| “ | This standard Truck is fitted with Light Machinegun in place of the passenger seat. It’s well suited as an escort for convoys or lightly armoured operations. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The R-9 “Speartip” Escort (simply known as a Speartip) is a Colonial Truck designed to be an all-purpose logistics vehicle, capable of moving cargo, equipment, and personnel to various locations, can tow Field Weapons and Trailers, and defending them from enemy attacks. It is equipped with a 7.92mm machine gun.
The R-9 Speartip Escort holds four passengers, and houses and crew of two soldiers:
E or Shift + ELMBThe R-9 Speartip Escort is equipped with one main armament:
It has 14 inventory slots and a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 100 7.92mm magazines.
The R-9 “Speartip” Escort has 900 HP and is disabled under 81.25% health. It has "Unarmoured" resistance, even small arms fire and Flamethrowers are a danger to it.
It takes 120 Basic Materials to fully repair it from 1% to 100% health with a Hammer. Its health can be instantly repaired at a Garage for 100 Basic Materials.
E or Shift + E
Shift + LMBShift + E interaction menu (the two vehicles must be very close and you in between them).| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Assembly Station | 10 x Construction Materials  2 MW of power  1 x R-1 Hauler  |
R-9 “Speartip” Escort  |
00:05:00 |
The R-9 “Speartip” Escort can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.
It can be packaged into a large Shippable and transported only by certain Shipping Vehicles (Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Flatbed Car, or Large Crane).
The R-9 "Speartip" Escort, like all trucks, are a valuable part of Foxhole's logistical loop in terms of gathering resources and materials, transporting equipment, and delivering/storing them. As such, it is important to have them stored in either a Seaport or a Storage Depot and not lying around in order for partisans to steal them. If you do not plan on storing it there, then make sure it is behind defenses with AI, as parking them in front will block their line of sight, making them unable to shoot targets.
While it is equipped with a 7.92mm machine gun, it can only turn 180 degrees in front of the truck, meaning that it is vulnerable to getting attacked when enemies are attacking from the sides, or behind it. Additionally, it still has the high disable percentage of a standard truck, meaning that it will get stopped by a few rounds. In terms of inventory, despite having 15 slots, if the crew wants to use the machine gun, then one slot needs to be reserved for 7.92mm, effectively giving it the same number of inventory slots as other truck variants. Overall, its not suited for frontline combat and other frontline vehicles should be used instead.
Frontline Delivery
Trucks are the only way to get a majority of Foxhole's equipment to the frontline, which comes in the form of crates. As such, they are a vital part of getting large amounts of equipment to a base in a quick and timely manner. They are also pretty fragile, and can quickly be disabled by any weaponry in a few shots. As such, it is very important that there is Map Intelligence covering the roads so any partisans can be preemptively spotted and dealt with by frontline forces.
In terms of what drivers need to carry on them when doing this, they should at the very least carry a rifle and two clips of ammo. This is to defend yourself from partisans and to increase your chances of surviving the encounter. While it is not necessary, you can also equip a Gas Mask and two Filters to protect yourself from Gas Grenades.
Ideal Ammunition Loadout
Although the vehicle can hold up to 100 ammo, it's highly recommended to bring much fewer than that (between 20 to 60) due to oversupplying (any engagement will use far less than 100 ammo). If the vehicle runs out, they can salvage from the enemy, or resupply at a nearby base. This prevents the enemy from benefiting from your destruction by looting the destroyed vehicle, and gaining additional ammo.
The R-9 “Speartip” Escort from the front
The R-9 “Speartip” Escort from the rear
A Rooster - Lamploader being towed by a R-9 “Speartip” Escort
A Tier 2 R-9 “Speartip” Escort
