Marauder

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The Marauder is a new Terran infantry unit that bears a lot of resemblance to the old Firebat. It is a big "Marine" type unit that fires a Concussion Grenade that slows the movement speed of enemies.

They are good against Thor, Roach and Stalker, but weak against Marine, Zealot and Zergling.

Contents 1 Background 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft II Unit 2.1.1 Abilities 2.1.2 Upgrades 3 Related Terran Units 4 Development 5 Trivia 6 Gallery 7 References

Background

StarCraft II Unit [e]
Marauder
Race:	Terran, Tier 1.5
Role:	Infantry Support
Unit Statistics
Size:	Medium
Type:	Ground, Biological
Speed:	Normal
Transport Slots:	N/A
Hit Points:	125
Plasma Shields:	N/A
Energy Points:	N/A
Offence
Armament:	Concussion Grenades
Ground Attack:	10 (+10 vs Armored)
Air Attack:	N/A
Range:	6
Defence
Armor:	1 (Armored)
Sight:	x
Cooldown:	x
Special Abilities
StimPack (10) Increases the attack and movement speed.
Production
Hotkey:	D
Supply:	2
Resources:	100 25
Build Time:	30
Produced by:	Barracks
Prerequisite:	Tech Lab

The Firebats of the Brood War were most successfull, and their gear was subsequently iterated upon and improved. Their CMC armour was rebuilt to a significantly larger size to carry more plasma, and this also increased their efficiency, as well as danger to friendly Marines and other infantry.

Sometime after the war, they were experimented with, and armament interchanged on some of the CMC suits. Instead of huge plasma tanks that had the potential to blow up a whole squadron on the field, they changed the built-in weapons to a large array of Concussion Grenades, that both packs an explosive punch efficient against well armored opponents as well as deliberately knocking out any steering systems out of mechanical units, or just smack biological units silly, slowing their movement speed significantly. The impact is designed to hamper any form of opponent's ability to move fast.

Game Unit

The Marauder's primary role is to offer infantry support for the more damaging Terran units.

StarCraft II Unit

The Marauder's concussion grenades deal splash damage, with a bonus against Armored units, and have the ability to slow the movement speed of biological enemy units by a set percentage. This slow-down attack is extremely effective against the Zerg and can provide the necessary time needed for allies to take down an oncoming force.

Because the Marauders are able to be built at a Barracks with a Tech Lab, they are considered formidable early support units, able to pick off units of a weaker early game army. A few Marauders in a group can quite easily kite a Zealot without the Charge upgrade with relatively little micromanagement.

Marauders can enter Bunkers.

Abilities

• Stimpack

Upgrades

• Infantry Weapons 1-3
• Infantry Armor 1-3

Related Terran Units

• Marine
• Firebat
  • Marauder

Development

Although not originally part of the Terran lineup, the Marauder replaced the Firebat in late April as part of the Q&A Batch 27

Trivia

The Marine was originally called the "Marauder" in the early StarCraft I Alpha.[1]

Gallery

• General StarCraft II Shots
  • In-game Shots
  • Concept Art
  • Unit Models

A solitary Marauder below the top bunker.	The Marauder's pre-beta wireframe.	Closeup of the Marauder's model.	The Final Push, a siege on a Protoss expansion.
Marauders leading an attack on the Zerg.	A Terran assault with Marauders on a Zerg outpost.	Battle over a river.	Fight for the yellow minerals.
Terran assault on a Protoss base.	Marauders helping defend against a Protoss sneak attack.	A Lone Outpost, Marauders defending a Terran base.	Concept art of the Marauder by Samwise, modified from the Firebat originals.

References

• Marine = Marauder in SC1 Alpha

Navigation - Protoss - Terran - Zerg      [e]

Terran Units (StarCraft II) [e]
Ground Units:	SCV | Marine | Marauder | Ghost | Reaper | Hellion | Siege Tank | Thor
Air Units:	Viking | Medivac Dropship | Raven | Banshee | Battlecruiser
Basic Buildings:	Command Center | Supply Depot | Refinery | Barracks | Bunker | Engineering Bay | Missile Turret | Planetary Fortress | Sensor Tower
Advanced Buildings:	Ghost Academy | Factory | Merc Haven | Orbital Command | Armory | Starport | Fusion Core
Support Buildings:	Tech Lab | Reactor
Hero ground units:	Jim Raynor | Tychus Findlay
Cancelled Units:	Cobra/Diamondback - Firebat - Predator - Medic - Dropship
Cancelled Buildings:	Munitions Depot - Starbase - Shadow Ops

Terran Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e]
Ground Units:	SCV | Marine | Firebat | Medic | Vulture | Goliath | Siege Tank | Ghost
Air Units:	Dropship | Wraith | Valkyrie | Battlecruiser | Science Vessel |
Basic Buildings:	Command Center (ComSat Station & Nuclear Silo) | Supply Depot | Engineering Bay | Barracks | Refinery | Missile Turret | Academy | Bunker
Advanced Buildings:	Factory | Machine Shop | Armory | Starport (Control Tower) | Science Facility (Physics Lab & Covert Ops)
Hero ground units:	Gui Montag (fb) | Terran Civilian | Sarah Kerrigan (g) | Samir Duran (g) | Alexei Stukov (g) | Alan Schezar (gol) | Jim Raynor (vul, mrn) | Edmund Duke (st)
Hero air units:	Tom Kazansky (wrt) | Magallan (sv) | Hyperion (bc) | Norad II (bc)
(fb) = Firebat -- (g) = Ghost -- (gol) = Goliath -- (v) = Vulture -- (m) = Marine -- (st) = Siege Tank -- (wrt) = Wraith -- (sv) = Science Vessel -- (bc) = Battlecruiser