Artillery wagon - Revision history

Pasha5: Copied relevant updates from Artillery turret to replace outdated info.

2026-02-01T21:44:40Z

Copied relevant updates from Artillery turret to replace outdated info.

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-The '''artillery wagon''' is an end-game wagon mounting a rail cannon that can be added to a train. It fires [[artillery shell]]s, relatively slow-moving projectiles that explore chunks of terrain they travel across. The wagon gun has both automatic and manual (even longer-ranged) firing modes. Projectiles have sufficient damage to destroy spawners and any type of worm with a single hit, and have a modest area of effect. Infinitely-stacking research upgrades are available for range and firing speed, but not damage.
+The '''artillery wagon''' is an end-game wagon mounting a rail cannon that can be added to a train. It fires [[artillery shell]]s, relatively slow-moving projectiles that explore chunks of terrain they travel across. The wagon gun has both automatic and manual (even longer-ranged) firing modes. Projectiles have sufficient damage to destroy any type of worm up to behemoths with a single hit, and have a modest area of effect. They can also one-shot spawners up to just below 75% evolution, since spawner health increases with evolution. Infinitely-stacking research upgrades are available for range, firing speed, and (in [[Space Age]]{{SA}}) damage.
 The [[artillery turret]] is essentially the same weapon, but deployed as a static structure like [[Gun turret|other]] [[Laser turret|turrets]].
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 Range in automatic mode is 224 tiles (7 chunks); in manual mode, 560 tiles (17.5 chunks). Infinite [[Artillery shell range (research)|research]] is available to increase range, at +30% of base range per level, applied to both automatic and manual range.
 == Limitations ==

Bilka: typo

2025-06-27T11:18:31Z

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	* Trains with artillery wagons now need to wait for all cannons to be in fully their parked position before departing. When driving manually, keep holding accelerate to command the artillery to stop firing and assume their parked position.		* Trains with artillery wagons now need to wait for all cannons to be in fully their parked position before departing. When driving manually, keep holding accelerate to command the artillery to stop firing and assume their parked position.
	* Doubled the damage of ~~Artillery~~ }}		* Doubled the damage of artillery.}}

	{{history\|0.16.0\|		{{history\|0.16.0\|

Bilka: whitespace

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	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==

	{{Achievement\|art-of-siege}}		{{Achievement\|art-of-siege}}
	{{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}		{{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}

Bilka: added achievements

2025-05-09T12:10:44Z

added achievements

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	Thus, artillery wagons are the most space-efficient method of transporting artillery shells by rail. They are not, however, the most mass-efficient one, as an artillery wagon weighs 4 times as much as a regular wagon, but holds only 2.5 times as many shells. Thus, if train length is not a concern but acceleration and / or fuel efficiency is, regular wagons are superior for transporting shells.		Thus, artillery wagons are the most space-efficient method of transporting artillery shells by rail. They are not, however, the most mass-efficient one, as an artillery wagon weighs 4 times as much as a regular wagon, but holds only 2.5 times as many shells. Thus, if train length is not a concern but acceleration and / or fuel efficiency is, regular wagons are superior for transporting shells.

			== Achievements ==

			{{Achievement\|art-of-siege}}
			{{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

Actioninja: Add some version history stuff and update the part about that they can't have autotarget turned off.

2024-11-09T09:11:25Z

Add some version history stuff and update the part about that they can't have autotarget turned off.

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	Thus, artillery wagons are the most space-efficient method of transporting artillery shells by rail. They are not, however, the most mass-efficient one, as an artillery wagon weighs 4 times as much as a regular wagon, but holds only 2.5 times as many shells. Thus, if train length is not a concern but acceleration and / or fuel efficiency is, regular wagons are superior for transporting shells.		Thus, artillery wagons are the most space-efficient method of transporting artillery shells by rail. They are not, however, the most mass-efficient one, as an artillery wagon weighs 4 times as much as a regular wagon, but holds only 2.5 times as many shells. Thus, if train length is not a concern but acceleration and / or fuel efficiency is, regular wagons are superior for transporting shells.

	Furthermore, players need to keep in mind that an artillery wagon's auto-fire behavior cannot be turned off in any way, and wagons will auto-fire whenever the usual conditions (see above) are met. In cleared, defended areas, however, they can reliably function as shell transport wagons.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
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	== History ==		== History ==
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			* Trains with artillery wagons now need to wait for all cannons to be in fully their parked position before departing. When driving manually, keep holding accelerate to command the artillery to stop firing and assume their parked position.
			* Doubled the damage of Artillery }}

	{{history\|0.16.0\|		{{history\|0.16.0\|

Runamucker: /* Trivia */ Removed "Big Bertha" because it's not an example of a railway gun.

2024-04-09T21:28:58Z

Trivia: Removed "Big Bertha" because it's not an example of a railway gun.

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_gun Large rail-transported cannon] were built in the late 19th and early 20th century, up until and including World War II. The larger models were heavy and very slow firing and took many hours to set up, but had a greater range and power per shot than any other weapon in existence at the time (considerably greater than battleship-size naval guns, for example). The advent of rocketry, as well as large bomber planes capable of deploying multi-ton bombs, eventually made these guns obsolete.		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_gun Large rail-transported cannon] were built in the late 19th and early 20th century, up until and including World War II. The larger models were heavy and very slow firing and took many hours to set up, but had a greater range and power per shot than any other weapon in existence at the time (considerably greater than battleship-size naval guns, for example). The advent of rocketry, as well as large bomber planes capable of deploying multi-ton bombs, eventually made these guns obsolete.
	** Perhaps the best-known ~~examples were the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_(howitzer) ''Dicke Bertha''] (Big Bertha, literally "Fat Bertha") and~~ the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav ''Schwerer Gustav''] (Heavy Gustav), the largest gun ever fired.		** Perhaps the best-known example is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav ''Schwerer Gustav''] (Heavy Gustav), the largest gun ever fired.

	== History ==		== History ==

Silentbob101: /* Mechanics */

2023-09-25T12:36:00Z

Mechanics

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	Artillery wagons, like Artillery turrets, have a massive range, outranging non-Artillery fixed fortifications by a factor of 10 or more. In automatic mode, when the train is stopped, the artillery wagon will automatically scan for [[Military units and structures\|enemy structures]] (spawners and worms) and shoot at them. Automatic mode cannot target mobile units (biters and spitters); shells do, however, damage mobile units in the vicinity of impact normally.		Artillery wagons, like Artillery turrets, have a massive range, outranging non-Artillery fixed fortifications by a factor of 10 or more. In automatic mode, when the train is stopped, the artillery wagon will automatically scan for [[Military units and structures\|enemy structures]] (spawners and worms) and shoot at them. Automatic mode cannot target mobile units (biters and spitters); shells do, however, damage mobile units in the vicinity of impact normally.

	In manual mode, a [[Artillery targeting remote\|~~special item~~]] is used to point-and-click anywhere in the world, map, or zoomed-in map; each click corresponds to one shell delivered to that location, so long as any working artillery turrets and / or wagons are in range. Targeting remotes show the number of fire-ready (loaded and, for wagons, stationary) artillery pieces in range of cursor position when held. Manual fire can be ordered on unexplored areas; shells will explore all chunks they travel across (but no surrounding chunks).		In manual mode, an [[Artillery targeting remote\|Artillery targeting remote]] is used to point-and-click anywhere in the world, map, or zoomed-in map; each click corresponds to one shell delivered to that location, so long as any working artillery turrets and / or wagons are in range. Targeting remotes show the number of fire-ready (loaded and, for wagons, stationary) artillery pieces in range of cursor position when held. Manual fire can be ordered on unexplored areas; shells will explore all chunks they travel across (but no surrounding chunks).

	Range in automatic mode is 224 tiles (7 chunks); in manual mode, 560 tiles (17.5 chunks). Infinite [[Artillery shell range (research)\|research]] is available to increase range, at +30% of base range per level, applied to both automatic and manual range.		Range in automatic mode is 224 tiles (7 chunks); in manual mode, 560 tiles (17.5 chunks). Infinite [[Artillery shell range (research)\|research]] is available to increase range, at +30% of base range per level, applied to both automatic and manual range.

Bilka: removed past version mention

2021-04-09T09:14:01Z

removed past version mention

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	{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Artillery wagon}}		{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Artillery wagon}}
	The '''artillery wagon''' is an end-game wagon ~~added in game version 0.16~~ mounting a ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_gun~~ rail cannon] that can be added to a train. It fires [[artillery shell]]s, relatively slow-moving projectiles that explore chunks of terrain they travel across. The wagon gun has both automatic and manual (even longer-ranged) firing modes. Projectiles have sufficient damage to destroy spawners and any type of worm with a single hit, and have a modest area of effect. Infinitely-stacking research upgrades are available for range and firing speed, but not damage.		The '''artillery wagon''' is an end-game wagon mounting a rail cannon that can be added to a train. It fires [[artillery shell]]s, relatively slow-moving projectiles that explore chunks of terrain they travel across. The wagon gun has both automatic and manual (even longer-ranged) firing modes. Projectiles have sufficient damage to destroy spawners and any type of worm with a single hit, and have a modest area of effect. Infinitely-stacking research upgrades are available for range and firing speed, but not damage.

	The [[artillery turret]] is essentially the same weapon, but deployed as a static structure like [[Gun turret\|other]] [[Laser turret\|turrets]].		The [[artillery turret]] is essentially the same weapon, but deployed as a static structure like [[Gun turret\|other]] [[Laser turret\|turrets]].

Bilka: Reordering with 1.1

2021-03-19T15:31:23Z

Reordering with 1.1

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	{{LogisticsNav}}		{{LogisticsNav}}
	{{C\|~~Transport~~}}		{{C\|Railway}}
	{{C\|~~Rolling_stock~~}}		{{C\|Rolling stock}}

Zippy at 02:28, 26 December 2020

2020-12-26T02:28:25Z

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	The '''artillery wagon''' is an end-game wagon added in game version 0.16 mounting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_gun rail cannon] that can be added to a train. It fires [[artillery shell]]s, relatively slow-moving projectiles that explore chunks of terrain they travel across. The wagon gun has both automatic and manual (even longer-ranged) firing modes. Projectiles have sufficient damage to destroy spawners and any type of worm with a single hit, and have a modest area of effect. Infinitely-stacking research upgrades are available for range and firing speed, but not damage.		The '''artillery wagon''' is an end-game wagon added in game version 0.16 mounting a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_gun rail cannon] that can be added to a train. It fires [[artillery shell]]s, relatively slow-moving projectiles that explore chunks of terrain they travel across. The wagon gun has both automatic and manual (even longer-ranged) firing modes. Projectiles have sufficient damage to destroy spawners and any type of worm with a single hit, and have a modest area of effect. Infinitely-stacking research upgrades are available for range and firing speed, but not damage.

	The [[artillery turret]] is essentially the same weapon, but deployed as a static structure like other turrets.		The [[artillery turret]] is essentially the same weapon, but deployed as a static structure like [[Gun turret\|other]] [[Laser turret\|turrets]].

	== Mechanics ==		== Mechanics ==