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# 1.Scourge. Oct 4 2009, 05:48 AM
I have a question about the Tau stronghold ability: 'Ar'Ka Cannon'. What does it actually do? The description says it 'softens up the enemy before the assault.' However, I have seen little evidence of it doing anything effective.

If any one can tell me, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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# 2Kibatsu Oct 4 2009, 10:42 AM
I cannot remember the actual effect, but the cannon shoots the target area before you attack them (I do not know, if that actually damaged the enemy buildings or anything ...).
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# 3Eviscerador Oct 4 2009, 12:50 PM
QUOTE(.Scourge. @ Oct 4 2009, 07:48 AM) *
I have a question about the Tau stronghold ability: 'Ar'Ka Cannon'. What does it actually do? The description says it 'softens up the enemy before the assault.' However, I have seen little evidence of it doing anything effective.

If any one can tell me, it would be much appreciated. Thnaks in advance.


Technically, it destroys a single garrison unit every time you attack some land, but actually it doesn't do anything due a bug.

The only good abilities on the game are sisters, IG, DE and maybe SM ones. The others are just crap.

No matters who I play in the campaing, I always go first for K1, then K4, and after that... It doesn't matter.
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# 4DoW Pro Oct 5 2009, 07:28 AM
for me, the cannon had a one-hit KO effect, i aimed on a squad and fired n they jus died instantly. dont know bout u guys but thats wat happended when i used it. it is very easy to counter though, on the map when it is ready to fire the enemy pings where it is going to fire. all u have to do is move the aimed squad out of the way. (pretty shit if u ask me )


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# 5.Scourge. Oct 5 2009, 08:56 AM
Ah, thought it didn't do much. Thanks for the responses guys.
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# 6Eviscerador Oct 5 2009, 10:48 AM
QUOTE(DoW Pro @ Oct 5 2009, 09:28 AM) *
for me, the cannon had a one-hit KO effect, i aimed on a squad and fired n they jus died instantly. dont know bout u guys but thats wat happended when i used it. it is very easy to counter though, on the map when it is ready to fire the enemy pings where it is going to fire. all u have to do is move the aimed squad out of the way. (pretty shit if u ask me )




Yeah, that is what it does in the stronghold map, but he was asking for the ability on the crusade map, not the cannon shot on the game.
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# 7DoW Pro Oct 16 2009, 09:26 AM
o ok. ma bad XD
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# 8MLBC Nov 3 2009, 12:28 PM
Well back in patch 1.0, I used to play tau in campaign, and I too wondered if it did anything. So I attacked a strength 10 province, then quit the game (giving up basically) then checked the campaign screen and it was on 9. I tested this twice more and it did the same every time. One time it reduced the garrison from two enemy bases to one (i think 6 - 5).

I dont know if this effect still works, but I know it used to.
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# 9Eviscerador Nov 13 2009, 10:51 AM
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Well back in patch 1.0, I used to play tau in campaign, and I too wondered if it did anything. So I attacked a strength 10 province, then quit the game (giving up basically) then checked the campaign screen and it was on 9. I tested this twice more and it did the same every time. One time it reduced the garrison from two enemy bases to one (i think 6 - 5).

I dont know if this effect still works, but I know it used to.




I really don't care, in the first stages of the game enemy bases usually have no defences, and at final stages, well, you have enought guards and deepstrike units to overcome any kind of defence.



So for me, the cannon means no difference. imho best abilites are IG, Sis and DE.

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# 10DoW Pro Nov 15 2009, 06:24 AM
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So for me, the cannon means no difference. imho best abilites are IG, Sis and DE.

your forgetting the SM orbital bombard. ma favourite ability tongue.gif
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# 11Eviscerador Nov 15 2009, 11:42 AM
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your forgetting the SM orbital bombard. ma favourite ability tongue.gif


We are talking about campaing abilities, not racial special abilities.

The SM campaing ability is the drop pod squads.
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# 12.Scourge. Nov 16 2009, 10:47 AM
For those a little bit confused, the abilities are these:

Space Marines: Deep Strike Squads
Chaos: Ignore Supply Lines
Imperial Guard: Decreased Production Costs
Sisters of Battle: Forward Bases
Necrons: Troop Recovery
Eldar: Fleet March
Tau Empire: Ar'Ka Cannon
Orks: Fast Population Growth
Dark Eldar: Ancient Gate Raiding + Ancient Gate

Hope that clarifies it all a bit. smile.gif

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