Vanguard · unit · Aircraft
Kestrel
Fast air with a cloak
Role
Kestrel is a fast and fragile air fighter. Pulse lasers hit ground targets and a separate battery handles air. With Shroud Field it can cloak, spending energy while hidden, until enemies bring detection.
Look
Art pending: a narrow hull with swept lifting fins and an ochre intake ring.
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| Brood War equivalent | Wraith |
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Test range
LOADING TEST RANGE
Stats
| Cost | 150 ore · 100 gas |
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| Supply | 2 |
| Build time | 37.8 s |
| Hit points | 120 |
| Armor | 0 (+1 per Ship Plating level) |
| Size | large |
| Speed | 4.96 tiles/s |
| Sight | 7 tiles |
| Trained at | Launch Cradle |
| Requires | Launch Cradle |
Weapons
| Targets | Ground |
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| Damage | 8 normal (+1 per upgrade level) |
| Cooldown | 1.3 s · 6.3 damage/s |
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Targets | Air |
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| Damage | 20 explosive (+2 per upgrade level) |
| Cooldown | 0.9 s · 21.6 damage/s |
| Range | 5 tiles |
Abilities
| Shroud Field | research 150 ore · 150 gas · 25 energy |
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Eight facings · in-game sprite
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SENearest-neighbour enlargement of the baked sprite. The game draws units at 32 pixels per map tile.