====== Gunship ======
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The Gunship is a powerful evolution of the [[Defender]]. Equipped with a Mercury Rocket Launcher, this ship is capable of dishing out large amounts of damage to the creeper, in addition to being able to defend itself.

===== Unit Stats =====
  * Requires 54.5 Energy to construct.
  * Fits in a box of 16 by 11 terrain pixels.
  * Equipped with:
    * 1x [[cannon|Mark 1 Cannon]]
    * 1x [[rocket|Mercury Rocket Launcher]]

===== Unit Usage =====
The Gunship is best used as a frontline unit, allowing the rockets to target deep creeper and deal serious damage.

===== Spoilers =====
<hidden Help Tab transcript>
The Gunship is equipped with a Mark 1 Cannon and a Mercury Rocket Launcher. The Mercury Rocket launcher fires rockets that target the deepest creeper in range and can maneuver around corners to reach it. This rocket launcher proves a cost-effective means of damaging deep creeper.
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<hidden Story Unlock>
You receive your first Gunship at the start of Alcance: Purpose (mission 2).  Additional gunships can be unlocked by collecting the tech pickup on Procyon: Unexpected (mission 3) and the central tech pickup on Orionis: Ephemeral (mission 7).
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