Thursday, December 27, 2012

GDI Titan Artillery



The GDI Watchtower Artillery


The GDI Titan Artillery is an intermediate range heavy cannon turret mounted on a mobile piece of equipment.  Although it does not move on the screen, it is still considered a vehicle.  In reality, an artillery is somewhat like a trailer with a huge gun.  It's pretty effective since it can start hitting from quite far away and has the the longest anti-tank range.

I've not tried the SR Arms.  From my understanding, your effective range drops by a whole square, hence reducing the effective range from 3.5 to 2.5 but the artillery is armed with an arm that can grab targets and bring them in closer and do stronger damage.  I'm quite conflicted as I have set my defense to start picking up from as far as possible plus bringing in enemies closer faster doesn't really appeal to me.


STATS:

  Defense Points Usage:
  • 30
Range (W/O SR Arms):
  • 3.5 - Effective Range
  • 5.5 - Maximum Range
Range (W/ SR ARMS):
  • 2.5 - Effective Range
  • 4.5 - Maximum Range
Strongest Against:
  • Any Enemy Infantry
Weakest Against:
  • Zone Troopers
  • Any Tank (Except APC/Pitbull)
  • Anti-Tank Aircraft
Special Upgrade:

Grabs in targets closer to you to get a stronger shot.  Reduces the effective range while increasing the firepower.  I've not gotten this upgrade because I don't see the point in reducing the range, which is the whole point of artillery plus the whole thing doesn't make any sense.

Upgrade Research Cost:
  • Credits: $300,000,000
  • Research: 600,000,000
Defense Research Costs:
  • Credits: $35,000,000
  • Research: 70,000,000

The Titan Artillery is so far my favorite defense unit, it is also the most expensive to upgrade.  It's pretty bad ass and totally recommend it.  Most of my bases have 3 of those minimum because they work and work very well.