Cerberus goliath

Cerberus Goliaths were upgraded versions of the standard Goliath, utilized by Cerberus Recon Squad. In many essences they functioned identically, possessing twin autocannons and Hellfire Missiles. However, the ammount of damage they could give and recieve was far superior to its base design.

Overview
The only known deployment of Cerberus Goliaths was on the Fringe World of Chau Sara, acting as support to Cerberus Firebats as part of an effort to wipe out a hostile xenomoprh infestation. This had to wait however, as the Goliaths took part in an attack on a Sons of Korhal base. Later, they took part in the push to reclaim the Flannum Installation.

The future of the Cerberus Goliath after these events is in doubt, given that the Cerberus unit was generally wiped out in the war that led to the fall of the Terran Confederacy.. Even if their designs were recovered by the Terran Dominion, the precedent for their use would be in question. The Brood War had revealed critical weaknesses in Terran anti-air capability. Wraith combat fighters and Valkyrie missile frigates proved to be an unwieldy combination against agile Zerg airborne organisms, while ground-based anti-air support from the Goliath was too limited in its mobility: all too often airborne attackers would simply move out of the Goliath's range and find less well-defended targets to destroy. As such, Terran technicians developed the Viking as the solution to this lack of flexibility, effectively phasing the Goliath out. With the Goliath propr phased out, it is unlikely that its Cerberus variant would continue to be utilized.

StarCraft
Cerberus Goliaths only appear in th StarCraft: Loomings prequel campaign as non-producable units. Otherwise, they function identically to a regular Goliath.