Alligator Charge
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| “ | This heavy-duty explosive device is designed to deal significant damage to fortified structures and stationary vehicles. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Alligator Charge (also known as a Satchel) is a Warden deployable Explosive Charge.
Uses
Specifications
- It is deployed on the ground in 1.5 seconds and detonates after 5 seconds.
- The explosion deals 400 Demolition damage at the center and quickly decreasing amounts in a 2m radius.
- It has a high weight (70%), meaning a soldier cannot carry more than one if they don't want to be overencumbered.
- It is specifically designed to destroy structures with high Damage Resistances (Garrisoned House, Town Base, Relic Base, concrete structures like Dragon's Teeth).
- It can disable the subsystems of armored vehicles.
- It has a chance to turn into ruins Garrisoned Houses that suffer from devastation when dealing the killing blow.
- It does not stack in the player's inventory (1 per slot).
Usage
In order to deploy the Alligator Charge, the player must:
- Equip the satchel from your inventory - press
3 - Plant the satchel directly on the target - press
LMB
This will begin the deployment animation, which will place the explosive after the animation is finished.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory (Utility) | 150 x Basic Materials  160 x Explosive Powder  |
Crate of 10 x Alligator Charge  |
00:01:40 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Storage
It does not stack in structure or vehicle inventories (1 per slot). It can only be stored in the stockpile of Bases (32k max).
Crates of Alligator Charge can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content. The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots. However it is much more efficient to transport it in bulk amounts as crates, either delivering them to a Base's stockpile with a Truck or to a crate stockpile with shipping vehicles carrying Shipping Containers.
Tactics
Due its relatively low damage output, it's recommended to use multiple charges in a coordinated attack with other players to significantly damage or outright destroy a strong structure in a single strike. Since the carriers are slow and vulnerable, their attack can be supported by suppressing fire or with Smoke Grenades. This rush tactic is particularly effective against Safe Houses, which are highly resistant to other damage types and can only be destroyed from the inside.
Trivia
- The Alligator Charge was originally a powerful, late-game, faction-neutral piece of equipment. It dealt 1500 demolition damage, making it the one of the single-most destructive infantry equipment in the game.
- This was changed in Update 1.52, where the role of late-game infantry demolition charge was given to the newly-introduced Havoc Charge, which is a deployable explosive charge, requiring one of two pieces in order to set and "detonate". Its role was later changed to match the Hydra's Whisper.
Gallery
A Warden soldier equipped with an Alligator Charge
An Alligator Charge deployed on the ground, 5 seconds before detonation
The deployment animation for the Alligator Charge
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