Vanguard CIWS

Vanguard CIWS  
General  
Type Stationary emplacement
Weapon  
Gun 20x102 mm cannon
Fire mode Automatic
Rate 1,800 rounds/min
Effective range 1,000 m
Reload 3.0 s
Windup 1.5 s
Starting ammunition 500 rounds
Restock 250 Ammo Supplies for 500 rounds
Building  
Build cost 1,200 Build Supplies
Health 5,000 HP
Hammer Large Hammer
3D hitboxes Open in the viewer
Internal name STN_02

The Vanguard CIWS is a stationary emplacement with an automatic 20x102 mm cannon. It fires at 1,800 rounds/min, the fastest rate of the stationary guns in the data. It is built with a Large Hammer from 1,200 Build Supplies and has 5,000 HP, the most health of the stationary weapons listed on the Buildables page.

Overview

Destroying an enemy Vanguard CIWS pays 1,200 cash and 300 Role XP.

The Vanguard starts with 500 rounds and fires them in automatic bursts. The data gives a windup time of 1.5 s before the gun reaches full speed. It is listed on the Buildables page with the other stationary weapons.

Effects

Weapon

The cannon has a rate of 1,800 rounds/min and an effective range of 1,000 m. Its reload time is 3.0 s. The game data also gives a bullet speed for the gun, but the export does not state its unit, so this article does not convert it.

The emplacement starts with 500 rounds. A restock takes 250 Ammo Supplies and gives 500 rounds.

Use and timing

The Vanguard uses the same placement rules as the other stationary weapons: it is built with a Large Hammer, and its placement conditions check the Forward Operating Base bounds, a ladder check (not within 1 m of a ladder) and a safe zone check (not within 3 m of a safe zone or while standing in one). The Buildables page describes these rules.

At 1,800 rounds/min, a full 500-round magazine lasts 16.7 s of continuous fire (derived: 500 rounds at 30 rounds per second). The reload after that takes 3.0 s. The figure assumes the gun never stops firing; it is not a measured time in play.

Cost

Item Value
Build Supplies 1,200
Health 5,000 HP
Hammer Large Hammer

The Build Supplies cost is not a cash price. Build Supplies are bought in the shop, as the Buildables page explains.

Season 2 changes

  • Build cost went from 1,500 to 1,200 Build Supplies.
  • The bullet speed of the cannon went from 85,000 to 110,000 in the export’s units.
  • Two damage entries were added to the emplacement’s damage table: one for 125 mm rocket hits (amount -20) and one for 20x102 mm cannon hits (amount -70). The amounts use the same units as the other entries in the vehicle damage table.

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