Tank/Laser Cannon: Difference between revisions

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Tank Turret

The Tank/Laser Cannon is the first of the tanks that must be manufactured, or third in the HWP hierarchy. It is a byproduct derived from the technologies used in the craft mounted Laser Cannon.

Though it borrows the old tracked tank torso, and suffers from the same limitations, it is fitted with a much more powerful variant of the Heavy Laser that is equal in strength to the Hovertank/Plasma's turret. It is therefore the most powerful tracked tank available and a most potent weapon against aliens.

The turret has a limit of 255 shots, but is recharged for free after every battle. The high damage gives a 4.55% chance of breaching an inner UFO wall, giving them a potentially useful role as a low-cost breaching weapon (see Destroying Terrain for more details).

Tank/Laser Cannons can be produced at a significantly lower cost than the more-advanced hovertanks, and do not require Elerium in their manufacture. However, they must be produced in a workshop, not bought, and like the Hovertanks, incur a large workshop space overhead (25 compared to 30 for hovertanks).

While not as immediately accessible as the standard tanks, the Tank/Laser Cannon are good for mass-produce production - whether for general use or for replacing fallen tanks - while still retaining high firepower. The slightly higher cost over conventional tanks is offset through the lack of ammunition costs

This weapons system is used in UFO: Enemy Unknown. In Terror from the Deep, the Coelacanth/Gauss is the equivalent.

Vital Statistics

Cost:	Manufacture only. $500,000
Manufacturing Requirements:	1200 Engineer hours
Research Requirements:	Laser Cannon

Tracked Tank Specs
Time Units	70
Health	90
Energy	100
Bravery	110
Reactions	20
Firing Accuracy	60
Throwing Accuracy	0
Strength	60
Psionic Strength	100
Psionic Skill	0
Armour
Front	90
Left/Right	75
Rear	60
Under	60

Laser Turret Specifications
Ammunition
Type	Laser Beam
Damage	110 Laser
Rounds	255
Purchase Price	$Free
Sale Price	$n/a
Firing Modes	Accuracy	Cost
Aimed	85%(51%)	75%(52)
Snap	50%(30%)	33%(23)

Numbers in parenthesis are the actual values after modified by the chassis' abilities. Actual costs are in fixed Time Units

Notes

The laser cannon can penetrate UFO inner walls approximately 4.5% of the time. See Destroying Terrain for more information.
Like all the advanced tanks, no research topic needs to be prompted to get the Tank/Laser Cannon.

UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-Com: UFO Defense: Equipment
Armour:	Coveralls • Personal Armour • Power Suit • Flying Suit
Weapons:	Pistol • Rifle • Heavy Cannon • Auto-Cannon • Rocket Launcher • Stun Rod
	Grenade • Proximity Grenade • High Explosive • Laser Pistol • Laser Rifle • Heavy Laser
	Plasma Pistol • Plasma Rifle • Heavy Plasma • Alien Grenade • Small Launcher • Blaster Launcher
Equipment:	Smoke Grenade • Motion Scanner • Medi-Kit • Electro-flare • Psi-Amp • Mind Probe • Elerium-115
HWPs:	Tank/Cannon • Tank/Rocket Launcher • Tank/Laser Cannon • Hovertank/Plasma • Hovertank/Launcher
Data	Item Weights • Alien Weapon Loadouts • Armour Damage Modifiers

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-[[Image:BIGOBS54.GIF|right|thumb|64 px|Tank Turret]]
+[[Image:tank_laser_cannon.png|right|framed|Tank/Laser Cannon]]
-The '''Laser Cannon tank''' uses the same tracked tank chassis used by the [[Tank/Rocket Launcher|rocket]] and [[Tank/Cannon|cannon]] tanks.   It is therefore not as fast or well-armored as [[Hovertank/Plasma|Plasma]] or [[Hovertank/Launcher|Launcher]] hovertanks.
+[[Image:BIGOBS54.GIF|right|framed|Tank Turret]]
+The Tank/Laser Cannon is the first of the tanks that must be manufactured, or third in the [[Heavy Weapons Platforms|HWP]] hierarchy. It is a byproduct derived from the technologies used in the craft mounted [[Laser Cannon]].
-It does, however, have a much more powerful weapon than the other tracked tanks, equal in power to the Plasma hovertank's weapon.  Additionally, it is the most effective weapon in the game (short of [[Blaster Bomb]]s) against [[Sectopod]]s, due to their vulnerability to lasers.
+Though it borrows the old tracked tank torso, and suffers from the same limitations, it is fitted with a much more powerful variant of the [[Heavy Laser]] that is equal in strength to the [[Hovertank/Plasma]]'s turret. It is therefore the most powerful tracked tank available and a most potent weapon against aliens.
-Laser tanks also have an effectively unlimited supply of ammunition (255 shots, recharged for free after every battle).  Their high damage gives them a 4.55% chance of breaching an inner UFO wall, giving them a potentially useful role as a low-cost breaching weapon (see [[Destroying Terrain]] for more details).
+The turret has a limit of 255 shots, but is recharged for free after every battle.  The high damage gives a 4.55% chance of breaching an inner UFO wall, giving them a potentially useful role as a low-cost breaching weapon (see [[Destroying Terrain]] for more details).
-Laser tanks can be produced much earlier in the game than the more-advanced hovertanks, and cost about the same as other track-based tanks.  However, they must be produced in a [[workshop]], not bought, and like other tanks, take up 25 workshop spaces.  Due to the high workshop space overhead, one laser tank takes about two days to produce in a single workshop but only 18 hours to produce if two workshops are available.  The hovertanks take about as long to produce but cost about twice as much and require [[Elerium-115]] to produce.
+Tank/Laser Cannons can be produced at a significantly lower cost than the more-advanced hovertanks, and do not require [[Elerium]] in their manufacture.  However, they must be produced in a [[workshop]], not bought, and like the Hovertanks, incur a large workshop space overhead (25 compared to 30 for hovertanks).
+While not as immediately accessible as the standard tanks, the Tank/Laser Cannon are good for mass-produce production - whether for general use or for replacing fallen tanks - while still retaining high firepower. The slightly higher cost over conventional tanks is offset through the lack of ammunition costs
+This weapons system is used in ''[[X-COM|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''. In ''[[TFTD|Terror from the Deep]]'', the [[Coelacanth/Gauss]] is the equivalent.
 == Vital Statistics ==
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 {{Tracked Tank Stats }}
+{{HWPturret
-{| {{stdTable}}
+| type=Laser
-|- {{stdTable Heading}}
+| ammo=Laser Beam
-| colspan = "3" | '''Laser Turret Specifications'''
+| damage=110 Laser
-|-
+| stowage=255
-| colspan = "3" {{stdTable Sub Heading}} | '''Ammunition'''
+| acquisition=Purchase
-|-
+| buyprice=Free
-| Type || '''Laser Beam'''
+| sellprice=n/a
-|-
+| aimedaccuracy=85
-| Damage || '''110 Laser'''
+| adjaimedaccuracy=51
-|-
+| aimedcost=75
-| Rounds || '''255'''
+| aimedTU=52
-|-
+| snapaccuracy=50
-| Purchase Price || '''Free'''
+| adjsnapaccuracy=30
-|-
+| snapcost=33
-| Sale Price || '''n/a'''
+| snapTU=23
-|- {{stdTable Sub Heading}}
+}}
-| '''Firing Modes'''
-| Accuracy
-| Cost
-|-
-| Aimed
-| '''85%'''(51%)
-| '''75%'''(52)
-|-
-| Snap
-| '''50%'''(30%)
-| '''33%'''(23)
-|-
-| Auto || '''n/a''' || '''n/a'''
-|-
-| &nbsp;
-|-
-| colspan = "3" | <small>Numbers in parenthesis are the actual values after modified by the chassis' abilities. <br />Actual costs are in fixed [[TU|Time Unit]]s</small>
-|}
 ==Notes==
-* Tank/Heavy Lasers have the strongest Laser weapons in the game. This can have all the difference on Ethereal Alien Base Attacks on harder difficulty levels as they are the natural enemy of the [[Sectopod]].
 * The laser cannon can penetrate UFO inner walls approximately 4.5% of the time.  See [[Destroying Terrain]] for more information.
+* Like all the advanced tanks, no research topic needs to be prompted to get the Tank/Laser Cannon.
 == See Also ==
-[[Template: Tracked Tank Stats | Tracked Tank Stats]]
+{{Equipment (UFO Defense) Navbar}}
 [[Category:Heavy Weapons Platforms]]
+[[Category:Research (EU)]]
+[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]