Vehicle:M8 Armored Car

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Contents 1    M8 Armored Car Veterancy 2 Tactics 3 History 4 Built/Called In From 4.1    Motor Pool 4.2    Off-Map Combat Group 5 Company Abilities 5.1    Field Repairs 5.2    Allied War Machine 5.3    Raid 6 Vehicle Abilities 6.1    Armored Car Mine Drop 6.2    Vehicle Cover 7 Vehicle Upgrades 7.1    Armor Skirts Greyhound 7.2    M2HB .50 cal Greyhound 8 Vehicle Weapons 8.1    37mm Greyhound 8.2    30 Cal Coaxial MG 8.3    M2HB Turret MG 8.4    Greyhound Mine

M8 Armored Car
	Health	150	Max Speed	6.4	Sight	35
	Cost	28030	Acceleration	4.5	Detection	0/0
	Time	45	Deceleration	4.5
Hotkey: A	Population	4	Rotation	50	Target Type	vehicle_m8
	Upkeep	6.912	Crush Human		Critical Type	vehicle
			Crush Mode		Rear Damage Enabled	true

M8 Armored Car Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Maximum Speed	1.25	8 Vet-Exp
	Penetration	1.5	16 Vet-Exp
	Damage	1.25	32 Vet-Exp

Tactics

• The M8 Armored Car can be equipped with the Light Armor Skirts, which doubles its health.
• You can also buy the .50 cal machine gun to increase its effectiveness vs. infantry units. This also helps it when chasing down PE Halftracks, as it damages the vehicles in between shots from its main gun.
• Using the greyhound to plant mines in the enemies base early on in the game is an effective tactic. These mines are also more powerful than the standard mine making them even more destructive.
• Primarily a scout vehicle, the Greyhound is best used against non-AT armed infantry and light vehicles (including the un-upgraded Puma). It can be used successfully against emplacements and slow moving/damaged tanks however only with extensive micromanagement

History

The M8 Greyhound was an American produced and fielded armored car for use in their Cavalry Recon units. The US Army preferred the lighter Greyhound design over the more heavily-armored Staghound, which was built and sent to Commonwealth units instead. The Greyhound's armor was sufficient to stop small arms fire, but the vehicle's mobility suffered in mud and snow. A standard Cavalry Recon patrol consisted of a single Greyhound supported by two Jeeps, one of which mounted an M2 60mm mortar. The M8 Greyhound chassis was also used for the M20 utility vehicle, which was a turret less Greyhound for light reconnaissance and troop transport.

Built/Called In From

Motor Pool				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	635	Target Type	building
	Cost	24045	Critical Type	building
	Time	112.5
Hotkey: M	Effects: Primary Vehicle Production Structure. Deploys M8 Armored Cars, Halftracks and 57mm Anti Tank guns. — See Structure:Motor Pool for details.

OR

Off-Map Combat Group				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	800	Activation	targeted
	Duration	0	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	40
Hotkey:	Effects: A small Reinforcement Division is available. — See Ability:Off-Map Combat Group for details.

Company Abilities

Field Repairs				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	20	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	45
Hotkey:	Effects: Crews will Repair their own Vehicles automatically. — See Ability:Field Repairs for details.

Allied War Machine				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	200	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	90
Hotkey:	Effects: Replaces up to 2 destroyed Allied tanks with a new Tank for a period of time. — See Ability:Allied War Machine for details.

Raid				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	2	Time
Hotkey:	Effects: Light Vehicles can now capture Territory Sectors. — See Upgrade:Raid for details.

Vehicle Abilities

Armored Car Mine Drop				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Activation	targeted
	Duration	_	Target	tp_position
	Recharge	15
Hotkey: M	Effects: Armored Cars carried Mines to be placed along likely routes of Enemy advance. — See Ability:Armored Car Mine Drop for details.

Vehicle Cover				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	always_on
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey:	Effects: $0 no key — See Ability:Vehicle Cover for details.

Vehicle Upgrades

Armor Skirts Greyhound				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Time	20
Hotkey: S	Effects: Equip the Armored Car with Light Armor Skirts. — See Upgrade:Armor Skirts Greyhound for details.

M2HB .50 cal Greyhound				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Time	20
Hotkey: U	Effects: Equip the Armored Car with a M2HB .50 cal Machine Gun. — See Upgrade:M2HB .50 cal Greyhound for details.

Vehicle Weapons

37mm Greyhound				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:37mm Greyhound
	See Weapon:37mm Greyhound for details.

30 Cal Coaxial MG				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:30 Cal Coaxial MG
	See Weapon:30 Cal Coaxial MG for details.

M2HB Turret MG				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:M2HB Turret MG
	See Weapon:M2HB Turret MG for details.

Greyhound Mine				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:Greyhound Mine
	See Weapon:Greyhound Mine for details.