Wargames Defcon 1 Part 75 - Mantis (The Pirate Tank!)

[JuneLinMilliam]

The Mantis is W.O.P.R. best ground unit but you get it so late in their campaign. Also it has the 2nd strongest primary weapon in the game.

[SeniorAnonymous]

Indeed. Its just like the laser tank though because you get it so late. You know, you get the laser tank on mission 14 on the NORAD campaign. in that aspect, they are the same.

[JuneLinMilliam]

Not 100% and same goes for the other counterpart vehicles to the NORAD. The Mantis got better weapon striking than any ground unit but the Laser Tank is faster and has the strongest primary weapon in the game. Another example is the Amphibious Transporter and Otter which suppose to be the same but I think the Otter can carry up to 6 troops instead of 4 as its maximum.

[SeniorAnonymous]

I was just saying that the two are similar only because you get them so late in the campaigns. You only use them in two levels each.

The Otter only starts with four troops in the game. You can carry a max of six though...... and isnt the Amphibious Transport a little faster?

[JuneLinMilliam]

Not sure but since this game is a favorite of mine I can check and find out everything if you want me to. Yes the Otter can carry a maximum of 6. I think the only vehicles that are identical on both sides are the APC/ADC and patrol boat/hydrofoil.

[SeniorAnonymous]

That i know is true. The Jeep and the Tri-bike are also pretty much the same also but i think that those are the only three sets of vehicles that are the same.