“ | Fleet and aiming to kill, Rocket Buggy's are light strike vehicles equiped with Hydra 70 rocket launchers. | ” |
— In-game description |
“ | Utilizing Thorium technology to push the engine of the Rocket Buggy to new speeds has resulted in a faster hit and run that is sure to stir up chaos in the enemy lines. | ” |
— Level 10 description |
Basic InfoEdit
Splash Damage | Space | Infantry | Vehicle | Air | Building | Map Speed |
Yes | 40 | Poor | Good | Can't Hit | OK | 27.3 |
Upgrade ProgressionEdit
Level | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Time | Tech Center | Production Cost | Speed | Health | Range | Damage (DPS) | |||
Metal | Oil | Thorium | Metal | Oil | |||||||
1 | 24,000 | 19,200 | 0 | 2h | 1 | 900 | 1,600 | 1.8 | 400 | 275 | 150 |
2 | 33,600 | 26,880 | 0 | 1h | 2 | 1,080 | 2,160 | 1.8 | 445 | 287 | 183 |
3 | 56,250 | 50,000 | 0 | 1h 18m | 2 | 1,296 | 2,916 | 1.8 | 490 | 300 | 192 |
4 | 84,380 | 75,900 | 0 | 1h 41m | 3 | 1,556 | 3,936 | 1.8 | 535 | 310 | 200 |
5 | 126,570 | 113,900 | 0 | 2h 11m | 3 | 1,866 | 5,314 | 1.8 | 580 | 320 | 217 |
6 | 189,860 | 170,900 | 0 | 2h 50m | 3 | 2,240 | 7,714 | 1.8 | 625 | 327 | 233 |
7 | 284,790 | 256,300 | 0 | 3h 41m | 4 | 2,688 | 9,686 | 1.8 | 670 | 334 | 250 |
8 | 427,190 | 384,500 | 0 | 4h 47m | 4 | 3,224 | 13,076 | 1.8 | 715 | 341 | 300 |
9 | 640,790 | 576,700 | 0 | 6h 13m | 7 | 6,000 | 20,000 | 1.8 | 800 | 350 | 317 |
10 | 961,190 | 865,100 | 200,000 | 5s | 8 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 2.1 | 904 | 350 | 359 |
V | 1,441,790 | 1,297,600 | 200,000 | 5s | 8 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 2.1 | 990 | 350 | 380 |
Totals | 4,270,410 | 3,836,980 | 400,000 | 24h 41m |
Effective Rocket Buggy Levels vs TurretsEdit
Turret Level | Level of Rocket Buggy Required to Out Range Each Turret Type | ||||||||
Cryo | Hellfire | Laser | Machine | Mortar | Napalm | Plasma | Rocket | Shock | |
1 | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
4 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional FactsEdit
- The Rocket Buggy has a 27.3 Speed on the World Map., tied with Honey Badger and Elite Humvee for the Fastest Scout Vehicle.
- Because of this vehicle's fast speed it is use often to bait enemy units into kill zones.
- One drawback to the Rocket Buggy is its wide swing when turning around. From a stop the Buggy will go forward roughly 2 lengths when it is ordered to reverse its direction 180 deg. This can unintentionally take it into the range of enemy Units & Turrets.
- The Rocket Buggy used to be called the "Light Strike vehicle".
- This could have been based on the Mercenaries 2: World In Flames Scorcher or the Command & Conquer Rocket Buggy.
- Its weapon, the hydra rocket, is a kind of rocket which is equipped by helicopters in reality.
- Even if your Rocket Buggy goes above level 10, it increase the speed during a battle. The speed on world map, however, doesn't change.
- The Player must Unlock the Jackrabbit prior to Unlocking the Rocket Buggy.
- The value of a Rocket Buggy is three-fold. It's great for Hit and Runs (thanks to low repair times) and useful for Mortar baiting and scouting, thanks to its speed.