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.
The Gunship is best used as a frontline unit, allowing the rockets to target deep creeper and deal serious damage.
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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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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).
Unit JSON
Unit JSON
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Ships | Apex Ship • Coilship • Cryon • Defender • Digger • Duster • Frigate • Gunship • Maker • Part Ship • Spirit Ship |
Other Player Units | CBomb • Dark Echo • Darkling • Nullifier • Ore Miner • Portal • Reactor |
Parts | Excavation Lathe • Kelvin Freeze Cannon • Mark 1 Cannon • Mercury Rocket Launcher • Sentinel Cannon |
Enemies | Bot • Digimaker • Emitter • Fixed Emitter • Part Emitter • Phantom Emitter • Rift Inhibitor • Spawner • Thrower |
Map Elements | AC Ore Emitter • B.O.B. • Hibernation Pod • IXE Core • Info Cache • Tech Module • T.O.M. • Upgrade Gem |