though i guess the original suggestion a unit to fire before the hooligan. fire at health, maybe before sa/vamp and target all
This would make sense for a PU, but my main issue is with the Nutter unit.
With Dav's feedback, clearly we need some ideas to make NLT as useful as NLD, but in a different field. Then disables become more than just an additive to blocking land attacks.
The Nutter needs to be an ALL firing unit, in all 3 ticks, and firing just after the Hooligan. The reason I say this, is to re-introduce the use of the Terrorist, which
on the whole is not very often utilised.
The PU could utilise the afore-mentioned idea, as this will give it some sort of defensive purpose to deal with units such as the Vampire and SA, who threaten somebody taking this NLT unit over the TL.
Of course, for it to be a valid PU choice, it
MUST serve as critical a role as the Terrorist Leader PU does. Obviously this in itself belies a challenge, but combining this NLT unit with Hoolies and the Petrol Bomber sub-route, you can have a good early firing unit, and some LETs that serve a very worthwhile service on the side for BHing. Or combining it with arsonist route gives you something that when combined with Thieves and the other units, allows fast attacks which are effective on a 1v1 basis. And with Attack Dogs and the new Nutter, you can serve multiple roles, whilst having a LET flak unit, the Heavy Thug, and the Biker.
These ideas bring flexibility and more importantly, a unique identity (as Protestor route gets access to Thug route's only PU, with the addition of the very powerful NLD blockers), to a route which generally speaking is just very bland and repetitive.