Hammerhead Gunship

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Hammerhead Gunship
Race	Tau
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey H	Build Cost 165 315  3 Build Time 45 s Built From Vehicle Beacon Unit Size 1 Requires Mont'ka Command Post, Teachings of Mont'ka Limit 2
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	4000
Armour	Vehicle Medium
Unit Mass	50
Move Speed	24
Sight Radius	50 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	2x Burst Cannons, Rail Gun
Melee	None

Contents 1 Hammerhead Gunship 2 Tactics 3 Weapons 3.1 Burst Cannon 3.2 Rail Gun 4 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Hammerhead Gunship

"The fist of Mont'ka is here."

The Tau army's heavy gunship that cuts down both vehicles and infantry with ease with its Rail Gun and front-mounted Burst Cannons.

Tactics

Hammerhead Gunships are available only to players who have built the Mont'ka Command Post and researched Teachings of Mont'ka.

Hammerhead Gunships are the most powerful vehicle available to the Tau and only use a mere 3 support population. Although their Rail Gun is largely specialized for anti-vehicular duty, the Burst Cannons are vicious against infantry.

The only area Hammerhead Gunships are lacking in is health, relegating it into more of a fire-support role as opposed to a damage soaker. Keep them behind a wall of infantry in huge fire fights, but in small fights let them lead in the front as it's health is equal to an unupgraded Chaos Predator, which means it can still withstand significant punishment. The Hammerhead's damage outperforms all other tanks so no matter where it's positioned, it will rapidly annihilate the enemy. Although the Burst Cannons are medium ranged, the Rail Gun has a range almost comparable to the range of the Shas'Ui Bodyguard. Use a XV15 Stealth Team to find buildings and pound them with the Rail Gun.

Combine the Hammerhead's damage with a Pathfinder Team's Marker Light ability to quickly neutralize enemy relic units from long range. The slow moving Monolith and Baneblade, both prone to pathing issues, are especially vulnerable to this tactic.

Weapons

Burst Cannon

The Hammerhead is armed with two Burst Cannons, but out of convenience it has only been listed here once.

	Burst Cannon
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: 39.0 65.0 65.0 52.0 52.0 26.0 58.5 54.6 26.0 58.5 39.0 18.2 15.6 52.0 49.4 1 1 115 145 5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	35	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	80%	Refire Rate	0.4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Rail Gun

	Rail Gun
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: 18.4 35.2 30.6 38.3 23.0 23.0 153.1 153.1 145.5 153.1 62.8 23.0 18.4 58.2 76.6 1.5 12 575 650 20
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	5-50	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	4 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

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