannon blast. The Trojan driver has access to an MG, the gunner has access to AA missiles which can also be used against ground targets and three passengers, which makes the Trojan a good vehicle to flank the enemy from the water and hit them from behind. The Platypus armored boat is a water only vehicle, and can run distractions and drop troops at beach heads. The Platypus driver has limited cover and can be easily taken out and the gunner is also weakly protected. Although there are no positions in the vehicle up to four people can stand on a platypus while in operation but can limit view for the driver. The Strogg have no true naval vehicles