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The Rapid Fire Cannon is usually the first unit to be unlocked in the Progressive Era. One Rapid Fire Cannon can also be acquired from the quest 08/15, on a fighting path.

Compared to the Breech Loader of the previous age, the Rapid Fire Cannon gains 5 attack, 3 defense and 2 movement points. Bonuses on hills are increased from 9 to 12 and it has strong bonuses against heavy and fast units. It also keeps the special ability Dug-In, so the Rapid Fire Cannon receives a defense bonus of 26 when the attacker is more than 2 hexes away.

Usage[]

Due to the 1.5:1 battlefield scaling in the Progressive Era, the Rapid Fire Cannon is significantly more advantageous in terms of its range against Industrial Age and Colonial Age units, as although the Field Gun and Breech Loader had the same range of 15, much of it was negated by the relatively small battlefield size.

However, as with previous artillery units, they still have a bad disadvantage of low base attack and defense, so the Rapid Fire Cannon does become significantly weaker when fighting against same age units in high attrition.

Against Same Age Units[]

Heavy UnitTank[]

The Rapid Fire Cannon counters the Tank very effectively: with its superior range of 15, along with a bonus attack and defense of 25 against the tank, the Rapid Fire Cannon will dominate these encounters. Furthermore, the great defensive bonuses from Dug In and heavy unit bonuses the Rapid Fire Cannon has means that they take little damage from the Tank. However, due to the Rapid Fire Cannon's low base stats, they are significantly weaker when fighting Tanks with high boosts, and the Rapid Fire Cannon will be unable to deal much damage to the Tank.

Ranged UnitSniper[]

The Rapid Fire Cannon is rather weak against the Sniper. Neither unit has bonuses against each other, and both units have long range. The Sniper's marginally higher attack and much greater Dug In and terrain defense bonuses prove the Sniper much stronger when fighting the Rapid Fire Cannon.

Fast UnitArmored Car/Champion[]

The Rapid Fire Cannon is somewhat strong against the Armored Car/Champion due to its bonus of 25 while attacking or defending. However, due to the high movement and decent range of the Armored Car/Champion, the Rapid Fire Cannon will not be as dominant as against the Tank, and may become very weak against the Armored Car/Champion if they have strong boosts, especially as the Armored Car has very good attack and movement. The Tank is generally a much better choice when fighting the Armored Car.

Light UnitConscript[]

The Conscript's bonuses against artillery makes the Rapid Fire Cannon very weak against them. However, due to the long range of the Rapid Fire Cannon, and the only modest movement and range of the Conscript, the Conscript is not an immediate threat to the Rapid Fire Cannon, and can still be eliminated by other units before they prove a threat, though the Rapid Fire Cannon is generally weak against the Conscript especially if they are attacked.

Image[]

Rapid Fire Cannon

Rapid Fire Cannon 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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