Raptor

"Raptors bring the pain from above with strafing runs on ground units."

- In-game description

Stats
Total Time: 29d 13h 58m

Total Metal: 83,327,350

Total Oil: 86,095,706

36m 40s Repair time at level 9.

Fun Facts

 * The Raptor is a stealth air superiority fighter in real life, but not in the game of War Commander. It was upgraded during January 2001, it now has the ability to carry JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition,or simply say 'guided bombs') enhancing it's ground attack effect.  The Raptor does not have guided bombs in the game of War Commander as of Jan. 9 2013.


 * Raptors are often seen as useless when faced with anti-air. However, they are actually quite capable machines. Three level 1 Raptors can disable a player's Tech or heavily defended Power Plant, no matter where he places it. Two at level 6-9 will also suffice. Raptors have also shown - through combat testing - that they are near-impervious to all kinds of Flak; the flak is too slow to travel to where the Raptor is, thus negating nearly all of the damage; if an opponent foolishly decides to make ALL of their anti-air defense flak, even 2 raptors will have a field day. Most people complain about them comitting suicide runs, but in certain situations, your opponent's well-defended tech being taken down is a more than fair trade. The Raptor is also more than capable of taking down Gatling Trucks, Hercules and Humvees, in addition to flak.


 * Even with these abilities, Raptors do have their downsides. By far and away the most complained-about aspect is the 200 space it takes up. Most of these complainers have never tried out Raptors for this sole reason, and thus do not realize that any more than 7 Raptors or so as an air force would be near-overkill. Another complaint is about the sacrificial nature of the Raptor. This should not be a real issue, because all fixed-wing aircraft in-game also travel on sacrificial runs. If anything, the Raptor is MORE resilient, due to its simply massive speed. Others yet complain about the resources and time it takes to upgrade them. By the time you have Raptors, all upgrades take as long anyway (See Challenger, Mega Tank, Hellfire), and resources are very easily taken from Rogue level 30's.


 * KIKEYE has create a new type of infantry we must unlock. Named the stinger. Missles fired by the stinger have advance homing capabilities and can track and damage and destory raptors with ease.


 * In the Stinger video, one stinger can damage half of a raptor. However, the level of the stinger and raptor is unknown