KF2 Specimen Files: Husk Fireball, Suicide and Statistics

The Husk carries a Horzine fireball launcher and exists to make fights hotter. Alone it is easy to kill, but it usually comes with other ZEDs. This page paraphrases the community "Specimen Files 2.0" entry from late 2015; numbers reflect the game then.

The Husk.

Behavior

The Husk walks toward a player and occasionally stops to fire its fireball launcher. It switches targets if the target is not actively shooting it or another player is doing more damage. Getting too close on Normal or Hard makes it root itself and use three melee attacks; on Suicidal and Hell on Earth it uses a wide-range flamethrower within 5 meters, which also hurts other ZEDs. If its fuel tank takes enough shots it explodes, killing the Husk and damaging nearby ZEDs but not players.

Below 15% health it enters the suicide state: it sprints at its target and, within 2.8 meters, points the launcher down and overcharges it. The explosion does massive damage to players and ZEDs, and on most higher difficulties it instantly kills a player regardless of health or perk. It sprints automatically when five ZEDs are left but only suicides after dropping below 15%. It often starts friendly fire because of fireball splash and its flamethrower.

Strategy

• If it is not facing you and stands near a group, shoot the fuel tank to blow it up among other ZEDs and save ammo.
• It leads its shots toward the chest area, so strafe back and forth to ruin its aim.
• On Suicidal and Hell on Earth do not get close unless you can kill it fast, or it uses the flamethrower.
• A Husk sprinting at teammates without stopping to shoot is going to suicide. Make it your top priority.

By perk

• Berserker: closes distance and kills it easily, unless it is already about to suicide in your face, when you have to attack and hope.
• Commando: assault rifle headshots kill it quickly; after a headshot kill ignore it. The fuel tank is also a quick target.
• Support: shotgun headshots work; the tank may be killed outright by shotgun penetration rather than exploding.
• Field Medic: heal burning teammates; a Medic can charge it with a shotgun or assault rifle, but low-tier Medic weapons are weak.
• Demolitionist: not a priority since it takes a few grenades; clear trash for teammates instead.
• Firebug: takes little from its fire and Firebug weapons are poor against it. The trench gun at close range works, and the microwave gun is good because Husks do not resist it.
• Gunslinger: a few headshots with low-tier guns, or one with a .500 magnum.

Statistics

Total health by player count

Players	Normal	Hard	Suicidal	Hell on Earth
1	346	462	623	716
2	381	508	685	787
3	415	554	747	859
4	450	600	810	930
5	484	646	872	1002
6	519	692	934	1074

Head health: 115/154/177/192 for one player on Normal/Hard/Suicidal/Hell on Earth, rising to 144/192/221/240 with six. Fuel tank health: 56/75/86/93 for one player, rising to 70/93/107/117 with six.

Attacks

• Fireball damage 25, splash radius 300, speed 1800, burn 5 s at 1 s ticks (0.2x base damage).
• Flamethrower damage 1-10 scaling with distance, range 900, burn 5 s (0.5x base).
• Melee damage 15, range 180. Suicide damage 190, radius 500, falloff 0.5.
• Fireball interval (randomized by one second): Normal 5 s, Hard 4.5 s, Suicidal 4 s, Hell on Earth 3.5 s. Minimum interval between flamethrower attacks 5 s.
• Damage multiplier by difficulty: 0.5x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.75x.
• Hitzones: head 1.1, fireball launcher 0.5, fuel tank 0.5, rest 1. Resistances: fire 2x, penetration 2x.

Movement. Walking random 153-187, sprinting random 405-495, hidden speed 600. It cannot sprint normally; only under auto-rage or the suicide state.

Rewards

Difficulty	Dosh	XP
Normal	19	15
Hard	17	20
Suicidal	14	27
Hell on Earth	11	31

Miscellaneous. Chance to evade a grenade 0.9. Damage to doors 30. Doors have 4000 total health and 1500 maximum welded health.

Community notes: the tank explosion does not damage players, and Husks do not resist microwave damage. Some ZEDs just want to watch the world burn: take it out quick.