How to use: Artillery

Artillery Rendering

Did you know that the Artillery unit is the most effective unit at killing infantry and structures? That's because it's cannon is the second biggest caliber in the game! (First place is allied Cruiser)

Many people don't choose to use the Artillery as an offensive unit because of it's 4 major drawbacks:

1. It has horrible health stats.
2. It has horrible range.
3. It's slow. (to turn)
4. It can't move and shoot.

It makes sense that an artillery unit has these 4 major drawbacks however. Since it's basically a mobile cannon, it would be very heavy. It would also have a high recoil so that explains why it can't move and shoot. A cannon can easily be jammed, sometimes it even jams itself so that explains the low health. The one thing we can't explain is the lack of range! Real artillery is super accurate at long distances. This is the only thing that doesn't fit the unit.

British Artillery WWI

As mentioned earlier many people don't use Artillery in assaults but prefer to spread them around their base, guarded by a couple of Rocket men.

If you were to use the Artillery as an offensive unit, here are some tips to make your attack as effective as possible:

1. Since Artillery are easily killed you need to find a way to clear the enemies defenses. So the first tip is to destroy defensive units and structures. Normally a good tank rush can help you accomplish this. Keep the Artillery right behind your tanks, while the tanks distract and kill defenses order your Artillery to open fire at the War Factories or the closest structure available.

2. Since Artillery are slow to turn, reduce the amount of turns they need to take. So tip number is to try to make them travel in a straight line to their target. This means that your tank rush should not be executed until your Artillery give the signal that they are ready to move in.

3. You can rush infantry swarms with 2 or 3 Artillery and kill them all. So tip number three is to destroy infantry with Artillery instead of using infantry or tanks. Preserve your units as much as possible until you strike.

Artillery hiding behind Natural Defense

If you plan to use the Artillery as a defensive unit here are three tips that can maximize your defenses:

1. Hide them behind walls or turrets. Take advantage of the sturdiness of the turrets. This works especially well in tight spots (bottleneck). Pile Artillery behind the turrets and plan your next move while you reinforce the front lines.

2. Scatter Artillery around your base. Don't forget to place them in guard mode and have a few infantry scattered around too.

3. If you want to make a particular entrance less attractive for the enemy have Artillery open fire on the ground! The splash damage is so strong it can kill infantry 2 squares away!