Dwarven Howitzer

Dwarven Howitzer
Type	Artillery
Level	3
Introduced	Twin RiversKR Sape OasisKRF
Build Cost	320 (288)
Damage	30-60 (33-66)
Attack Rate	Very Slow (3.0s)
Range	Average (Long)
Scope in Major Axis	360
Upgrades	500mm Big BerthaKR Tesla x104KR DWAARPKRF Battle-Mecha T200KRF

“

Hail to the king, baby!

”

The Dwarven Howitzer is a Level 3 Artillery Tower, and is the upgraded version of the Dwarven Artillery. The tower is the same in both Kingdom Rush and Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, with only a change in appearance.

Description

"They build them bigger and better, don't they? Your enemies don't stand a chance!"

Only true ordinance experts are allowed to handle the specialised explosives used in the Howitzer. With streamlined bombs, a bigger blast radius, and longer range, what's not to love and fear about this baby?

Range

(KR) Artillery to Howitzer

(KR) Standard range without Upgrades

(KRF) Artillery to Howitzer

(KRF) Standard range without Upgrades

• 12.5% wider than Dwarven Bombard and Dwarven Artillery

Strategy

• The dwarwen howitzer deals high damage with each hit, but fires slowly and can miss fast targets. Support from barracks and/or reinforcements is therefore recommended.
  • With its heavy firepower and splash damage, putting a Howitzer right next to a chokepoint with a Barracks or two to keep foes in place is very efficient at extinguishing hordes of lesser foes.
• As with most artillery, the dwarwen howitzer cannot target flying enemies directly. However, it can still damage them if there are ground foes below, and will often deal heavy damage. Of course, a good Archer or Mage is needed to deal with flying foes.

Level 4 Upgrades

Kingdom Rush

Big Bertha

Tesla X104

Kingdom Rush: Frontiers

DWAARP

Battle-Mecha T200

Related Upgrades

Kingdom Rush

• Concentrated Fire (1 Star)
  • Increases artillery attack damage (by 10%).
• Range Finder (1 Star)
  • Increases artillery attack range (by 10%).
• Field Logistic (2 Stars)
  • Artillery construction and upgrading costs are reduced by 10%.
• Industrialization (3 Stars)
  • Artillery special abilities costs are reduced by 25%.
• Smart Targeting (3 Stars)
  • Artillery suffers no reduction of splash and chain lightning damage.
    • (Artillery strikes deal the maximum damage at the center of the explosion. At the edges of the explosion and further away from the center, it deals the minimum damage. With this upgrade, artillery strikes deal the maximum damage every time in the entire explosion radius. For the Tesla, all enemies in the lightning chain take a random value in its listed damage range, 66-121, as opposed to half this range, 30-55. This upgrade also affects Musketeer's Shrapnel Shot on non-Flash versions.)

Kingdom Rush: Frontiers

• Smoothbore (1 Star)
  • Increases artillery attack range (by 10%).
• Alchemical Powder (1 Star)
  • Artillery has a 10% chance of dealing maximum damage with no splash reduction.
• Improved Ordnance (2 Stars)
  • Increases artillery attack damage (by 10%).
• Gnomish Tinkering (3 Stars)
  • Reduces artilleries' special abilities reload times. (by 3 seconds)
• Shock and Awe (3 Stars)
  • Artillery towers have a 20% chance of stunning their targets for 2 seconds on every attack.

Quotes

• "Hail to the king, baby!"
• "Fully loaded!"
• "Want some, get some!"

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