Extras:Unit Types

In SWGB there are 7 different unit types for different purposes. Each have different pros and cons and so they can be used for different reasons, like supporting or close combat etc. The types of units are as follows:

Troopers: The backbone of any army, Troopers come in many shapes and sizes. Cavalry, Anti-air and blaster troopers all fall into this category. The missions for each type of unit are different. Anti-air units excel at keeping a moving army safe when there is no fighter support available. Blaster troopers can be used to provide long-range support for melee units such as Jedi. Cavalry are extremely useful for Hit and Fade attacks and grenade troopers are good at attacking from afar.

Mechs: Mechs are like stronger but more expensive troopers. These also have different jobs, like the Strike Mechs, which specialise in killing the troopers, while Mech Destroyers specialise in killing Mechs and Assault Mechs, which can kill anything.

Heavy Weapons: These are the things which deal out the real damage to the enemy. They can kill aircraft extremely quickly, kill buildings, hell, they can kill pretty much anything quickly. Artillary can be used for long ranged assualts, pummels can be used to get in really close before battering pretty much any building to death extremely easily and Anti-air mobiles are the best thing at killing aircraft in the whole game with perhaps the only exception of the Fortresses.

Jedi: The Jedi have always been renowned as guardians of peace and justice and with their lightsabers can cause great amounts of damage in melees. In SWGB there are the Sith for the Empire and Trade Federation and the Jedi for the rest. Although they lack any long-range attack, they are perfect for close combat against troopers.

Aircraft: These guys can be very useful for quick hit and fade strikes against enemy troopers. They come in 3 forms: Fighters for killing troopers and other aircraft, bombers for blowing buildings up and transports for carrying things around.

Ships: Ships are probably the most diverse unit types. There are many different types with different purposes. Utility Trawlers for getting resources, destroyers for attacking other ships, ant-air ships for destroying air craft, cruisers for attacking targets from a distance and transports for ferrying troops over stretches of water.

Unique Units: Each civilisation has it’s own unique unit which can be built in the fortresses in it’s possession. Along with unique units, cannons for extremely long-range attacks and Air Cruisers for this same purpose can also be built in fortresses. The unique unit of each civilisation plays to the strengths of the civilisation, so a trooper strong civilisation would have a trooper elite unit etc

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