Skuttle

The Skuttle is a cloaked jumping anti-heavy bomb from the Jumpbot Factory.

Skuttle (jumpbomb)
Cloaked Jumping Anti-Heavy Bomb
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Stats
Cost	550
Hit Points	250
Movement Speed (elmo/s)	45
Turn Rate (deg/s)	395
Vision Radius (elmo)	280
Transportable	Light
Abilities
Personal Cloak Upkeep (mobile) (E/s) 15 Upkeep (idle) (E/s) 5 Decloak radius (elmo) 180 Jumping Range (elmo) 400 Reload (s) 10 Speed (elmo/s) 180 Midair jump No Instant self-destruction
Weapons
Explosion Damage 8002 Area of Effect (elmo) 90

Description

This slow-moving, expensive cloaked unit can jump on to enemy units and blast even a heavy tank straight to hell. Counter with swarms of cheap screening units. Be careful of its very small explosion radius when using it.

Tactics and Strategy

Expensive, slow and unwieldy in comparison to its other explosive brothers [1], the Skuttle is a niche unit, primarily used to devastate enemy with pinpoint strikes at expensive units, heavy structures, commanders and other high priority targets.

While using the Skuttle, beware of its large decloak radius, as it boasts low hitpoints and can be destroyed in seconds. Always have your Skuttles go separately from your main force, as to avoid possible explosions in the midst of your own units.

Using the Skuttle effectively requires knowledge of your target, its defences and enemy rooster. Area jammers, like Cornea, cheap scouts in big numbers such as Fleas or Darts quickly diminish the chance of success. Mind your energy income and reserves, so as to not find your bomb decloaking in the midst of enemies. Final stretch should be cut with the jump, which also allows Skuttles to ignore elevation by terraforming , enemies in the way or even reach flying units. Remember that Skuttle decloaks when jumping, and can be shot down before reaching the target. Because of the small explosion range, always try to get as close as possible, as its damage drops sharply with range.

Some units and structures are tough enough as to withstand one Skuttle, so you might need to consider other options, or just through them at the enemy until there's nothing left.

Small graph to help with numbers game for some of the usual targets.

Enemy units/structure:	Required number of Skuttles:
Crab Cyclops Grizzly Krow Dante Paladin Cerberus Lucifer	1 for moving, 2 for stationary 2 2 2 2 4 1 1

- The damage is considered to be dealt point-blank (maximum) to a full-health enemy.

- Notice that all of these excanges are cost-efficient, but beware of the reclaim left after the units demise.