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4.27: The Krogoth (TA:CC) | [Back to the WarGuide]
Scary, but it has its limits. For those of you wondering, the Krogoth has an Annihilator laser in its head, plasma cannons on both arms, and duel rocket launchers on its back. The rockets are very similar to the Diplomat's, but they track their targets. The Krogoth is a killer, literally. One would think that its speed would be outrageously slow, but actually its not. However, it is not a 'godly unit,' and it has its disadvantages: 1) It will die from a direct D-Gun hit. 2) Cannot be transported at all. Not even by hover and sea transports. 3) Cannot walk underwater, Now onto the Krogoth's advantages: 1) 2 Krogoths and a targeting facility usually mean 'Game Over'. Build a targeting facility and pair him with a bunch of radar kbots and you'll have a lot of enemy scrap laying around. Also, keep a few anti-air kbots around too, because its easy for Krogoth to become swamped by air attacks. 2) It takes 4 nukes to kill him. That's right, 4. 3) Commander death explosions don't hurt him that much. They usually take around 30% of his life away, something like that. 4) Although he can be killed by a D-Gun in one hit, he can outrange a D-Gun by a long shot :) Here are a few strategies to consider for the Krogoth: 1) Always send him into an enemy base with jammer and mobile radar coverage. This allows him to be a surprise, and also target via the radar map. If you catch an enemy off guard with a Krogoth, you can usually make a pretty big gap in his base. I once played a game where I had 2 Berthas, 15 Guardians, and 20 HLT's, all surrounded by Dragon's Teeth. A Krogoth caught me off guard, and by the time I destroyed him he ripped a hole in my Dragon's Teeth, destroyed about 10 Guardians, and most of my HLT's. This gave my opponent a good hole to get his Sumo's Cans, Goliaths, and Freakers into. 2) Watch out for Vulcans or Buzzsaws. If you are aware that your enemy has one, don't bring your Krogoth to his base unless he is fully jammed and your opponent doesn't know you have one.