Seeker
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| Seeker | |
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| Unit | |
| Affiliation | |
| Role |
Light tank |
| Armament |
Plasma disc launchers |
| Protection |
Light/Medium |
| Production | |
| Cost |
800 |
| Build time |
8 seconds |
| Produced by |
Warp Sphere |
Seekers are light Scrin hovertanks that are apparently designed for scouting and reconnaissance missions. Thanks to their ability to 'glide' over the battlefield, Seekers boast a high degree of speed and maneuverability. They are armed with plasma disc launchers that seem effective against vehicles (in particular light vehicles) as well as aircraft, but less effective against infantry, and are relatively lightly armoured, making them ill-suited at taking human heavy armour head on without considerably superior numbers, in spite of our inferior level of technology. To counter GDI and Nod's tanks the Scrin deploy their own Devourer Tank. The Seeker is the heaviest vehicle available to the Scrin at Tier 1, but is vastly inferior to the Predator and somewhat inferior to the Scorpion. It is, however, cheaper than the Predator Tank at 800 credits and, at least in theory, could overwhelm them with large numbers (albeit with inevitably high casualties).
In addition, the Seeker possesses advanced detection systems, whether similar to the human radar systems or not, that have proven very effective in detecting even the most stealthy unit. In this category, the Seeker has somewhat better armour but worse speed and mobility than the Attack Bike and is comparable to the Pitbull in terms of firepower, speed and armour, though the Seeker can easily defeat a Pitbull.
Recently declassified intel reveals that most Seekers could be upgraded with shard launchers, and some can be upgraded with Energy field.
[edit] Intel Sources
[edit] Assessment
Advantages:
- Can be upgraded with shard launchers
- Might have shields
- Particularly strong against aircraft units
- Good against most other light vehicles
- Effective against Harvesters that don't have missiles
- Better armor than infantry
- If sent in large groups could quickly destroy Tanks, Harvesters, and Aircraft
- Combination of seekers stealth detection among with Gunwalkers
- Could flush out snipers and shadow teams
- Somewhat inexpensive
- Can combine with Buzzers giving them anti-infantry capabilities.
Disadvantages:
- Weak armor
- Fares badly against the heavy tanks
- Weak against Anti-tank elite infantry units
- Useless when facing Obelisk of Light if not sent on very large group
- Most vehicles and walkers can crush it
- Rocket squads can tear Seekers apart if the Seekers have not combined with Buzzers
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