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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a cloaked anti-air bot from the [[Cloakbot Factory]].{{ Infobox zkunit
 
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a cloaked anti-air bot from the [[Cloakbot Factory]].{{ Infobox zkunit
| name = Let DaKeys play!
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| name = Gremlin
 
| defname = cloakaa
 
| defname = cloakaa
 
| description = Cloaked Anti-Air Bot
 
| description = Cloaked Anti-Air Bot
 
| image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/cloakaa.png
 
| image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/cloakaa.png
 
| icontype = kbotaa
 
| icontype = kbotaa
| cost = 150
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| cost = 130
| hitpoints = Let DaKeys play!
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| hitpoints = 550
| movespeed = 87
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| movespeed = 93
 
| turnrate = 435
 
| turnrate = 435
 
| sight = 660
 
| sight = 660
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| name = Anti-Air Laser
 
| name = Anti-Air Laser
 
| type = BeamLaser
 
| type = BeamLaser
| damage = 19.4
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| damage = 20
 
| reloadtime = 0.30
 
| reloadtime = 0.30
| dps = Let DaKeys play!
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| dps = 67
| range = 700
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| range = 720
| antiair = Let DaKeys play!
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| antiair = Yes
 
| special1 = Instantly hits
 
| special1 = Instantly hits
 
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}}
 
| abilities =  
 
| abilities =  
 
{{ Infobox zkability cloak
 
{{ Infobox zkability cloak
| upkeepidle = 0.1
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| upkeepidle = 0
| upkeepmobile = 0.5
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| upkeepmobile = 0
| decloakradius = 140
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| decloakradius = 125
 
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}}==Description==
 
}}==Description==
Fast and fairly sturdy for its price, the Gremlin is good budget mobile anti-air. It can cloak, allowing it to provide unexpected anti-air protection or escape ground forces it's defenseless against.
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Fast and fairly sturdy for its price, the Gremlin is good budget mobile anti-air. It can cloak for free, allowing it to provide unexpected anti-air protection or escape ground forces it's defenseless against.
  
= Tactics and Let DaKeys play!=
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= Tactics and Strategy =
The Gremlin does not have an especially strong anti-air weapon for its cost, but its cloak allows it to ambush enemy air units, especially gunships. Gremlins may also be used as cheap scouts or spotters for artillery.
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The Gremlin does not have an especially strong anti-air weapon for its cost, but its cloak allows it to ambush enemy air units, especially gunships. Gremlins may also be used as cheap scouts or spotters for artillery, remember to toggle hold fire if intended they stay hidden should a stray flying unit close in.
  
 
{{Navbox units}}
 
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 23 January 2024

The Gremlin is a cloaked anti-air bot from the Cloakbot Factory.

Gremlin (cloakaa)
Cloaked Anti-Air Bot
cloakaa.png
Stats
Cost 130
Hit Points 550
Movement Speed (elmo/s) 93
Turn Rate (deg/s) 435
Vision Radius (elmo) 660
Transportable Light
Abilities
Personal Cloak
Upkeep (mobile) (E/s) 0
Upkeep (idle) (E/s) 0
Decloak radius (elmo) 125
Weapons
Anti-Air Laser
Damage 20
Reload Time (s) 0.30
Damage per Second 67
Range (elmo) 720
Instantly hits

Description

Fast and fairly sturdy for its price, the Gremlin is good budget mobile anti-air. It can cloak for free, allowing it to provide unexpected anti-air protection or escape ground forces it's defenseless against.

Tactics and Strategy[edit]

The Gremlin does not have an especially strong anti-air weapon for its cost, but its cloak allows it to ambush enemy air units, especially gunships. Gremlins may also be used as cheap scouts or spotters for artillery, remember to toggle hold fire if intended they stay hidden should a stray flying unit close in.