Listening Post Tau

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Dawn of War Building
Listening Post
Listening Post Tau.jpg
Race Tau
Version Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Tau listening post icon.jpg
Hotkey L
Build Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif
Return Value Resource requisition.gif 50 Resource power.gif
Build Time 25 s
Built By Earth Caste Builder
Requires Cadre Headquarters
Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints 2000
Armour Building Low
Resource Bonus Resource requisition.gif +6
Resource Gift Resource requisition.gif 50
Control Radius 20
Sight Radius 25 (detection 7 by Strategic Point or Relic)



Contents

Listening Post

The Listening Post can be built upon any captured Strategic Points or Relic sites. Once built, the structure will increase the rate at which you accumulate the Requisition resource from that point, as well as make it more difficult for an enemy to capture. The Listening Post can be upgraded a number of times with more advanced weaponry to make it more effective against various enemy units.

Tactics

Build Listening Posts on captured Strategic Points and Relics to improve requisition gained by Resource requisition.gif +6 (Resource requisition.gif +12 total for the point) and provide a greater sight radius of the surrounding area (though it still relies on the Strategic Points base detection range for infiltrated units). In addition when the Listening Post has finished construction you are given a gift of Resource requisition.gif 50 . This means that the Listening Post will have paid for itself just under 75 seconds after it has been finished.

You can also upgrade your Listening Posts for Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 75  which further improves requisition gained by another Resource requisition.gif +6 (Resource requisition.gif +18 total) and adds a useful point-defense gun which is effective on infantry. This time the upgrade takes nearly 3 minutes just to pay for its requisition costs so it should only be done if you expect to hold the point for a while or you want the turret that the upgrade provides.

Upon reaching Tier 2 you can upgrade your Listening Posts again for Resource requisition.gif 250 Resource power.gif 155  to improve requisition gained Resource requisition.gif +6 (Resource requisition.gif +24 total), increase the health of the Post by 1250 and greatly improve the Listening Post's range and damage. However this upgrade would take almost 7 minutes to pay for its own requisition costs so the point should only be upgraded to this state if you need the improved health and weapon it provides.

Since the Tau have no standard defense turrets, Listening Posts are their only static defenses. Unfortunately, the firepower of the Rail Gun has far less anti-infantry firepower than most fully upgraded Listening Posts and disappointingly low anti-vehicular firepower. Despite doing mediocre damage to infantry, the longer range of the Rail Gun allows it to support nearby troops much better.

Add-ons

Fortified Position Add-on

Fortified Position Add-on Hotkey: U
List post 1 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 75  Build Time 30 s
Requires Nothing
Effects </b>
  • Increases Requisition production by Resource requisition.gif +6 (for a total of Resource requisition.gif +18 )
  • Enables the Twin-Linked Plasma Rifles
  • Health is increased by +400 Hitpoints

Heavily Fortified Position Add-on

Heavily Fortified Position Add-on Hotkey: U
List post 2 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 250 Resource power.gif 155  Build Time 60 s
Requires Fortified Position Add-on, Path to Enlightenment
Effects </b>
  • Increases Requisition production by Resource requisition.gif +6 (for a total of Resource requisition.gif +24 )
  • Enables the Rail Gun
  • Health is increased by +1200 Hitpoints to 3200 total

Researches

Escalate Engagement

Escalate Engagement Hotkey: E
IG Requisition1 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 75 Resource power.gif 250  Research Time 60 s
Researched From Tau Listening Post
Requires Cadre Headquarters
Effects Provides a 15% bonus to the global Requisition rate. It does not effect the requisition gift from completing the Listening Post.

Full Scale War

Full Scale War Hotkey: E
IG Requisition2 icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 350  Research Time 95 s
Researched From Tau Listening Post
Requires Escalate Engagement
Effects Provides a further 20% bonus to the global Requisition rate. It does not effect the requisition gift from completing the Listening Post. This bonus stacks with the bonus from Escalate Engagement giving a 38% bonus total.

Weapon Upgrades

Twin-Linked Plasma Rifles

Twin-Linked Plasma Rifles
List post 1 icon.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: 26.3 52.5 48.1 39.4 30.6 13.1 17.5 13.1 3.5 26.3 17.5 8.8 3.5 30.6 3.5 10.7 3.5 12 13 0.5

Cost See Fortified Position Add-on Range 25 Setup Time 0 s
Build Time See Fortified Position Add-on Accuracy 70% Refire Rate 0.1 s
Area of Effect 0 Requires Fortified Position Add-on

Rail Gun

Rail Gun
List post 2 icon.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: 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3 69.1 28.0 93.3 69.1 56.0 46.7 93.3 69.1 56.0 93.3 56.0 10.5 90 700 900 20

Cost See Heavily Fortified Position Add-on Range 35 Setup Time 0 s
Build Time See Heavily Fortified Position Add-on Accuracy 70% Refire Rate 3 s
Area of Effect 0 Requires Heavily Fortified Position Add-on


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