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Gristle S17A4

A slippery, feisty hover-scout. Don't get carried away.

Type: Hovercraft
Control: Human + AI
Role: Scout, Raider
Top Speed: ~100km/h, ~120km/h with Booster
Cost: 408,141 BB
Weapons:
- 1x Hawkeye Counter AI Gun
- 2x Crossfire Rifle
- 2x Avalanche Missile Launcher
- 2x Seeker Missile Pod


Strengths:
- Fast.
- Hovers at the default 50% height, allowing vertical adjustment as necessary.
- Hawkeye blocks provide improved resilience.
- Most functional blocks wrapped by an armored hull.
- Strong shields and repair bubbles with complete coverage.
- Relies primarily on missile weapons, providing reliable performance against most targets.
- Stabilizing computer, power gauge, speedometer, altimeter, laser pointer, radar, minimap radar, and surveying radar.
- Redundant radar provided by durable Hawkeye cab and external Hawkeye radar.
- Speedometer provided by redundant Venture cab.
- Anchor and solar panels provide electrical independence.
- Rear-mounted anchor improves flexibility in selecting landing sites.


Weaknesses:
- Expensive for a somewhat lightly-armored vehicle.
- Low hover height presents difficulty in navigating terrain with obstacles, such as forests.
- Slightly back-heavy, mostly noticeable when moving.
- Has limited lateral mobility when moving forward.
- Struggles to maintain position when hovering over slopes.
- AI module exposed to frontal attack when shields are down.
- Volatile missile weapons exposed to attack from front and flanks when shields are down.
- Cramped interior vulnerable to explosive weapons.
- Shield coverage close to hull, presenting vulnerability to explosive weapons.
- Hawkeye blocks prone to early detachment.
- Missile weapons used have only minor splash radius, limiting potency against large targets and shielded enemies.
- Weak booster provides minimal thrust, useful only for quick course corrections.