Bazooka Squad

The Bazooka Squad is a USF infantry unit. In skirmishes it is available from the .

The Bazooka Squad serves as a basic 'lightweight' anti-tank infantry squad for the USF. As the name implies, they are armed with 2 Bazookas that are effective against vehicles, but ineffective against infantry. Durability wise, they are somewhat fragile due to the limited squad size of 4.

As one of the earliest anti-tank weapons that the USF can access in a match, the Bazooka Squad can be useful as a relatively cheap unit to deter vehicles, especially light vehicles. Their rocket launchers have great penetration for an infantry weapon, although its damage is somewhat lacking. Compared to the Axis Panzerschreck, the Bazooka is significantly weaker in damage and penetration values, though of course Bazookas themselves are more easily attainable over the Axis equivalent.

By default they have access to the Anti-Tank Satchel Charge active ability. Anti-Tank Satchel Charge is essentially a stronger version of the Sticky Bomb ability that Riflemen can gain access to. More info about this unit's abilities and upgrades can be seen below.

Bazooka Squads are specialized for anti-vehicle duties and thus, are generally ineffective against infantry. Additionally, they are still infantry units that can be outpaced by many vehicles very easily, assuming the opponent has awareness and micromanagement skill. This is typically a major weakness for Bazooka Squads, as they often miss frequently at long range and have trouble closing the gap. In addition, they are quite vulnerable to being wiped out due to their low squad size.

Due to the aforementioned weakness, Bazooka Squads are best used as 'soft counters' to vehicles. Early on they can deal with light vehicles effectively due to their fragility. As more advanced vehicles arrive, they are best used to support other stronger anti-tank weapons like AT guns rather than being the only solution to enemy vehicles. One can make the most out of them when using them to ambush, and to discourage vehicles from diving or flanking stronger dedicated anti-tank positions.

As with many small arms, terrain and elevation can significantly affect the effectiveness of Bazookas. These rockets are capable of colliding with terrain/objects much more frequently than many other weapons in the game, which can result in many awkward shots that fail to reach the target. Care must be taken where these squads are positioned, as they can accidentally destroy their own cover if it is highly elevated (especially 'large' cover such as vehicle wrecks), for example. Similarly, when using their White Phosphorus Rocket ability, it can easily backfire by exploding on terrain/objects on the way to the desired target location - thus, care must be made to ensure there are clear paths for the rocket to take, lest it explode right next to the squad itself.

Once they reach veterancy level 1, utility options open up. Tactical Movement is identical to the Riflemen Sprint ability, allowing them to suddenly move very quickly for a brief duration. Meanwhile, White Phosphorus Rocket allows them to spend Munitions to fire a special rocket that creates a phosphorus cloud. Unlike regular smoke clouds, this both obscures line of sight and deals continuous damage to those in its area, making it useful for area denial and threatening set up heavy weapons.