Drone Squad

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Dawn of War Vehicle
Drone Squad
TauDroneSquad.jpg
Race Tau
Version Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Tau drone squad icon.jpg
Hotkey R
Build Cost Resource requisition.gif 105 Resource power.gif 195  Resource cap vehicle.gif 2
Build Time 30 s
Built From Vehicle Beacon
Squad Size 3/5
Requires Nothing
Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints 325
Armour Vehicle Low
Unit Mass 10
Move Speed 24
Sight Radius 35 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost Resource requisition.gif 40 Resource power.gif 70 
Reinforce Time 20 s
Weapons
Ranged Twin-Linked Pulse Carbine
Melee None



Contents

Drone Squad

"All systems ready."

By themselves Tau Drones only have a very basic AI and rely highly on orders from their masters but, when linked together in a group the Drones can share their intelligence enabling them to act independently on the battlefield.

Tactics

The Drone Squad's Twin-Linked Pulse Carbine has a very short range but is used even when engaged in melee with enemy squads. This short range is beneficial as it ensures enemy units will be in proximity when a drone activates its Self Destruct.

The main use of these units is to take advantage of their vehicle armour (which somewhat compensates for their low health) and use them to take on enemy melee units such as Grey Knights or Possessed Space Marines. In large numbers they easily overwhelm even the most elite melee specialists. They aren't efficient in very large numbers so more than 2 squads working together would be a waste.

They aren't cheap and die very fast under AV or just heavy AI fire, so make sure to look after them.

Unfortunately, both the cost to reinforce the Drone Squad and the reinforce time make it difficult to use them too offensively. Note that area of effect abilities (like the Librarian's Smite) will kill them quickly because of their low health.

Massed Drone Squads become more viable when the Ethereal is on the field. He provides a 60% bonus to the health of the Drones, making it much easier to earn back their expensive cost.

Abilities

Burrow

Burrow Hotkey: B
Tau burrow icon.jpg Requires Nothing
Target Types Own squad
Range 0
Area of effect None Cooldown time 4.5 s
Effects The Drones burrow into the ground thus becoming Infiltrated. In this state they can not move or attack. However, when an enemy enters within the Area of Effect the Drones unburrow and start to engage the target. Upon unburrowing the Drone Squad deals 50-100 damage in a radius of 10 to all enemy non-building targets and knocks back enemy units (40 force).

Self Destruct

Self Destruct Hotkey: Del
Tau drone self destruct ico.jpg Requires Nothing
Target Types All enemy units and buildings
Range 0
Area of effect 4 Cooldown time 0 s
Effects When a Drone loses all its health it explodes in a violent manner inflicting damage on nearby enemies and sending infantry flying (45-60 force).
Damage Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D
120-200 180-300 180-300 180-300 180-300 120-200 210-350 180-300 150-250 15 90-150 60-100 30-50 90-150 75-125 30 300 500 15

Weapons

Twin-Linked Pulse Carbine

Twin-Linked Pulse Carbine
RangedStance icon bw.jpg Damage Per Second Values
Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage
Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D
Initial DPS: 28.8 28.8 28.8 33.6 28.8 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 1.6 1 25 35 5

Cost Default Weapon Range 10 Setup Time 0 s
Build Time Default Weapon Accuracy 80% Refire Rate 0.25 s
Area of Effect 0 Requires Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Improved Metallurgy

Improved Metallurgy Hotkey: I
Tau advanced metallurgy ico.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 150 Resource power.gif 150  Research Time 25 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Kauyon Command Post
Effects




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