Firebat

"Need a light?"

- Terran Firebat

Firebat is a Terran infantry unit equipped with flamethrowers and powered armor that's heavier than the standard Marine armor. Like Marines, most Confederate Firebats were convicts or rebels (referred to as "culturally challenged" by the Confederacy) who have been "resocialized" via brain surgery, implants such as aggression inhibitors. Firebats are afforded full life-support, NBC shielding, and in-field stimulant delivery systems called stimpacks. The stimpack provides increased speed but the user suffers tissue damage and other negative effects.

General Information

 * The Terran Firebat is a unit in StarCraft I.
 * A Firebat costs 50 minerals, 25 gas, and 1 supply in game.
 * A Firebat has 50 hit points, and is protected by 1 base armour.
 * A Firebat is able to use the special ability stimpack once it is researched, which will increase his attack and movement speed at a cost of 10 hit points.
 * A Firebat does ground-to-ground area effected (also known as splash) damage that causes 16 (2 hits of 8) damage to other ground units at a short range.

Using Firebats in Game
With his powerful plasma-based Perdition flamethrowers, a Firebat is excellent in tasks of eradicating small ground troops such as Zerglings, Probes, SCVs, Zealots, and Drones. In addition, Firebats can attack under Dark Swarm. However, Firebats are not advised when facing ranged units such as Hydralisks, Dragoons, or Marines; any air units are able to eradicate Firebats with ease due to the Firebat's lack of an anti-air attack; any ground units with the heavy armour type also pose a considerable threat to Firebats. However consider that Protoss shields take full damage to all sources of attacks.

Due to the Firebat's many unit counters, Firebats should not be used as a major assault troop. Firebats are best used in a mix of Marines and Medics. A good mix of Firebats, Marines, and Medics can cause massive damage to the Zerg swarm, and the Zerg player will be forced into making Lurkers, which counter Terran infantry.

Firebats in 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" - laser-guided and manually guided versions. These rockets have great range compared to the flamethrowers.2005-05-25. Firebat. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-09-06.

Firebats in StarCraft II
Firebats were confirmed to have been modeled and included in test builds of StarCraft II and will be available in the map editor.

Firebats may be removed from the game over balance concerns, specifically that the Terrans would have too much infantry and the Firebats don't have any unique ability.

Quotes
"Let's burn."

"Got any questions about propane? Or ... propane accessories?" A reference to Hank Hill of "King of the Hill".

"Need a light?"

"Is something burning?"

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." From Apocalypse Now.

Abilities

 * Stim Pack Tech

Upgrades

 * Infantry Weapons
 * Infantry Armor

Famous Firebats

 * Gui Montag
 * Bud Morris