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BATs are the perfect Cobra Troopers and are expendable cannon-fodder. They never question orders, complain about the chow, shirk duty, or surrender. They require no leave-time, sick-pay, or benefits of any kind. Their components are manufactured cheaply in non-U.S. factories and assembled in secret plants by Vipers on punishment duty. Final assembly is expected to be completed by the B.A.T. troops themselves, who are handed a screwdriver and soldering gun as soon as their arm is attached. The new improved B.A.T. trooper contains a chip pirated from a popular console video game, which allows for better target locking and accuracy. On the other hand, BATs do not react very well to changes in field conditions, nor do they discriminate between targets. They will shoot at anything that moves, be it friend, foe, or animal. Weight considerations limited the amount of armor these robots could carry on the motor and gears section, so when hit from behind they tend to burst into flames.
Cobra Infantrymen don't like to be on the same battlefield with BATs. The Battle Android Trooper is a "fire and forget" weapon, in that once it is turned on and pointed at the enemy, it keeps seeking out targets until the battery dies or it runs out of ammunition. When a Cobra unit is losing a battle they will dispense BATs into the midst of the firefight in order to evacuate the area easily.
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