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The Combat Drone is the fast unit of the Tomorrow Era. The unit is built in a Combat Drone Base. It can also be received by completing The Drug Lord Story Quest.

Compared to its predecessor, Attack Helicopter, the Combat Drone improves by 35 attack, 1 range and 2 movement points, but loses 10 defense points. Bonuses against light units are increased and it gains a small bonus against artillery too. It similarly possesses the Flying ability, which means their terrain costs are always 3 movement points and it cannot be targeted by artillery units (except the Rail Gun and the Power Dragon).

Usage[]

The Combat Drone is a good upgrade from the Attack Helicopter, as they can now hit all enemy units on the first turn, even from the top left corner to the bottom right corner (so they can easily focus fire on a particular unit). They are best used often without rogues (as an army of 8) so they can effectively damage units before they can counterattack. Their high attack also plays an important role in their success too, though they are limited by a rather low defense. If used with rogues, they should skip their move, so that the Combat Drone can allow the rogues to transform.

The limitations of the Combat Drone, however, are units with the Stealth ability, as they are unable to attack them on the first turn, and potentially units with the Rapid Deployment ability, as they do not get the first turn. However, their rather high attack may even prove useful up to the Arctic Future, but only against certain units (usually artillery).

It is also the only fast unit that is able to attack all enemy units with the Contact! ability without retaliation (except the Sub Cruiser and the Harpoon Grenadier) including the MG Team, the Anti-Aircraft Vehicle and the Ultra AP.

Against Same Age Units[]

Heavy UnitStealth Tank[]

The Combat Drone is weak against the Stealth Tank due to the Stealth Tank's Stealth ability, preventing them from getting the first hit and causing a deadly retaliation from the Stealth Tank as well, though the high attack of the Combat Drone and the low range and mobility of the Stealth Tank means that Combat Drones can still deal effective damage to them and avoid their hits.

Artillery UnitMicrowave Blaster[]

The Combat Drone is literally invincible against the Microwave Blaster, owing to the fact that the Microwave Blaster cannot hit them. If you are using a full Combat Drone army, it is best to kill all other units first before targeting the Microwave Blaster.

Light UnitUltra AP[]

The Combat Drone’s bonuses against light units make them stronger when fighting the Ultra AP. Even if the Ultra AP can attack them on the first turn, they are very ineffective at causing trouble as they can be easily killed by the Combat Drone as the Ultra AP also has a short range and slow movement, as well as avoid their Contact! ability too.

Ranged UnitAnti-Materiel Sniper[]

The Anti-Materiel Sniper is theoretically the biggest counter to the Combat Drone, but due to the loss of the Contact! ability (compared to the Anti-Aircraft Vehicle) and given the fact that the Combat Drone has a deadly attack, the Anti-Materiel Sniper is usually not too big of a problem as long as they are eliminated on the first round of attacks and in small numbers, even with their defense bonuses from Dug In and against fast units. If the Anti-Materiel Sniper does attack the Combat Drone, however, they are at serious trouble.

Tommorow Era Fast Unit

A Combat Drone In Battle:

Other Military Units[]

Military Units
All Ages Heavy Unit Color GuardLight Unit Military DrummerLight Unit RogueFast Unit/Heavy Unit Champion
Bronze Age Light Unit SpearfighterLight Unit ClubmanHeavy Unit WarriorFast Unit Horseman
Ranged Unit SlingerArtillery Unit Stone Thrower
Iron Age Light Unit SoldierHeavy Unit LegionnaireFast Unit Mounted Warrior
Ranged Unit ArcherArtillery Unit Ballista
Early Middle Ages Light Unit MercenaryHeavy Unit Armored InfantryHeavy Unit BarbarianFast Unit Heavy Cavalry
Ranged Unit Mounted ArcherRanged Unit Barbarian SlingerArtillery Unit Catapult
High Middle Ages Light Unit BerserkerHeavy Unit Heavy InfantryFast Unit Knight
Ranged Unit CrossbowmanArtillery Unit Trebuchet
Late Middle Ages Light Unit Great Sword WarriorHeavy Unit Imperial GuardFast Unit Heavy Knight
Ranged Unit Longbow ArcherArtillery Unit Cannon
Colonial Age Light Unit RangerHeavy Unit GrenadierFast Unit Dragoon
Ranged Unit MusketeerArtillery Unit Field Gun
Industrial Age Light Unit Jaeger InfantryLight Unit Brave WarriorHeavy Unit HowitzerFast Unit Lancer
Ranged Unit RiflemanRanged Unit Mounted BraveArtillery Unit Breech Loader
Progressive Era Light Unit ConscriptHeavy Unit TankFast Unit Armored Car
Ranged Unit SniperArtillery Unit Rapid Fire Cannon
Modern Era Light Unit Bazooka TeamHeavy Unit Battle TankFast Unit Mechanized Infantry
Ranged Unit ParatrooperArtillery Unit Mechanized Artillery
Postmodern Era Light Unit CommandoHeavy Unit Universal TankFast Unit IFV
Ranged Unit MG TeamArtillery Unit Rocket Artillery
Contemporary Era Light Unit Strike TeamHeavy Unit Assault TankFast Unit Attack Helicopter
Ranged Unit Anti-Aircraft VehicleArtillery Unit Missile Artillery
Tomorrow Era Light Unit Ultra APHeavy Unit Stealth TankFast Unit Combat Drone
Ranged Unit Anti-Materiel SniperArtillery Unit Microwave Blaster
Future Era Light Unit Exoskeleton SoldierHeavy Unit Hover TankFast Unit Drone Swarm
Ranged Unit Satellite SpotterArtillery Unit Rail Gun
Arctic Future Light Unit Dragon DroneHeavy Unit Battle FortressHeavy Unit Behemoth
Fast Unit Recon RaiderRanged Unit Surrogate SoldierArtillery Unit Plasma Artillery
Oceanic Future Light Unit MantaLight Unit ScimitarHeavy Unit C.R.A.B. MechHeavy Unit Octopod
Fast Unit Hydroelectric EelFast Unit GlidersRanged Unit Sub CruiserRanged Unit Nautilus
Artillery Unit TurturretArtillery Unit Medusa
Virtual Future Light Unit Augmented SamuraiRanged Unit NinjaArtillery Unit Rocket TroopHeavy Unit Ronin BotFast Unit Warrior Monk
Space Age Mars Light Unit Space MarineRanged Unit Tesla WalkerArtillery Unit SniperbotHeavy Unit Steel WardenFast Unit Sentinel
Space Age Asteroid Belt Light Unit Drill RangerRanged Unit Nail StormArtillery Unit B.E.L.T.Heavy Unit ShredderFast Unit Hover Hammer
Space Age Venus Light Unit Observer DroneRanged Unit Ghost BlasterArtillery Unit Power DragonHeavy Unit Steel FistFast Unit Energy Cannon

Legend: Light Units= Light Unit Class Ranged Units= Ranged Unit Class Artillery Units= Artillery Unit Class Heavy Units= Heavy Unit Class Fast Units= Fast Unit Class

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