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The Rocket Troop is an artillery military unit of the Virtual Future. It can also be received by completing the following Story Quest of the Virtual Future: Efficiency Through Rockets, but it can only be acquired in the Virtual Future and beyond.

The Rocket Troop is a great upgrade from its predecessor, the Turturret: they gain a whopping 130 attack and 40 defense, whilst range and movement are increased by 20%. Bonuses against light and heavy units are also increased, and they keep the great Mortar ability of the Turturret. Compared to same age units, the Rocket Troop has the highest attack and range, but the lowest defense and movement, and they have an initiative value of 25.

Usage[]

The Rocket Troop is arguably one of the best units in the game. It is a direct upgrade from the Turturret, improving in all parameters. They counter all heavy units without Stealth effortlessly easily and they can also take on various other units without Stealth very easily, owing to its great initiative value which allows them to strike on the first turn and deal significant amounts of damage with its Mortar ability, even if the units have defensive capabilities, such as Reactive Armor and Force Field, especially if the units are clumped together. They work very well in Level 4 Guild Expeditions, as many of those contain heavy units, which many encounters will have. In fact, it can even be continued in the Space Ages, provided you have a good attack boost, as their high initiative value allows them to move before many units, and they can successfully clear out any army combination as long as there are no fast units.

The only risks to the Rocket Troop are, however, Flying units, as the Rocket Troop cannot attack them (despite being able to hit them with the Mortar splash), and Stealth units, as they can seriously limit the Rocket Troop's effectiveness against them when hidden (the most notable of them all is the Hover Tank).

Against Same Age Units[]

Ranged UnitNinja[]

The Ninja is the biggest threat to the Rocket Troop due to their Rapid Deployment ability along with their bonuses against artillery units. The Ninja can deal significant damage to the Rocket Troop on the first turn. Even if the damage is negated by using rogues, the Ninja can still hide in forests making the fight difficult for the Rocket Troop. However, exposed Ninjas can still be easily killed by the Rocket Troop.

Fast UnitWarrior Monk[]

The Rocket Troop is mainly ineffective against the Warrior Monk due to the massive Dug In and defense bonuses the Warrior Monk has against the Rocket Troop, as well as the fact that the Warrior Monk can move and spread out, meaning that the Rocket Troop cannot take maximum advantage of its Mortar ability. Meanwhile, the Warrior Monk can reach the Rocket Troop in two moves and deal significant damage to the Rocket Troop. In high scaled boosts however, the Rocket Troop does eventually tend to dominate the Warrior Monk and kill them in two hits.

Artillery UnitRocket Troop[]

Enemy Rocket Troops are also a very big threat to your Rocket Troops as the Mortar ability can cause significant damage to both sides of Rocket Troops. To effectively destroy Rocket Troops with Rocket Troops, you must make sure to have more Rocket Troops on your team, so that you can move first and destroy enemy Rocket Troops before they can attack.

Light UnitAugmented Samurai[]

The Rocket Troop is very effective at killing Augmented Samurai as they can move before them and deal enormous amounts of damage to them on the first turn, despite the Augmented Samurai’s Reactive Armor ability (in fact, 8 Rocket Troops can actually kill 8 Augmented Samurai on the first turn). However, the Augmented Samurai does have very fast movement, so make sure to eliminate them on the first turn to maximise the damage with your Mortar ability.

Heavy UnitRonin Bot[]

The Rocket Troop is also the best solution to destroy many Ronin Bots, as their Mortar ability can also deal great damage to them on the first turn. The only drawback is the Ronin Bot’s Force Field ability which can limit the splash damage dealt to surrounding units, but even still, the Rocket Troops can easily finish them before they can reach the Rocket Troop.

Rocket Art

A Rocket Troop On The Field.

Other Military Units[]

Military Units
All Ages Heavy Unit Color GuardLight Unit Military DrummerLight Unit RogueFast Unit/Heavy Unit Champion
Bronze Age Light Unit SpearfighterLight Unit ClubmanHeavy Unit WarriorFast Unit Horseman
Ranged Unit SlingerArtillery Unit Stone Thrower
Iron Age Light Unit SoldierHeavy Unit LegionnaireFast Unit Mounted Warrior
Ranged Unit ArcherArtillery Unit Ballista
Early Middle Ages Light Unit MercenaryHeavy Unit Armored InfantryHeavy Unit BarbarianFast Unit Heavy Cavalry
Ranged Unit Mounted ArcherRanged Unit Barbarian SlingerArtillery Unit Catapult
High Middle Ages Light Unit BerserkerHeavy Unit Heavy InfantryFast Unit Knight
Ranged Unit CrossbowmanArtillery Unit Trebuchet
Late Middle Ages Light Unit Great Sword WarriorHeavy Unit Imperial GuardFast Unit Heavy Knight
Ranged Unit Longbow ArcherArtillery Unit Cannon
Colonial Age Light Unit RangerHeavy Unit GrenadierFast Unit Dragoon
Ranged Unit MusketeerArtillery Unit Field Gun
Industrial Age Light Unit Jaeger InfantryLight Unit Brave WarriorHeavy Unit HowitzerFast Unit Lancer
Ranged Unit RiflemanRanged Unit Mounted BraveArtillery Unit Breech Loader
Progressive Era Light Unit ConscriptHeavy Unit TankFast Unit Armored Car
Ranged Unit SniperArtillery Unit Rapid Fire Cannon
Modern Era Light Unit Bazooka TeamHeavy Unit Battle TankFast Unit Mechanized Infantry
Ranged Unit ParatrooperArtillery Unit Mechanized Artillery
Postmodern Era Light Unit CommandoHeavy Unit Universal TankFast Unit IFV
Ranged Unit MG TeamArtillery Unit Rocket Artillery
Contemporary Era Light Unit Strike TeamHeavy Unit Assault TankFast Unit Attack Helicopter
Ranged Unit Anti-Aircraft VehicleArtillery Unit Missile Artillery
Tomorrow Era Light Unit Ultra APHeavy Unit Stealth TankFast Unit Combat Drone
Ranged Unit Anti-Materiel SniperArtillery Unit Microwave Blaster
Future Era Light Unit Exoskeleton SoldierHeavy Unit Hover TankFast Unit Drone Swarm
Ranged Unit Satellite SpotterArtillery Unit Rail Gun
Arctic Future Light Unit Dragon DroneHeavy Unit Battle FortressHeavy Unit Behemoth
Fast Unit Recon RaiderRanged Unit Surrogate SoldierArtillery Unit Plasma Artillery
Oceanic Future Light Unit MantaLight Unit ScimitarHeavy Unit C.R.A.B. MechHeavy Unit Octopod
Fast Unit Hydroelectric EelFast Unit GlidersRanged Unit Sub CruiserRanged Unit Nautilus
Artillery Unit TurturretArtillery Unit Medusa
Virtual Future Light Unit Augmented SamuraiRanged Unit NinjaArtillery Unit Rocket TroopHeavy Unit Ronin BotFast Unit Warrior Monk
Space Age Mars Light Unit Space MarineRanged Unit Tesla WalkerArtillery Unit SniperbotHeavy Unit Steel WardenFast Unit Sentinel
Space Age Asteroid Belt Light Unit Drill RangerRanged Unit Nail StormArtillery Unit B.E.L.T.Heavy Unit ShredderFast Unit Hover Hammer
Space Age Venus Light Unit Observer DroneRanged Unit Ghost BlasterArtillery Unit Power DragonHeavy Unit Steel FistFast Unit Energy Cannon

Legend: Light Units= Light Unit Class Ranged Units= Ranged Unit Class Artillery Units= Artillery Unit Class Heavy Units= Heavy Unit Class Fast Units= Fast Unit Class

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