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Firebat
From StarCraftWiki
The Firebat is a Terran melee support unit. Best paired with Marines, they excel at killing many weak units at once with their AoE flame thrower.
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[edit] Background
| StarCraft II Unit [e] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Firebat | |
| Race: | Terran |
| Role: | Melee |
| Unit Statistics | |
| Size: | Medium |
| Type: | Ground, Biological |
| Speed: | x |
| Transport Slots: | x |
| Hit Points: | x |
| Plasma Shields: | N/A |
| Energy Points: | N/A |
| Offence | |
| Armament: | Perdition Flame Throwers |
| Ground Attack: | x |
| Air Attack: | N/A |
| Range: | x |
| Defence | |
| Armor: | x |
| Sight: | x |
| Cooldown: | x |
| Special Abilities | |
| Stimpack:
| Increases the attack and movement speed of the unit by 100%. |
| Production | |
| Hotkey: | x |
| Supply: |  x
|
| Resources: |  x  x
|
| Build Time: | x |
| Produced by: | Barracks |
| Prerequisite: | Barracks |
Like standard Marine Infantry during the rule of the Terran Confederacy, Firebats were typically "culturally challenged persons" resocialised by the Confederate Government. Outfitted with the CMC-660 Heavy Combat Suit and equipped with arm mounted Plasma-based Perdition Flame Throwers, they served as assault troopers in the various Terran Militias. Although limited in range, the flame throwers cause considerable damage to any target caught within the stream of fire. The CMC-660 Heavy Combat Suit provided additional protection from heat and flame, although they are significantly heavier than the CMC-300/400 Powered Combat Suits Marines. Additionally, the CMC-660 may be upgraded with the "Stimpack" in-field chemical delivery system just like the Marine equivalent.
[edit] StarCraft II Unit
The Firebat does not appear in StarCraft II Multiplayer. It may however be available in the Single Player game and through the Map Editor.
[edit] Abilities
[edit] Upgrades
[edit] StarCraft I Unit
The Firebat deals concussive damage, thus they have trouble killing the heavier, stronger units such as Zerg Ultralisk or Protoss Dragoons. The Firebat is also unable to attack air units.
They are best used when tanking a swarm of Zerglings or Zealots, where they can use their Stimpack ability to make quick work of the enemy force.
Because the Firebats attack is considered to be "melee", they are one of the few options available to the Terran when up against the Defiler's Dark Swarm, and make excellent support units for the standard Marine and Medic combo.
[edit] Abilities
[edit] Upgrades
| StarCraft I Unit [e] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Firebat | |
| Race: | Terran |
| Role: | Melee |
| Unit Statistics | |
| Size: | Small |
| Type: | Ground |
| Transport Slots: | N/A |
| Hit Points: | 50 |
| Plasma Shields: | N/A |
| Energy Points: | N/A |
| Offence | |
| Armament: | Perdition Flame Throwers |
| Ground Attack: | 16cs |
| Air Attack: | N/A |
| Range: | 2 |
| Defence | |
| Armor: | 1 |
| Sight: | 7 |
| Cooldown: | N/A |
| Special Abilities | |
| Stimpack:
| Increases the attack and movement speed of the unit by 100%. |
| Production | |
| Hotkey: | F |
| Supply: | 1
|
| Resources: | 50 25
|
| Build Time: | 24 |
| Produced by: | Factory |
| Prerequisite: | Barracks, Academy |
[edit] Known Firebats
[edit] Development
During the early development stages of Starcraft II, the Firebat received an increased attack and hit point bonus and became a Tier 2 unit produced from the Factory.
They have since been removed in early January '08 as their role is now filled by the Jackal. They will appear in the map editor, but will not be available in the multiplayer aspect of the final release of StarCraft II.
[edit] Gallery
- General StarCraft II Shots
'Firebat Hunted Hydralisk' by Seo Young Min. |
 Firebat defending against the Protoss in Starcraft II. |
The Firebat's wireframe from Starcraft I. |
 Starcraft's Firebat portrait. |
 Some Marines, Medics and Firebats in Starcraft I. |
 The Firebat model from StarCraft II. |
Concept art of the Firebat by Samwise. |
| Terran Units (StarCraft II) [e] | |
|---|---|
| Ground Units: | SCV | Marine | Marauder | Ghost | Reaper | Hellion | Siege Tank | Thor |
| Air Units: | Viking | Medivac Dropship | Nighthawk | Banshee | Battlecruiser |
| Basic Buildings: | Command Center | Supply Depot | Refinery | Barracks | Bunker | Engineering Bay | Missile Turret | Planetary Fortress | Radar Tower |
| Advanced Buildings: | Ghost Academy | Factory | Merc Haven | Surveillance Station | Armory | Starport | Deep Space Relay |
| Support Buildings: | Tech Lab | Reactor |
| Hero ground units: | Jim Raynor | Tychus Findlay |
| Cancelled Units: | Cobra | Firebat | Predator | Medic | Dropship |
| Cancelled Buildings: | Sensor Tower | Munitions Depot | Starbase | Shadow Ops |
| Terran Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e] | |
|---|---|
| Ground Units: | SCV | Marine | Firebat | Medic | Vulture | Goliath | Siege Tank | Ghost |
| Air Units: | Dropship | Wraith | Valkyrie | Battlecruiser | Science Vessel | |
| Basic Buildings: | Command Center (ComSat Station & Nuclear Silo) | Supply Depot | Engineering Bay | Barracks | Refinery | Missile Turret | Academy | Bunker |
| Advanced Buildings: | Factory (Machine Shop) | Armory | Starport (Control Tower) | Science Facility (Physics Lab & Covert Ops) |
| Hero ground units: | Gui Montag (fb) | Terran Civilian | Sarah Kerrigan (g) | Samir Duran (g) | Alexei Stukov (g) | Alan Schezar (gol) | Jim Raynor (vul, mrn) | Edmund Duke (st) |
| Hero air units: | Tom Kazansky (wrt) | Magallan (sv) | Hyperion (bc) | Norad II (bc) |
| (fb) = Firebat -- (g) = Ghost -- (gol) = Goliath -- (v) = Vulture -- (m) = Marine -- (st) = Siege Tank -- (wrt) = Wraith -- (sv) = Science Vessel -- (bc) = Battlecruiser | |
