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The Howitzer is the Heavy Unit of the Industrial Age. It is produced in the Howitzer Factory.

Compared to the Grenadier of the previous age, the Howitzer has increased attack and range but decreased defense and movement. It also gains the skill Blast which ignores Stealth and does more damage to the target the closer it is. The attack and defense bonuses the Grenadier once has has also increased.

This is the last heavy unit that has "classical" weaknesses against ranged units and artillery units. After this age, combat is totally changed. The Howitzer leads to the Tank.


Usage[]

The Howitzer is now effectively a cross between a Colonial Age heavy unit and Industrial Age Artillery unit. It no longer focuses on tanky defense but instead attack power.

The Howitzer is very effective at killing Jaeger Infantry and the Ranger as it negates the Stealth ability and it does more damage the closer it gets to the target. Therefore, a howitzer 2 tiles away from an enemy will do much more damage than a howitzer 6 spaces away. It’s decreased defense too can be countered by the long range of the Riflemen and Breech Loaders however.

Against Same Age Units[]

Light UnitJaeger Infantry[]

The Howitzer is extremely powerful against the Jaeger Infantry. Not only does it negate the Stealth Ability of the Jaeger Infantry, but it also has an attack and defense bonus against it. A group of Howitzers can easily take out a group of Jaeger Infantry. If the opponent has a lot of Jaeger Infantry, the Howitzer is the best unit for the job.

Fast UnitLancer[]

The Howitzer is decent to effective against the Lancer. Since the Lancer has the same defense as in the Colonial Age, combined with the increased attack and blast ability of the Howitzer, the Howitzer can do a lot of damage against the Lancer. However, since the Lancer has the highest attack of the Industrial Age, combined with the somewhat decreased defense of the Howitzer, Lancers will do significant damage to Howitzers. Therefore, Howitzers should be supported with Jaeger Infantry to keep Lancers away.

Ranged UnitRifleman[]

The Howitzer is weak against the Rifleman. The Rifleman outranges the Howitzer and has a very high attack and attack bonus against it, resulting in a double hit kill. It is also very difficult to stay out of the Rifleman's range, as the Rifleman has a range of 8, which is enough to hit across the map. However the increased attack and range of the Howitzer can also make the Howitzer more useful when fighting against Riflemen but should prioritize other units first.

Artillery UnitBreech Loader[]

Unlike in previous ages, where the artillery unit rarely did significant damage to same age heavy units, the Breech Loader is quite dangerous to the Howitzer. The Breech Loader gains attack against the Howitzer, while the Howitzer loses defense compared to the previous age. This results in a lot of damage being done by Breech Loaders across the map. Breech Loaders also have the dug-in ability and a defense bonus against heavy units, making it difficult for Howitzers to do significant damage from the edge of their range unless they have an attack boost.

Image[]

Howitzer

3 Howitzers in a field

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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