A guide to Black Hole technology in Advance Wars: Dual Strike and Advance Wars 2.
Table of Contents
- Version History
- Intro
- Black Cannons and Minicannons
- Laser Cannon
- Black Onyx
- Black Crystals and Black Obelisks
- Death Ray
- Special Thanks
- Legal
Version History
v.1.0 - 5/01/06: Wrote the snippet
v.2.0 - 5/04/06: rewrote the snippet
v.3.0 - 5/05/06: Syzygy made various edits in grammar and content.
Intro
The Black Hole army has many pieces of unique technology. Ranging from weak Minicannons to the powerful Death Ray, all of them are vulnerable to attack. In this snippet, you will learn a lot about these weapons. So start reading!
Black Cannons and Minicannons
Black Cannons and Minicannons are the staple weapons of the BHTech. The monstrous Black Cannon fires at the beginning of the owner’s turn and has a range of 10 spaces away extending in a triangle shape away from the Cannon. Minicannons are smaller and can attack up to 5 spaces away in the same shape.
Black Cannons deal 5 damage, whereas Minicannons deal 3. They are automatically programmed to attack the most valuable unit in its range. So, it will attack a Medium Tank before a Rocket, and a 6HP tank before a Recon.
Black Cannons are vulnerable to attack on the door-looking thing on the south side, no matter which way the cannon is facing. Minicannons, which only take up one space, are vulnerable from all sides.
Laser Cannon
These weapons shoot a laser in all directions from them at the beginning of the owner’s turn. The beam continues to the edge of the screen. They deal 5 damage to every unit they strike, friend or foe.
Black Onyx
The Black Onyx is the guardian angle to the Black Obelisk. This huge battle satellite can only be defeated by firing all the missile silos in Crystal Calamity in under 50 minutes.
Black Crystals and Obelisks
These large crystals are used to repair and re-supply Black Hole units. Black Crystals operate within a radius of 2 spaces from it, and the Black Obelisk effects units within a radius of 4 spaces.
Death Ray
This enormous satellite dish-looking weapon is Sturm’s pride and joy. Every 7 days, it fires a ray southward three spaces wide directly beneath it. It deals 8 damage to every non-Black Hole unit that it comes in contact with.
Special Thanks
AWRev Staff, Nintendo, Intelligent Systems, and Syzygy.
Legal
This document is ©2006 Akruta. Advance Wars Dual Strike, and all related characters are copyright of Nintendo.