Units (ユニット, Yunitto) are the various personnel and vehicles that make up a player's army in the Tiny Metal series, which players build, move and fight with in order to achieve victory.[1][2]
Units are colored according to the faction they belong to; yellow for Artemisia, blue for the White Fangs, green for Zipang, red for Obsidior, purple for Dinolda, cream for the Metaclyon Corporation and gray for Neutral.[2]
Unit Types[]
There are four general types of unit:
- Infantry (歩兵, Hohei): Infantry units consist of groups of soldiers operating on foot.
- Vehicles: Vehicle (or vehicular) units are ground-based vehicles used for both combat and support.
- Air: Air units (also referred to as Aviation[3] or aerial units, or aircraft) are aircraft which operate in the sky.
- Mechanima: Introduced in Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, Mechanima (or Mecha for short) are powered suit units that combine aspects of infantry and vehicles. Described as being slightly stronger than a Metal, they are versatile and can climb hills without a movement penalty, but have less movement than certain other units, don't carry a lot of ammo and use lots of fuel, requiring frequent resupplying.[3]
Aside from standard units, there are also enhanced versions of units known as Hero Units, which can be recruited by playing through the game and deployed via a Comms Link,[1] and Commander Units, where the commanders themselves take to the battlefield.[2]
List of Units[]
Key:
- Movement: MV
- Vision: VS
- Radar: RD
- Attack Range: AR
- Count/Size: #
- Fuel (Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble onwards): FL
- Ammo (Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble onwards): AM
- Debut: TM - Tiny Metal, TM: FMR - Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble
| Unit | Type | Cost | MV | VS | RD | AR | # | FL | AM | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riflemen | Infantry | 100 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | TM | ||
| Lancer | Infantry | 300 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | TM | ||
| Sniper | Infantry | 500 | 3 | 4 | 1-3 Straight | 2 | 7 | TM | ||
| Spec OPs | Infantry | 800 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | TM | ||
| Scout | Vehicle | 400 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 10 | TM | |
| Metal | Vehicle | 700 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 9 | TM | |
| Heavy Metal | Vehicle | 1400 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 6 | TM | |
| Striker | Vehicle | 700 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 4 | 60 | 6 | TM | |
| Heavy Striker | Vehicle | 1100 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 3 | 60 | 6 | TM | |
| Radar | Vehicle | 350 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 60 | TM | ||
| Phased Array | Vehicle | 550 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 60 | TM | ||
| Mega Metal | Vehicle | Non-Producable | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 | TBR | TBR | TM | |
| Archelon | Vehicle | 500 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 10 | TM: FMR[3] | |
| Viper | Vehicle | 400 | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | 3 | 80 | 10 | TM: FMR | |
| Gunship | Air | 700 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 6 | TM | |
| Fighter | Air | 800 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 6 | TM | |
| AWAC | Air | 900 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 70 | TM | ||
| Fortress | Air | 2100 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 6 | TM | |
| Supply Plane | Air | 600 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 99 | TM: FMR | |||
| Mega Fighter | Air | Non-Producable | 4 | TBR | 0 | 1 | 1 | TBR | TBR | TM: FMR[3] |
| Blitz Mechanima | Mechanima | 700 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 5 | TM: FMR[3] | |
| Gallant Mechanima | Mechanima | 1100 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 7 | TM: FMR[3] | |
| Buster Mechanima | Mechanima | 900 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 2 | 40 | 5 | TM: FMR[3] | |
| Mega Mechanima | Mechanima | Non-Producable | TBR | TBR | 1 | 1 | TBR | TBR | TM: FMR[3] |