Hercules

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The Hercules is an armed heavy air transport from the Gunship Plant.

Hercules
(gunshipheavytrans)
Armed Heavy Air Transport
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Stats
Cost 750
Hit Points 1800
Movement Speed (elmo/s) 270
Turn Rate (deg/s) 69
Vision Radius (elmo) 660
Weapons
Light Laser Blaster × 2
Damage 10
Reload Time (s) 0.20
Damage per Second 50
Range (elmo) 325
Projectile Speed (elmo/s) 2400


Anti-Air Laser
Damage 20
Reload Time (s) 0.40
Damage per Second 50
Range (elmo) 450
Instantly hits

Description

The Hercules can haul any land unit in the game. Its twin laser guns and automated cargo ejection system make it ideal for drops into hot LZs.

Tactics And Strategy

An enemy detriment can be disabled using 3-4 shockley missiles, leaving it defenseless. A hercules can then fly in and manually load it, leaving it disabled while carried and able to be moved to any location, continuing to take damage in the air.

A hercules can also pickup any stationary unit and destroy them using their lasers or dropping them from a large height or out of bounds.