Firebat

"Need a light?"

- Terran Firebat

The Firebat is a type of Terran infantry specialized for close-quarters combat.

Overview
Firebats are "armored assault troopers". Firebats are often attached to provide support for Marine squads. They are typically armed with dual arm-mounted flame throwers and wear armor similar to those used by Marines, except heavier and providing additional resistance to heat and flame.

At the time of the Protoss attack on Chau Sara, Confederate Firebats were equipped with wrist mounted Perdition Flame Throwers and CMC-660 Heavy Combat Suits. The vulnerable flame tanks are protected by containment fields. United Earth Directorate Firebats were armed with the C-140 Epyon Plasma Incinerator Cannon. After the Brood War, the Firebat arsenal was expanded to napalm rockets.

As with Marines, many Firebats are recruited or conscripted from "culturally challenged" persons. Such individuals undergo "neural resocialization" and receive aggression inhibitor implants as part of their training. In the Confederate Marine Corps, an individual had to have a a PEB (Preferred Experience Base) of at least three months combat experience to become a Firebat.

StarCraft
The Firebat's attack is optimized against groups of small-sized units. Beyond Marines, other Firebats, Zealots, and Zerglings, the drawbacks of the Firebat's specialization compared to the Marine become readily apparent.

The Firebat's attack is actually a ranged one but it still works under the Defiler's Dark Swarm. The attack also deals full damage against Protoss shields, regardless of the size of the unit.

Abilities

 * Stim Pack Tech

Upgrades

 * Infantry Weapons
 * Infantry Armor

Quotations

 * See: Firebat Quotations

StarCraft: Ghost


The multiplayer version of the StarCraft: Ghost Firebat is still equipped with flamethrowers. In addition, it has the ability to launch "napalm rockets", which come in laser-guided and manually guided versions. These rockets have great range compared to the flamethrowers.

StarCraft II
The Firebats was a unit created in StarCraft II, but was canceled during development. They have been replaced in the most recent build by the Marauder.

Firebats were produced from a Factory, as they had bigger, more powerful suits that gave them a greater ability to withstand enemy fire, which granted them more hit points. They could still fit into Bunkers and could be healed by Medics.

Major Firebats

 * Lieutenant Jack Frost
 * First Sergeant Gui Montag
 * Sergeant Bud Morris
 * Cerberus Firebat (group)

Other Firebats

 * PFC Fetu Koura-Abi
 * Private Ekart
 * Private Wabowski
 * Billy Bob
 * Jimmy Jo Jameson