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The Nail Storm is a ranged military unit of the Space Age Asteroid Belt. It is unlocked by the technology Multi-purpose Space Training and can be trained in the Nail Storm Range. Like most other units, it takes 4 hours to train and heals at a rate of 24 minutes per hit point.

The Nail Storm is preceded by the Tesla Walker. Compared to them, the Nail Storm gains 200 attack and 100 defense. It has a slight trade off in mobility: it gains one range whilst losing two movement (practically, they lose one tile of movement and gain one tile of range) and it has the special skills Keen Eye at 25% and Stealth on Rubble.

They are succeeded by the Ghost Blaster.

Usage[]

The Nail Storm is the only reliable unit to fight in this era. Given that 3 of 4 other units have absolutely no range whatsoever, the Nail Storm easily dominates against all other same-age units, simply with its range. Nail Storms and Rogues can reliably be used against all army compositions on auto-battle. They are extremely strong against the Drill Ranger and Shredder with their massive range advantage, allowing multiple hits on them before they can reach them, whilst they take care of the Hover Hammer easily after they have rushed to the middle of the battlefield.

The only units that give it a bit of trouble are fast units that can attack them on the first turn, as well as other ranged and artillery units with the same range advantage.

Against Same Age Units[]

Fast UnitHover Hammer[]

As the Hover Hammer is a melee unit and cannot attack the Nail Storm on the first turn, the Nail Storm is very strong at countering Hover Hammers with their long range, even though theoretically, the Hover Hammer is supposedly strong against the Nail Storm. After the Hover Hammer has rushed to the middle of the battlefield, the Nail Storm can easily destroy them afterwards.

Ranged UnitNail Storm[]

In this era, the Nail Storm is likely the best counter to the Nail Storm, as they have the highest initiative and can attack on the first turn. It is generally advised to pair them with rogues so the enemy Nail Storm's first attacks are negated. Hidden Nail Storms can prove difficult to kill, however, so to avoid the possibility of taking too much damage in between battles, it may be better to use the Sentinel of the previous era to eliminate them as quickly as possible, or the B.E.L.T. as they have Blast.

Artillery UnitB.E.L.T.[]

The match-up is fairly even as both sides have long range and somewhat even attack and defense, though the Nail Storm does have the advantage of being able to strike first when facing the BELT, which proves them stronger against them, as they can eliminate more BELTs on the first turn. However, if they are not eliminated quickly, the BELT can deal a lot of damage to the Nail Storm.

Heavy UnitShredder[]

Having a great range advantage, despite the theoretical bonus, makes the Nail Storm very strong against the Shredder. The Nail Storm can easily attack the Shredder many times before the Shredder can counterattack.

Light UnitDrill Ranger[]

For the same reason, the Drill Ranger falls easily to the great range advantage of the Nail Storm. However, the Drill Ranger does have quite a lot of movement, so if they are not eliminated quickly, the Nail Storm may suffer from their high attack.

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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