B.L. 5.5-Inch Artillery Emplacement
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40Artillery emplacement extremely effective against stationary targets. Must barrage to attack.
The BL5.5 Artillery Emplacement is a UKF emplacement. In skirmishes it is only available as an unlock from the Indian Artillery Battlegroup. Once unlocked, it can be constructed by the
This artillery emplacement is completely immobile as a structure, but in return it is among the most heaviest artillery available in skirmishes. It has the largest range of any artillery unit, and thus on many maps will still have great reach into enemy territory even if built in a safe position close to the HQ territory. It brings with it extremely destructive artillery barrages on a relatively long cooldown. These barrages are very powerful, capable of wiping out squads and dealing massive damage to armour with each hit. The explosions even deform the terrain and can create light cover in the form of craters.
Unlike other artillery units, it has no regular attack, and thus will only fire when told to use its barrage abilities.
Upon reaching veterancy level 1 it gains Precision Shot, which eschews a barrage in favour of a single precise shot. Be wary though it runs on a shared cooldown with its barrage ability, meaning once it is used it will prevent barrages for the cooldown duration.
This unit does not benefit from any upgrades available at the
Veterancy
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Veterancy Abilities
Precision Shot: Active ability gained at veterancy level 1. Fires a single shot at the target area with high accuracy. Has a minimum range. Be wary that this is on a shared cooldown with High-Explosive Barrage, meaning both abilities will be placed on this cooldown after this ability is used.
Abilities
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High-Explosive Barrage: Fires multiple volleys at the target area. Has a minimum barrage range. As this emplacement is one of the heaviest artillery in the game, its barrages are devastating with significantly more damage and blast radius than most artillery. Its explosions will deform the terrain and can create light cover in the form of craters. When on cooldown, all other abilities including Precision Shot are also placed on the same cooldown.
Weapons
Bl-5-5-dummy-howitzer-uk-sp | Near | Mid | Far |
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| Range | 0 | 150 | 300 |
| Penetration | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
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Trivia
This unit has an Indian accent.
Change Log
1.8.0 Update Sept 18 2024
BL 5.5 inch Artillery Piece
Command Point cost reduced from 3 to 2
1.7.0 Onyx Shark July 16 2024
BL 5.5 Inch Artillery Emplacement
The BL 5.5 Artillery Emplacement lacked a specific niche and advantage over the other howitzers. While it did more direct damage than the 105mm guns, its lack of total damage potential made it ineffective against defensive positions. The following change is to make this an artillery unit that excels in denying an area over a long period of time and bombarding defenses.
Shell count during standard barrages increased from 4 to 7
Barrage recharge time increased from 45 to 60
Barrage angle scatter reduced from 9 to 7.5
1.6.5 May 1 2024
BL 5.5-Inch Howitzer, Obice 210, and M2A1 105mm Howitzer
Howitzer emplacements saw minimal use due to their low durability, particularly in artillery duels against mobile artillery. We are partially reverting the health nerf to allow emplaced howitzers to better survive counter-barrage fire from on-map artillery and give players more time to react if they are being raided.
Health increased 480 to 600