Infantry Troop Crawlers

From left to right: AT Troop Crawler, MG Troop Crawler, Grenade Troop Crawler & Propaganda Troop Crawler

### Armament

AT: 105mm cannonMG: 12,7mm machine gun

Grenade: Grenade Launcher

### Rank

1 (AT, MG and Propaganda Troop Crawlers)3 (Grenade Troop Crawler)

### Requirement

Chinese War FactoryPropaganda Center (Grenade Troop Crawler)

### Hit Points

280 (455 after Advanced Engineering upgrade is purchased)

### Sight Range

250 (AT, MG and Propaganda Troop Crawlers)175 (Grenade Troop Crawler)

### Experience Value

27 42 (Veteran)

64 (Elite)

96 (Heroic)

### Experience Required

135 (Veteran)179 (Elite)

239 (Heroic)

### Ground Attack

AT: 65MG (at stock): 16

MG (upgraded): 10 x 2

Grenade: 17

### Damage Radius

AT: 5MG: 3 (vs ground), 1 (vs air)

Grenade: 15 (primary), 25 (secondary)

### Range

AT: 150 (minimum 3)MG (vs ground): 150 (minimum 5) [at stock], 175 (minimum 3) [upgraded]

MG (vs air): 250

Grenade: 245 (minimum 75)

### Ability

Infantry transportAmphibious (requires Advanced Engineering upgrade)

### Notes

Fireports available for passengersSlower when upgraded with Advanced Engineering

### Upgrades

Advanced EngineeringChain Guns (MG Troop Crawler)

Subliminal Messaging (Propaganda Troop Crawler)

## Introduction

General Fai's **Troop Crawler** design is based on the real-life Finnish "Patria" AMV. They are a class of assault APCs which combine the firepower of his infantry with his vehicles.

## Overview

Patria Troop Crawlers are a set of assault armored personnel carriers that exist in four variants. These APCs have a round trapezium chassis plated with advanced light vehicle armor. They have eight wheels to move and their top-part can be upgraded with different modules beforehand during final production to quickly deal with any type of enemy threat.

There are four different assault transports under this class, each mounted with a different weapon to fulfill specific combat roles.

Rank 1

* **AT** (Anti-Tank) Troop Crawler (anti-tank cannon), effective against light vehicles.
* **MG** (Machine Gun) Troop Crawler (anti-infantry machine gun, upgrades to **Gatling** Troop Crawler after Chain Guns upgrade is purchased), effective against aircraft and infantry.
* **Propaganda** Troop Crawler (propaganda tower), usual APC with a propaganda tower to boost the men's morale.

Rank 3

* **Grenade** Troop Crawler (grenade launcher, can clear garrisons), mainly used to deal with infantry and fill garrisoned buildings with grenades.

All Patrias can be upgraded with even heavier armor plates and advanced locomotive engines to cross watery terrain. However, only the MG Troop Crawler can replace its machine gun with twin six-barreled chain guns and the Propaganda Troop Crawler can use another type of propaganda speech to further boost the men's patriotism.

Although these APCs come out of the War Factory empty, they have 4 transport slots that can be filled with any infantry trained at the Chinese Barracks for additional power. Thus, while initially weak by themselves, fully filled Troop Crawlers with mixed infantry combinations can accomplish almost any task. This makes them one of the most versatile class of units in the game.

## Abilities

* Equipped with firing ports.
* Transports infantry.

## Upgrades

**Advanced Engineering**:

* Improves the Troop Crawlers' durability and makes them amphibious, but reduces their movement speed. Available at rank 3 at the Propaganda Center.

**Chain Guns** for ***MG Troop Crawler***:

* Swaps the MG Troop Crawler's single general purpose machine gun with dual Gatling cannons. Available at the War Factory.

**Subliminal Messaging** for ***Propaganda Troop Crawler***: (available at rank 3)

* Increases the fire rate bonus and healing effects of the propaganda tower. Available at rank 3 at the Propaganda Center.

## Assessment

Pros:

* Flexible and versatile when fully filled with infantry.
* Strong against tank, infantry, aircraft (depending on combinations).
* Well armored compared to regular Troop Crawlers.
* Fairly inexpensive ($700).
* Becomes amphibious when the Advanced Engineering upgrade is purchased.

Cons:

* Weak by itself if left empty.
* Becomes slower if the Advanced Engineering upgrade is purchased.
* Fully filled Troop Crawlers can be expensive.
* Passengers will die if the vehicle is destroyed.

## Quotes (in English)

All Infantry Troop Crawlers share the same voice lines as the classic variant.

## Quotes (in native Chinese language)

All Infantry Troop Crawlers share the same quotes with each other, regardless the variant.

### When Selected

* 我们是加强型步兵战车！
* 是的，军长！
* 已经准备就绪！
* 车里的兄弟都是最精锐的。

### When Ordered to Move

* 好，出发！
* 为祖国而战，无比光荣！
* 正等着这时刻的到来呢。
* 请等待我们的好消息吧。

### When Ordered to Attack

* 机会来了，上吧兄弟们！
* 来吧，把所有的弹药给发射出去！
* 打，给我狠狠地打！

## Trivia

* In version 009 Beta there was an ECM Troop Crawler, which has an ECM jammer and three sit places, this unit has since been removed in version 009 Final and replaced by the previous, wheeled version of the ECM Tank.
* In the third patch of 009 FINAL, the Artillery Troop Crawler has been replaced by the Howitzer.

## Gallery

MG Troop Crawler, without the Chain Guns upgradeAnti-Tank Troop CrawlerArtillery Troop Crawler, no longer buildable as of 009 Patch 3Speaker Tower Troop CrawlerECM Troop Crawler, no longer buildable as of 009Grenade Troop CrawlerMG Troop Crawler, with Chain Guns upgradeGrenadier Troop Crawler with Advanced Engineering UpgradeAT Troop Crawler with Advanced Engineering UpgradePropaganda Troop Crawler with Advanced Engineering UpgradeArtillery Troop Crawler with Advanced Engineering Upgrade, no longer buildable as of 009 Patch 3MG Troop Crawler with Advanced Engineering Upgrade and Chain Guns Upgrade