Tank/Cannon

General Information

This is one of the first two HWPs available to new X-COM Commanders, and also the least remarkable.

The Tank/Cannon carries (unsurprisingly) a cannon that fires powerful armour-piercing rounds. Up to 30 rounds can be loaded for a single mission.

While it is universally considered to be the least exceptional of all the HWPs, the Tank/Cannon can still surpass the Tank/Rocket Launcher on occasion during the early stages of a campaign against enemy Terror Units that are resistant to high explosive attacks.

In particular, the heavily armoured Cyberdiscs and Chryssalids. As the Tank/Rocket Launcher only carries a small supply of rockets, X-COM commanders tend to end up with rocket tanks stranded in the field with no means of defending itself. A single cannon tank can often deal with several Cyberdiscs or Chryssalids without spending all of its cannon shells.

Unlike the Tank/Rocket Launcher, which can still be useful in later stages of the campaign against most lightly armoured enemies, the Tank/Cannon is immediately outclassed by the Tank/Laser Cannon and the Hovertank/Plasma. Until then, its main function is to fill in any voids that the Tank/Rocket Launcher leaves behind.

Vital Statistics

Cost:

$420,000

Tracked Tank Stats

Cannon Turret Specifications
Ammunition
Type	HWP Cannon Shells
Damage	60 Armour Piercing
Rounds	30
Purchase Price	$200
Sale Price	$100
Firing Modes	Accuracy	Cost
Aimed	90%(54%)	80%(56)
Snap	60%(36%)	33%(23)
Auto	n/a	n/a
Numbers in parenthesis are the actual values after modified by the chassis' abilities. Actual costs are in fixed Time Units

See Also

Tracked Tank Stats