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Defenses shoot at attacking troops. They are paid with Cash. Some hit only ground troops, some only air troops, and some hit both. Ranges are in tiles (one square of your base).

Machine Gun

Shoots ground troops close by.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 1
Most you can have: 6 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Ground troops
Range: 9 tiles
Fires every 0.8 seconds

You start with one. It is the first defense you get.

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	1	160 Cash	1m	400	9
2	1	250 Cash	10s	460	10.3
3	2	1,200 Cash	1m	530	11.9
4	3	5,000 Cash	5m	610	13.7
5	4	20,000 Cash	20m	700	15.7
6	5	60,000 Cash	1h	800	18.1
7	6	180,000 Cash	2h	930	20.8
8	7	450,000 Cash	4h	1,100	23.9
9	8	560,000 Cash	5h 45m	1,200	27.5
10	8	700,000 Cash	8h	1,400	31.7
11	9	1,100,000 Cash	12h	1,600	36.4
12	10	1,800,000 Cash	18h	1,900	41.9

Sniper Tower

Shoots ground and air troops from far away.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 2
Most you can have: 7 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Ground and air troops
Range: 10 tiles
Fires every 0.5 seconds

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	2	600 Cash	25s	380	11
2	2	1,300 Cash	1m	440	12.6
3	3	5,500 Cash	5m	500	14.5
4	4	22,000 Cash	20m	580	16.7
5	5	38,000 Cash	35m	660	19.2
6	5	66,000 Cash	1h	760	22.1
7	6	200,000 Cash	2h	880	25.4
8	7	500,000 Cash	4h	1,000	29.3
9	8	620,000 Cash	5h 45m	1,200	33.6
10	8	770,000 Cash	8h	1,300	38.7
11	9	1,200,000 Cash	12h	1,500	44.5
12	10	1,900,000 Cash	18h	1,800	51.2

Artillery

Big blasts on groups of ground troops.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 3
Most you can have: 4 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Ground troops
Range: 11 tiles
Fires every 5 seconds
Blast size: 1.5 tiles

It can't hit troops closer than 4 tiles, so get close to it!

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	3	8,000 Cash	5m	400	4
2	4	32,000 Cash	20m	460	4.6
3	5	96,000 Cash	1h	530	5.3
4	6	290,000 Cash	2h	610	6.1
5	7	720,000 Cash	4h	700	7
6	8	1,100,000 Cash	8h	800	8
7	9	1,800,000 Cash	12h	930	9.3
8	10	2,800,000 Cash	18h	1,100	10.6

Anti-Air

Shoots down air troops.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 4
Most you can have: 4 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Air troops
Range: 10 tiles
Fires every 1 seconds

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	4	18,000 Cash	10m	800	80
2	4	36,000 Cash	20m	920	92
3	5	110,000 Cash	1h	1,100	105.8
4	6	320,000 Cash	2h	1,200	121.7
5	7	810,000 Cash	4h	1,400	139.9
6	8	1,300,000 Cash	8h	1,600	160.9
7	9	2,000,000 Cash	12h	1,900	185
8	10	3,200,000 Cash	18h	2,100	212.8

Flame Tower

Burns groups of ground and air troops.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 5
Most you can have: 4 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Ground and air troops
Range: 7 tiles
Fires every 1.3 seconds
Blast size: 1 tile

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	5	59,000 Cash	35m	620	11
2	5	100,000 Cash	1h	710	12.6
3	6	310,000 Cash	2h	820	14.5
4	7	760,000 Cash	4h	940	16.7
5	8	950,000 Cash	5h 45m	1,100	19.2
6	8	1,200,000 Cash	8h	1,200	22.1
7	9	1,900,000 Cash	12h	1,400	25.4
8	10	3,000,000 Cash	18h	1,600	29.3

Air Blaster

Pushes air troops away.
Size: 2 by 2 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 6
Most you can have: 2 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Air troops
Range: 15 tiles
Fires every 5 seconds

It does no damage. Every 5 seconds it blows air troops in front of it 1.6 tiles back.

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints
1	6	160,000 Cash	1h 30m	750
2	6	270,000 Cash	2h	830
3	7	680,000 Cash	4h	910
4	8	1,000,000 Cash	8h	1,000
5	9	1,600,000 Cash	12h	1,100
6	10	2,600,000 Cash	18h	1,200

Pop-Up Turret

Hides, then pops up to zap troops.
Size: 2 by 2 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 7
Most you can have: 4 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Ground and air troops
Range: 7 tiles
Fires every 0.6 seconds

It stays hidden until a troop comes within 6 tiles. Then it pops up and fires.

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	7	340,000 Cash	2h 30m	600	34
2	7	460,000 Cash	3h 15m	690	39.1
3	7	630,000 Cash	4h	790	45
4	8	730,000 Cash	5h	910	51.7
5	8	850,000 Cash	6h 15m	1,000	59.5
6	8	980,000 Cash	8h	1,200	68.4
7	9	1,500,000 Cash	12h	1,400	78.6
8	10	2,400,000 Cash	18h	1,600	90.4

Bomb Bunker

Blasts ground troops. Explodes when it breaks.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 8
Most you can have: 2 (at Headquarters 10)
Hits: Ground troops
Range: 6 tiles
Fires every 1.1 seconds
Blast size: 1.5 tiles

When it is destroyed it blows up and hits nearby ground troops for 150 damage at level 1 (more at higher levels).

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	8	900,000 Cash	5h 45m	650	24
2	8	1,100,000 Cash	8h	750	27.6
3	9	1,800,000 Cash	12h	860	31.7
4	10	2,800,000 Cash	18h	990	36.5

Gatling Tower

Fires very fast at troops.
Size: 3 by 3 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 9
Most you can have: 3 (at Headquarters 10)
Fires every 0.13 seconds

You pick its mode: ground only (range 14 tiles) or ground and air (range 11 tiles).

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	9	1,500,000 Cash	9h 15m	1,500	60
2	9	1,800,000 Cash	10h 30m	1,700	69
3	9	2,100,000 Cash	12h	2,000	79.3
4	10	3,300,000 Cash	18h	2,300	91.3

Heat Ray

A beam that gets hotter the longer it hits.
Size: 2 by 2 tiles
Paid with: Cash
Opens at: Headquarters 10
Most you can have: 2 (at Headquarters 10)
Range: 9 tiles

You pick its mode. Single: one beam that gets hotter the longer it hits the same troop. At level 1 it does 30 damage per second, then 100 after 1.5 seconds, then 1,000 after 4.5 seconds. Multi: up to 5 beams at once, 30 damage per second each at level 1. Both get stronger with each level.

Level	Headquarters	Cost	Time	Hitpoints	Damage per second
1	10	2,600,000 Cash	13h 45m	1,800	30
2	10	3,000,000 Cash	15h 45m	2,100	34.5
3	10	3,500,000 Cash	18h	2,400	39.7