american faction icon

US Forces

Versatile infantry and weaponry that can displace any opponent. Experience is key to improving your forces for the fight ahead.
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Anti-infantry / Support

M3 Armored Personnel Carrier

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Light transport vehicle that can reinforce infantry squads and tow heavy weapons. Can be damaged by small-arms.

Stats

halftrack_us
vehicles
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Sight Range
35
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Speed
7.2
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Acceleration
2.5
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Deceleration
5
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Max Range
35
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Target Size
16
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Capture Multiplier
0
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Decapture Multiplier
0
Vehicle Armor
light halftrack
Vehicle Type
Frontal Armor
frontal
10
Frontal Armor
side
7
Frontal Armor
rear
5

Upgrades

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Conversion upgrade

M45 Quad Mount Conversion

Convert to the M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. Very effective against infantry. Can shoot down aircraft.
Removes ability to Transport and Reinforce.
Costs
munition
75
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Conversion upgrade

Medical Conversion

Convert the unit into an unarmed medical vehicle that heals nearby infantry.
When stationary, heals nearby infantry that are out of combat.
Costs
munition
50
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Conversion upgrade

75mm Anti-tank Conversion

Convert to the M3 75mm. Effective against vehicles and can barrage targets at long-range.
Removes ability to Transport and Reinforce.
Costs
munition
60

Abilities

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Passive

Self-repair

Orders the crew to repair their own vehicle when stationary and out of combat.
Disables weapons while active.
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Passive

Rapid Reinforcement

Increases the rate at which infantry and team weapons reinforce from the vehicle.
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Support / Select target weapon

Recrew Weapon

Deploys infantry to recrew an abandoned team weapon.
Costs
manpower
50
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Select to unlock

Unlock Deploy Salvage Crew

Salvages the target wrecked vehicle or abandoned team weapon.
Team weapons provide Munitions. Vehicle wrecks provide Fuel.
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Passive

Unlock Fortify Position

Provides supplies to improve the construction of nearby defenses.
Increases construction speed.
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Passive

Fortify Position

The Halftrack provides nearby infantry with additional supplies, increasing construction speed and reducing ability recharge times.
+100% construction speed, +25% ability recharge speed.
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Support / Select target wreck

Salvage Crew

Salvages the target wrecked vehicle or abandoned team weapon.
Team weapons provide Munitions. Vehicle wrecks provide Fuel.
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Support / Select heavy weapon

Tow Heavy Weapon

Orders the unit to tow the selected heavy weapon. Non-abandoned heavy weapons will have their crew board the vehicle.
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Support / Select target position

Drop Heavy Weapon

Orders the unit to drop its towed heavy weapon at the target position.
Hold and drag over target position to set weapon facing upon disembarking.
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Passive

Emergency Engine Repair

Crew will repair vehicle criticals when out of combat and stationary.
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Support / Automatic Reinforcement

Auto-Reinforce Disabled

Automatically reinforces nearby infantry squads and team weapons when active.
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Passive

Support Veterancy

Receives veterancy experience from nearby allies when they earn veterancy experience. The shared experience is split between each unit with this ability near that ally.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds
30
manpower
250
fuel
25
popcap
6
Hitpoints
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320
320
Upkeep per minute
manpower
8
Veterancy
vet 1 star
vet 1 empty star
vet 1 empty star
XP: 1200
Unlocks veteran ability choice. Increases rotation rate and acceleration.
vet 2 star
vet 2 star
vet 2 empty star
XP: 3600
Increases speed, sight, and rotation rate.
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
XP: 7200
Increases speed, acceleration, reinforce range, and health.

Loadout

1
50cal_halftrack_us
50cal halftrack us
hmg - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.5
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.4
0.388
0.173
Rounds per minute (RPM)
156
156
273
Range of Fire
7
20
35
Penetration
1
1
1
Scatter Area
11
84
123
Min.
Max.
Damage
7
7
AoE Radius
-
0
  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.