UEF T3 Heavy Assault Bot
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| Shielded heavy assault bot. Armed with two cannons and tactical rocket launcher. | |||
| Build Costs |  -5400 -480  2400 |
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| Consumption |
-25 |
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| Max Health Shield Health Shield Rebuild Shield Radius |
 1200  2200 (+9/sec) 60 (+37/sec)Self |
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| Speed | 4 (Land) | ||
Veterancy  |
 9 ( +3/s) |
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| Intel (Radius) | Vision: 22 |
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Direct Fire - Projectile |
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| DPS | 150 | ||
| Projectile Damage |
50 |
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| Rate of Fire |
3 Projectiles/s |
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| Range | 20 | ||
The UEF T3 Heavy Assault Bot, nicknamed the Titan, is a UEF unit. This is a direct fire unit.
Not just capable in the field, this unit can use "Hit and Run" techniques when micromanaged in the field, to take advantage of its Personal Shield Generator. A Titans personal shield takes about 60 seconds to recycle when depleted. A Titan's Commander could use this to his advantage to strafe an enemy base, and then hide out of range and wait for regeneration. Simply rinse, wash, and repeat until the defenses are broken.
Also, the Titan can be used to assassinate enemy SCUs or the ACU, and still remain on the field, as any Titans near an enemy SCU or Commander detonation will receive little or no lasting damage because of their personal shield. If quick enough and necessary, the Titan may be commanded to move out of enemy firing range or the blast zone, and wait till either their shields regenerate, or additional backup arrives to finish a crippled base. (note that any other friendly units without personal shielding will be annihilated from a SCU/ACU meltdown, even those under a T2 Mobile Shield Generator and the Shield Generators themselves). Because of their shielding, Titans are also capable of surviving strategic nuclear detonations, making them ideal for "Blitzkrieg" style attacks to ensure a quick mop-up.
However it is also vital to note that exceptionally high single shot damage, such as Tactical Missile Launchers, and T2/T3 Artillery, are still capable of destroying even a shielded Titan in a single shot. It is important to note that the Titan must regenerate its shields after it disembarks from an air transport.
[edit] Factional Differences
Until the advent of Forged Alliance, it was the only shielded T3 Assault Bot. Now it must share that honor with the Mk IV Harbinger. When paired with the UEF T2 Mobile Shield Generator, the Titan makes for a very resilient tool for smashing enemy defenses.
[edit] Titan vs. Percival
Since the release of Forged Alliance, the Titan has seen a significant drop in popularity as many UEF players eschew it in favor of the new Percival T3 Armored Assault Bot, however the Titan still has its place on the battlefield. Despite its much higher DPS and durability, the Percival suffers from a lack of splash damage and a low rate of fire, making it comparatively ineffective against swarms of T1/T2 units capable of outnumbering it by at least 20-1. The Titan can be deployed in twice the numbers of the Percival and its rapid-firing Heavy Plasma Cannons cut through hordes of lesser units like a hot knife through butter. Although the Titan is not amphibious, it also moves at twice the speed of the Percival, making it an effective counter to faster-moving units and useful as a raider.
[edit] Trivia
The description of the Titan says "Shielded heavy assault bot. Armed with two cannons and tactical rocket launcher." However the rocket launcher, which is still visible on top of the Titan model, was removed before release and is inactive. It can still be seen in action in the original Supreme Commander trailer.
