Tauntaun

Tauntauns are units that can be mounted by both the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II. Tauntauns only appear in Galactic Assault on Outpost Delta and can only be used outdoors.

OverviewEdit

The Tauntaun, similar to the AT-RT or 74-Z Speeder Bike, is a vehicle that allows the player to quickly traverse the battlefield but at the cost of the player character being exposed. Two health bars dictate the Tauntaun's health and the player character's health, and these will decrease accordingly to what enemies target.

When players mount the Tauntaun, their existing blaster is automatically replaced with the DL-44. This blaster excels at close- to medium-range, so attacking enemies at these ranges will yield the best results. This unit also has a melee-range ability called "Headbutt", but due to the vulnerability of the rider, this ability should only be used on unsuspecting enemies.

Tauntauns can walk and sprint, but in narrow areas they will often walk due to narrow collision boxes. After Phase 1 of Galactic Assault on Outpost Delta, when the battle moves inside the Rebel outpost, Tauntauns can still be mounted by Imperial troops, but they will be unable to bring them inside, as the Tauntauns automatically turn away.

StatisticsEdit

Tauntaun
Weapon Image
Damage	48-18
Rate of Fire	300 RPM
Damage per Second	240-90 DPS
Range	Start damage drop-off: 10 meters End damage drop-off: 30 meters
Overheat	12 shots (0.09 heat per shot)
Overheat Penalty	0.5 seconds
Passive Cooldown Delay	0.6 seconds
Passive Cooldown	1 heat per second

AbilitiesEdit

Ability Icon
In-game Description	A well-trained Tauntaun will use its horns on command to ram enemies head on.
Damage	100
Ability Duration	1.7 seconds.
Ability Cooldown	1 second

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Successful ability combat unlocks this ability to quickly charge your teammates' Battle Points.
Effect	Grants a large amount of Battle points, provided it affects at least one ally
Ability Duration	15 seconds
Ability Cooldown	180 seconds (Reduced by 1/3 with every hit with an ability)

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Launch grenades at your enemies.
Damage	100
Area of Effect	Blast Radius: 6 meters Inner Blast Radius: 2 meters
Ability Cooldown	10 seconds

TriviaEdit

• In DICE's Star Wars Battlefront, Tauntauns only appeared in the distance on some Hoth maps, such as Outpost Beta, and were otherwise not able to be interacted up-close. In the February 2016 Update, the map Twilight on Hoth featured a Tauntaun encased in ice.

UpdatesEdit

Giants Above Kachirho Update

• Improved the firing crosshair on the AT-RT and Tauntaun for accuracy. The crosshair will now not be disappearing completely when firing is temporarily blocked by activating an ability.

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