Explosive cannon shell

Explosive cannon shell

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Recipe
8 + 2 + 2 + 2 → 1
Total raw
8 + 2 + 2 + 2
Stack size	100
Range	30
Damage	Impact: 180 234 288 342 450 (physical) Area of effect: 300 390 480 570 750 (explosion)
Damage bonus	Piercing Power: 100
Area of effect size	4
Used as ammunition by
Prototype type	ammo
Internal name	explosive-cannon-shell
Required technologies
Boosting technologies
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The explosive cannon shells are the basic ammunition for the Tank along with cannon shells. Once enough research is conducted, explosive uranium shells are made available, which are equal or superior in all regards. Since regular shells are still specifically required to manufacture uranium variants, any previously manufactured stockpile can be "upgraded" without waste.

Explosive cannon shells deal lower physical damage and their piercing power has practical use for only the smallest enemies. In turn, they make up for it with an even greater amount of explosive damage that is dealt to multiple targets within radius. The total amount of damage dealt on the shell is greater than its physical counterpart, but it must be noted that worms, nests and especially spitters have considerable explosive resistance that well compensate for this damage increase. However, thanks to the greater raw numbers, upgrades have greater impact on the shells' potential, and their area-of-effect proves valuable later on in the game.

History

• 0.12.0:
  • Introduced

See also

• Cannon shell
• Explosive uranium cannon shell
• Enemies
• Damage