Archer

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Archer
Unit
Faction	Epsilon Army
Role	Anti-armor Anti-air
Armament	Compound bow with AROs
Tier	1
Tech level	1
Properties
Hit points	120
Armor type	Flak
Speed	6
Sight radius	8
Training
Cost	$200
Estimated train time	0:06 (base 0:09)
Train time multiplier(s)	0.65
Trained at	Epsilon Barracks
Combat
Ground	54-27 100% vs. Light 90% vs. Medium/Harvester 80% vs. Heavy 75% vs. ((Very) Big) Defensive Structure 50% vs. Drone 40% vs. (Big) Light Structure 35% vs. Tech Concrete Fortresses 25% vs. Plate/Cyborg 20% vs. Basic/Animal, Flak and (Big) Heavy Structure
Air	54-27 100% vs. Light Aircraft 90% vs. Medium Aircraft 80% vs. Heavy Aircraft 75% vs. Scout Ravens 50% vs. Rocketeers, Norio, Gyrocopters, Cosmonauts and Uragan
Cooldown	75 frames (5 in-game seconds)
Range	6 (ground and garrison), minimum 0.5 (ground) 9, minimum 2 (air) 0.5 (radius)
Function
Ability	Garrison civilian structures Cannot attack air targets while garrisoned
Veteran bonus	+40% hit points
Elite bonus	+40% firepower +25% speed Self-healing
Miscellaneous
Artist(s)	ImP_RuLz
Voice actor	Zenothist

“	Guns? Too modern to my taste.	”
	—Archer

The Archer is the basic anti-armor and anti-air infantry of the Epsilon Army. While their weapons – compound bows – are rather archaic in this modern age, the ARO projectiles they fire are very effective against vehicles and aircraft.

Official description

Epsilon Archers are genetically modified humans with drastically increased muscle mass in their arms and increased cognitive perception, allowing them to wield high-tech bows firing reactive projectiles known as Armor Rupturing Objects with deadly speed and incredible precision. Despite its primitive appearance, the Archer has proven to be more than a match for enemy vehicles and aircraft, to the surprise of both Allied and Soviet forces.

Overview

Archers form the basic ranks of Epsilon's standard anti-armor and anti-aircraft infantry divisions. Despite the anachronistic nature of their issued weapons, they are nonetheless an important component of any infantry force since they are Epsilon's only infantry unit that can respond to air threats, aside from PsiCorps' hero unit.

These troops form a middle ground between its other equivalents (the Flak Trooper, Guardian GI, and Lancer) - the Archer has more firepower than the Flak Trooper but is overall weaker when compared to the Guardian GI. While it is inferior to the Lancer in almost every aspect, it does retain an advantage by being able to attack aircraft.

In order to circumvent their fragility, they can garrison civilian structures. Do note they cannot fire on aircraft while doing so.

Archers should stay far away from units with anti-personnel weapons (anti-infantry specialists in particular), as massive casualties will be the likely outcome. Their weapons are not effective against infantry either.

Appearances

“	Our first squad of Archers has arrived at the Cloning Vats to deal with the Vulture threat.	”
	—Epsilon intel during Operation: Huehuecoyotl

Act Two

• Archers first appear in Huehuecoyotl, where they are paradropped to intercept the incoming Vultures. A few of them also guard the captured Stallion Transport that the new commando Rahn would be evacuated in.
• On Memory Dealer and beyond, the Archer replaces the Flak Trooper as the Epsilon's basic anti-vehicle/anti-air infantry.

Assessment

Pros	Cons
Decent price ($250). Effective against armored units and aircraft. Longest attack range of all basic anti-armor infantry. Powerful in sheer numbers. Can destroy walls. Can garrison buildings to greatly improve fighting power and survivability.	Ineffective against infantry. Easily countered by anti-infantry weapons. Can be crushed by most tanks. Cannot attack aircraft while garrisoned.

See also

• Guardian GI
• Flak Trooper
• Lancer