Cybran T1 Light Gunship

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Cybran T1 Light Gunship: Jester
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Light gunship. Primary role is base defense. Effective against low-level ground units.
Build Costs	-5000 -200 1000
Max Health	525
Speed Fuel	12 (Air) 5:00
Veterancy	3 ( +1/s)
Intel (Radius)	Vision: 32
Weapon: Heavy Laser Autogun Direct Fire - Projectile
DPS	48
Projectile  Damage	16
Rate of Fire	3 Projectiles/s
Range	16
Weapon: Air Crash Death
Damage Damage radius	100 1

The Cybran T1 Light Gunship, nicknamed the Jester, is a Cybran unit. It is a gunship.

The Jester is an excellent tool for early rush tactics. With a DPS of 48, it has roughly twice the firepower of most T1 ground assault units, yet is much more mobile. In addition, its high HP (for a T1 air unit) allows it to survive quite well in the presence of T1 mobile AA and interceptors. Typical Cybran tactics involve using a group of Jesters to assault weakly defended positions early in the game, such as mass extractors. In addition, Cybran commanders have been known to use Jesters to take out exploratory T1 engineers during the early phases of the game.

A lack of AA defenses, combined with a five minute fuel capacity, limits the Jester's effectiveness in larger maps. Unless T2 Air Staging facilities, T2 Cybran cruisers or aircraft carriers are present, the Jester will have to land periodically to refuel, and avoid areas with heavy interceptor and AA turret concentrations.