Mechanized Command

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This article has been updated for Soulstorm. The Dark Crusade version is now archived.

Dawn of War Building

Mechanized Command
Race	Imperial Guard
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey M	Build Cost 200 125  Return Value 100 62  Build Time 45 s Built By Techpriest Requires Battle Command Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	2500
Armour	Building Medium
Resource Bonus	+6
Control Radius	35
Sight Radius	30 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	4x Lasguns 4x Plasma Guns 4x Heavy Bolters
Melee	None

Contents 1 Mechanized Command 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Bunker 4 Buildable Units 4.1 Chimera 4.2 Sentinel 4.3 Hellhound 4.4 Basilisk 4.5 Marauder Bomber 4.6 Leman Russ 5 Add-ons 5.1 Sentinel Depot 5.2 Hellhound Depot 5.3 Basilisk Depot 5.4 Marauder Depot 5.5 Leman Russ Depot 6 Researches 6.1 Full Scale War 7 Weapons 7.1 Lasguns Bunker 7.2 Plasma Guns Bunker 7.3 Heavy Bolters Bunker 8 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Mechanized Command

Just as the Infantry Command organizes the foot soldiers of the Imperial Guard, the Mechanized Command organizes the motorized divisions. Vehicles are delivered directly to the Mechanized Command in the field, where they are prepped for combat by teams of Techpriests assisted by Servitors. Additional depots can be constructed to supply the facility with the necessary tools to service more advanced vehicles. Due to their limited organizational capacity, multiple structures are necessary to manage a large vehicle force. Like most Imperial Guard structures, the Mechanized Command has firing slits for bunkered squads to fire out of as well as a connection to the tunnel network.

Tactics

Like any other Guard structures (except generators, Mars Pattern Command, Tactica Control or turrets), the Mechanized Command can be garrisoned by Guard infantry squads. Players should take this into account when, and if their base comes under siege.

Unlike in Dark Crusade, a second Mechanized Command should be unnecessary until Tier 4 when the high-cost Leman Russ become available. A third Mechanized Command should only be built for an emergency fallback base. Two Mechanized Commands and a Mars Pattern Command, which can be built even without a Relic, provide a full 20 Support Cap and the Mars Pattern Command is cheaper.

That said, they can replace Infantry Commands as forward bunkers from Tier 2 onwards thanks to their greater durability. This is still a significant investment for a set of guns that aren't especially powerful and must also be manned by other units, so it should only be done on large maps when shuttling troops through the tunnel network is necessary and resources are plentiful.

Abilities

Bunker

	Bunker
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Friendly units capable of being transported
	Range	0
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	0 s
Effects	The Mechanized Command has 3 slots to bunker units inside. These units man the mounted guns and can quickly transfer to any other building with bunker slots. Transportation between buildings takes 5 seconds, no matter the distance or squad type/size.

Buildable Units

Chimera

	Chimera				Hotkey: C
	Cost	100 70  1	Build Time	20 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	6
	Requires	Nothing

Sentinel

	Sentinel				Hotkey: S
	Cost	150 150  2	Build Time	20 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	None
	Requires	local Sentinel Depot

Hellhound

	Hellhound				Hotkey: H
	Cost	150 150  2	Build Time	20 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	None
	Requires	local Hellhound Depot

Basilisk

	Basilisk				Hotkey: B
	Cost	150 300  3	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	3
	Requires	local Basilisk Depot

Marauder Bomber

	Marauder Bomber				Hotkey: M
	Cost	125 250  4	Build Time	38 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	2
	Requires	local Marauder Depot

Leman Russ

	Leman Russ				Hotkey: L
	Cost	150 300  5	Build Time	45 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	2
	Requires	local Leman Russ Depot and Regimental Command

Add-ons

Sentinel Depot

	Sentinel Depot				Hotkey: S
	Cost	50 25	Build Time	15 s
	Requires	Battle Command

Hellhound Depot

	Hellhound Depot				Hotkey: H
	Cost	100 50	Build Time	15 s
	Requires	Battle Command

Basilisk Depot

	Basilisk Depot				Hotkey: B
	Cost	50 25	Build Time	15 s
	Requires	Battle Command

Marauder Depot

	Marauder Depot				Hotkey: M
	Cost	50 100	Build Time	15 s
	Requires	Regimental Command

Leman Russ Depot

	Leman Russ Depot				Hotkey: L
	Cost	100 50	Build Time	30 s
	Requires	Regimental Command and Full Scale War

Researches

Full Scale War

	Full Scale War			Hotkey: U
	Cost	450 450	Research Time	100 s
	Researched From	Mechanized Command
	Requires	Regimental Command
Effects	Moves the Imperial Guard into Tier 4.Tier 4 allows the Imperial Guard to: Research and build Leman Russ tanks from the Mechanized Command Build the Mars Pattern Command and build the Baneblade

Weapons

The Mechanized Command weapons must be manned by Imperial Guard squads bunkered inside the building. Commissars, Psykers, Priests, and the Vindicare Assassin cannot man guns although they still take up a bunker position. Ogryns count for two positions in the bunker but only man one set of guns. The first squad mans the Lasguns, the second squad mans the Plasma Guns, and the third squad mans the Heavy Bolters.

Each gun is mounted on all four sides of the building and can fire at its own target without reducing the damage dealt by any other gun. This allows the Mechanized Command to target and attack at full damage four different targets when completely surrounded.

Lasguns Bunker

	Lasguns Bunker
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: 30.6 28.1 25.5 23.0 20.4 7.9 12.8 7.9 7.9 12.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 23.0 7.2 3.8 10.05 52 84 10.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	75%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Plasma Guns Bunker

	Plasma Guns Bunker
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: 18.9 17.3 15.8 14.2 12.6 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.6 11.0 11.0 11.0 14.2 11.0 10.05 10.05 12.5 19 5.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Heavy Bolters Bunker

	Heavy Bolters Bunker
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: 36.2 33.1 29.9 26.9 24.9 15.6 15.0 9.5 8.4 15.0 8.4 8.4 8.4 27.1 8.4 4.0 10.05 65 84 10.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	80%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

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