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B.L. 5.5-Inch Artillery Emplacement

Extremely effective against stationary targets. • Long barrage duration • Must use barrage ability to attack.

british faction icon

Stats

howitzer_bl_5_5_africa_uk

emplacements

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Sight Range

35

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Detection

10

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Max Range

300

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Speed

0

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Armor

5

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Capture Multiplier

0

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Decapture Multiplier

0

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Target Size

26

Abilities

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Offensive / Select target position

High-explosive Barrage

Fires rounds at the target location. Wide blast radius. Very effective against stationary targets.

Barrages have less accuracy at long-range.

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Offensive / Select target position

Mk 2 Frag Grenade

Equips/Converts to WEAPON_PBG_3 if UPGRADE_PBG_3 is unlocked, WEAPON_PBG_2 if upgrade 2, and WEAPON_PBG if no upgrades. Fires at target NUM_SHOTS, NUMSHOTS_2, or NUMSHOTS_3 times depending on upgrade.

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Passive

Forward Observer Supporting Barrage

When the Forward Observer Barrage ability is used, the BL 5.5 Artillery Emplacement fires a small salvo of airburst shells at the target location.

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Passive

Counterbattery Resistance

Prepared for counterbattery fire, this unit takes less damage from medium, heavy, and rocket artillery units by 50%.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds

40

manpower

400

fuel

40

popcap

12

Hitpoints
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0

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600

600

Upkeep per minute
manpower

12

Veterancy
vet 1 starvet 1 empty starvet 1 empty star

XP: 1500

  • Veteran ability
  • +15% ability recharge speed
vet 2 starvet 2 starvet 2 empty star

XP: 4500

  • +20% ability recharge speed
  • +20% ability range
vet 3 starvet 3 starvet 3 star

XP: 9000

  • +40 damage against emplacements and vehicles
  • +33% damage reduction
  • +30% rate of fire

Loadout

bl_5_5_dummy_howitzer_uk1
bl 5 5 dummy howitzer uk

at gun - explosive weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

150

300

Accuracy

0

0

0

Rounds per Minute

0

0

0

Penetration

1000

1000

1000

Scatter Area

0

537.6

1792

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Damage

0

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Range

300

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Traverse Speed

25

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Arc

30°

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Setup

2.4s

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Teardown

2.65s

AoE Falloff

Near

Medium

Far

Limit

AoE Radius

2

4

6

8

Damage

0

0

0

0

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

0.5

0.75

  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.

Ability Weapons

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Offensive / Select target position

High-explosive Barrage

Fires rounds at the target location. Wide blast radius. Very effective against stationary targets.

Barrages have less accuracy at long-range.

Cast range: 35 - 300
bl_5_5_howitzer_uk1
bl 5 5 howitzer uk

at gun - explosive weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

500

1000

Accuracy

0

0

0

Rounds per Minute

8.14

8.14

8.14

Penetration

1000

1000

1000

Scatter Area

0

1570.8

3141.6

Suppression Per Second

2.71

2.71

2.71

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Damage

200

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Deflection Damage

30

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Range

1000

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Traverse Speed

25

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Arc

30°

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Setup

2.4s

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Teardown

2.5s

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Suppression Radius

15

AoE Falloff

Near

Medium

Far

Limit

AoE Radius

2

3.25

8

10

Damage

200

70

35

35

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

0.5

0.75

Target Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Artillery Emplacement

×0.5

bl_5_5_howitzer_veteran_uk1
bl 5 5 howitzer veteran uk

at gun - explosive weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

500

1000

Accuracy

0

0

0

Rounds per Minute

8.14

8.14

8.14

Penetration

1000

1000

1000

Scatter Area

0

1570.8

3141.6

Suppression Per Second

2.71

2.71

2.71

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Damage

200

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Deflection Damage

30

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Range

1000

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Traverse Speed

25

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Arc

30°

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Setup

2.4s

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Teardown

2.5s

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Suppression Radius

15

AoE Falloff

Near

Medium

Far

Limit

AoE Radius

2

3.25

8

10

Damage

200

70

35

35

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

0.5

0.75

Target Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Artillery Emplacement

×0.5

Vehicle

+40

Emplacement

+40

Bunker

+40

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bl 5 5 howitzer veteran uk

at gun - explosive weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

500

1000

Accuracy

0

0

0

Rounds per Minute

8.14

8.14

8.14

Penetration

1000

1000

1000

Scatter Area

0

1570.8

3141.6

Suppression Per Second

2.71

2.71

2.71

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Damage

200

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Deflection Damage

30

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Range

1000

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Traverse Speed

25

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Arc

30°

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Setup

2.4s

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Teardown

2.5s

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Suppression Radius

15

AoE Falloff

Near

Medium

Far

Limit

AoE Radius

2

3.25

8

10

Damage

200

70

35

35

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

0.5

0.75

Target Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Artillery Emplacement

×0.5

Vehicle

+40

Emplacement

+40

Bunker

+40

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Offensive / Select target position

Mk 2 Frag Grenade

Equips/Converts to WEAPON_PBG_3 if UPGRADE_PBG_3 is unlocked, WEAPON_PBG_2 if upgrade 2, and WEAPON_PBG if no upgrades. Fires at target NUM_SHOTS, NUMSHOTS_2, or NUMSHOTS_3 times depending on upgrade.

Cast range: 35 - 1000
Fires 2 times
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bl 5 5 airburst howitzer uk

artillery medium - explosive weapon

Near

Medium

Far

Distance

0

500

1000

Accuracy

0

0

0

Rounds per Minute

10

10

10

Penetration

70

50

40

Scatter Area

0

1570.8

3141.6

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Damage

200

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Deflection Damage

0

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Range

1000

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Traverse Speed

60

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Arc

30°

AoE Falloff

Near

Medium

Far

Limit

AoE Radius

0

2

10

10

Damage

200

70

35

35

VS Cover - Modifiers

Light Cover

Light

Heavy Cover

Heavy

Garrison

Garrison

Accuracy

1

1

1

Damage

1

0.5

0.75

Target Modifiers

Base DMG

Accuracy

Penetration

Damage

Artillery Emplacement

×0.5