Stealth Black Hand
| Stealth Black Hand | |
|---|---|
| Faction | Nod |
| Function | Infiltration/ Guerilla Infantry |
| Health | 100 |
| Armor Type | Lazarus |
| Primary Weapon | Laser Rifle |
| Sidearm | Silenced Machine Pistol |
| Cost | $400 |
The Stealth Black Hand is a specialized Infantry unit of the Brotherhood of Nod. It's the only unit capable of remaining partially invisible to the enemy.
Appearance
When decloaked, SBH is clad in slim, full bodysuit in colours of Brotherhood of Nod. When cloaking is active it changes colour to cube patterned transparent blue. The cloaked form is visible to enemy from roughly 10 meters, although this distance decreases the slower SBH moves.
Function
SBH is mainly used for rushes, laying nukes and sabotaging/ stealing enemy vehicles, although the moderate damage and good range of Laser Rifle also makes it possible to kill light armored Vehicles.
Strategy
Usage
Solo SBH
Ambushing enemy infantry
due to it's stealh, SBH has upper hand in 1vs1 fights against infantry. The most valualable targets for the team would be sneaking Hotties, Snipers, and perhaps Havoc. To successfully kill a stationary sniper, it is advised to use SMP at point blank for consecutive headshot damage multiplier, as the rounds shot make no sound and sniper needs to ascertain the position of the enemy while SBH damages it, and then finish the victim off with Laser Rifle after running out of bullets in SMP. It should be noted that SBH have the weakest armor type in game, which also receives bonus damage from Mobius Volt Rifle, and has no ammo capacity to quickly kill more than 1 infantry at a time, so choosing place and opponent for ambush is highly advised.
Sabotaging/ Stealing Vehicles
Inexperienced Players will seldomly get out of their vehicles in places where Automated Base Defences can't cover them, presenting a chance for a resourceful SBH to steal momentarily empty vehicle. If it is booby-trapped with Remote C4, driving over the former driver solves the problem in most cases. Most players however will not leave their Vehicles unattended, thus forcing SBH to use Timed C4 on them. preferable targets would be vehicles with less than 400 hp at the moment of planting.
Planting Nukes
Only the Select Few are permitted to use this tactic. SBH will have to buy [Nuclear Strike Beacon | Nuke]] in Equipment menu, sneak into enemy base and await opportunity to plant the Nuke without cover and getting killed. After successful planting SBH should start shooting at the building by which it planted the nuke to get killed and let the other team safely disarm the nuke.