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Gyrocopter

The skilled Gyrocopter pilot unleashes jets of steam upon unprepared battle lines.

Gyrocopters are flying machines whose rotor blades are propelled by an ingenious lightweight steam engine. They can take off and land vertically, as well as hover in position over a spot. Although originally used to fly over difficult mountain terrain and drop supplies and messages to beleaguered settlements besieged by foes, the Gyrocopter was soon tested over battlefields with great success. The main armament of a Gyrocopter is a steam gun. When the valve is released, this unleashes a super-hot steam from the engine that blasts out of the barrel with a hissing scream. Although its reach is short-ranged, a skilled pilot can bob and spin into perfect position to unleash this cloud of scalding death across the foe's ranks. Over the years, the Gyrocopter's firepower has been augmented with bombs, with varying degrees of success. Originally, the pilot was responsible for lighting the fuse and throwing the bomb overboard while trying to fly and dodge enemy arrows. More recently, the Gyrocopter's small payload of bombs has been fitted into the craft's stabilisers.

Gyrocopter

Unit Name

Gyrocopter

Main Unit Key

wh_main_dwf_veh_gyrocopter_0

Land Unit Key

wh_main_dwf_veh_gyrocopter_0

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Flying War Machine

Naval Unit Group

Flying War Machine

Soldiers

4

Caste

War Machine

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

700

Recruitment Cost

700

Upkeep Cost

175

Missile Damage

16

├ Missile Weapon

wh_main_dwf_copter_steam_gun

├ Projectile

wh_dwf_gyrocopter_steam_shot

├ Missile Damage

12

├ Missile Ap Damage

4

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

10

Range

75

Reload

10

Shots Per Minute

6.7

Ammunition

22

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

66

├ Melee Weapon

wh_main_dwf_gyrocopter

├ Melee Damage Base

50

├ Melee Damage Ap

16

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

25

Melee Defence

6

├ Base Defence

6

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

100

├ Armour

wh_main_dwf_gyrocopter

├ Armour Defence

100

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

858

├ Man Entity

wh_main_dwf_flying_gyrocopter

├ Man Speed

70

├ Man Health

8

└ Bonus Hit Points

850

Leadership (Base Morale)

66

Abilities

  • Gyrocopter Bomb
    As the Gyrocopters speed over the heads of the enemy, their pilots release wing-mounted bombs onto targets below. A click on this button instantly releases one bomb per Gyrocopter.

Attributes

No Attribute

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Armoured
    Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
  • Poor Accuracy
    This unit's attacks are prone to go stray.
  • Anti-Infantry
    Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.
Requires Buildings
Gyrocopter Lv. 0 Foundry
Foundry
(wh_main_dwf_workshop_3)
Level 2
Hangar
Hangar
(wh_main_dwf_workshop_4)
Level 3