Crab

The Crab is a heavy riot/skirmish spider that curls into armored form when stationary from the Spider Factory.

Crab (spidercrabe)
Heavy Riot/Skirmish Spider Curls into Armored Form When Stationary
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Stats
Cost	1600
Hit Points	4000
Movement Speed (elmo/s)	41
Turn Rate (deg/s)	119
Vision Radius (elmo)	660
Transportable	Heavy
Abilities
Armored Form Reduction (%) 75%
Weapons
Heavy Plasma Cannon Damage 601 Reload Time (s) 4 Damage per Second 150 Range (elmo) 600 Area of Effect (elmo) 100 Projectile Speed (elmo/s) 290

Description

The Crab's huge shells obliterate large swarms of cheap units, and can also outrange basic defenses. When it stops walking, Crab curls up into armored form reducing incoming damage to a quarter. The Crab's main weakness is its lack of mobility.

Tactics and Strategy

It is better for defense than attack despite it's high damage, because if it is not moving it gets a much stronger defense and can tank hits better.

For a particular type of offense, it is often useful to convert the Crab in to a a flex-artillery piece by moving it towards enemy fortifications, stopping just outside of their range, and terraforming a spire underneath to extend its range.