Melon Bombardier

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"The Bombardier is shooting... watermelons? Why not? Be careful though, these watermelons are exploding with flavor."

Summary

• The Melon Bombardier is unlocked after building the Proto Troop Workshop.
• The Melon Bombardier is a Prototype Troop that launches watermelons at enemy buildings from a very long range.
• Each Melon Bombardier costs 1 Gunboat Energy to deploy.
• The watermelons split into 3 pieces of shrapnel that each deal damage equivalent to the primary projectile, which will only damage buildings.

Visual Appearances

• The Melon Bombardier appears similar to the Bombardier and Cryobombardier, but with melon-themed equipment.

Offensive Strategy

• Melon Bombardiers are identical to Bombardiers in the sense that they are very fragile; most defenses will be capable of defeating them in one hit. Their longer range allows them to outrange Machine Guns and Cannons in addition to Flamethrowers, so none of these should be a threat unless they are cleverly placed.
• Melon Bombardiers can also outrange Sniper Towers and Mortars, but just barely. If more than two Melon Bombardiers attack the same Sniper Tower or Mortar, one of them maybe pushed into range.
• Boom Cannons and Rocket Launchers are major threats to exposed Melon Bombardiers, as are many Prototype Defenses.
• You can protect Melon Bombardiers with Tanks or Heavies to save them from long-ranged Defensive Buildings and Mines.
• Much like the Rain Maker and Grenadier, the Melon Bombardier's cluster munitions are exceptionally threatening to clusters of buildings, and can, at times, consistently hit structures behind their target that they would have outranged.
• Keep in mind that Melon Bombardiers have similar weaknesses as Zookas have. For example, using a Flare with a Heavy-Melon Bombardiers combo on a Rocket Launcher will move the Heavies into the blind spot which the Melon Bombardiers won't enter, thus allowing the Rocket Launcher to fire on the Melon Bombardiers.
• Melon Bombardiers, like Zookas, will target in-range active defenses before targeting support buildings, such as Storages, Power Cores, or Shield Generators, so mind their positioning.

Defensive Strategy

• The Shock Blaster, Lazor Beam, S.I.M.O. Doom Cannon and Grappler can all easily reach Melon Bombardiers. In the first three cases, Melon Bombardiers can be finished off quickly by the prototype, while the Grappler can nullify the Melon Bombardiers' range advantage by pulling them close. However, in cases where the Melon Bombardiers are backed by meat shields, the Lazor Beam will typically be the only prototype that can consistently hit them.
• The Hot Pot and Boom Surprise are largely immune to the Melon Bombardier's range advantage due to their nature of hiding until enemies are close, and thus can also make good choices. However, in cases where the Melon Bombardiers are backed by meat shields, both prototypes can be distracted easily.
• S.I.M.O.s are an excellent prototype choice to defend against Melon Bombardiers, as they will target Melon Bombardiers in the absence of Critters or other low-health distractions.
• Note that the Melon Bombardier can outrange both the Microwav'r and Flotsam Cannon, though in the latter case the explosion damage of the Flotsam Cannon can be useful to finish off Melon Bombardiers if the attacker is not paying attention.

Trivia

• The Melon Bombardier has the highest DPS of all troops.
• While under the effects of the best Troop Damage Masterpiece, 12 Guardians boosted with Power Powder, and maxed out Battle Orders the Melon Bombardier can have up to 29,692.08 DPS.
  • If the opponent also has the best Troop Damage Masterpiece and 12 Guardians (all boosted with Power Powder), and the player attacks using the Engraving Intel at max level, a maxed Melon Bombardier can have up to 37,414.368 DPS.
• You can have a maximum of 24 Melon Bombardiers in a complete set of fully upgraded Landing Crafts.
• According to his uniform, he is a corporal.

Statistics

Unit Size	Training Time (Warships)	Workshop Training Time	Movement Speed	Attack Range	Attack Speed	Splash Radius	Headquarters Level Required
8	15m	15m	Moderate / 200	Very long / 12 Tiles	2.2s	1 Tile	11

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Level	Hitpoints	DPS	Damage per Shot	Shrapnel Damage	Training Cost	Workshop level required	Upgrade Cost in Proto Tokens	Upgrade time
1	300	1,200	660	660	10,000	1	N/A	N/A
2	310	1,272	699.6	699.6	10,800	1	90	2h
3	320	1,348	741.4	741.4	11,700	1	100	2h
4	330	1,432	787.6	787.6	12,700	1	120	2h
5	340	1,520	836	836	13,700	1	140	3h
6	350	1,612	886.6	886.6	14,800	1	160	3h
7	360	1,708	939.4	939.4	16,000	1	180	3h
8	370	1,812	996.6	996.6	17,300	1	210	4h
9	380	1,920	1,056	1,056	18,700	1	250	4h
10	390	2,036	1,119.8	1,119.8	20,200	1	290	4h
11	400	2,160	1,188	1,188	21,900	1	350	5h
12	410	2,292	1,260.6	1,260.6	23,700	2	430	6h
13	420	2,428	1,335.4	1,335.4	25,700	3	530	7h
14	430	2,576	1,416.8	1,416.8	27,800	4	660	8h
15	440	2,732	1,502.6	1,502.6	30,100	5	810	9h
16	450	2,900	1,595	1,595	32,600	6	1,000	10h
17	460	3,072	1,689.6	1,689.6	35,300	7	1,200	11h
18	470	3,260	1,793	1,793	38,200	8	1,500	13h
19	480	3,456	1,900.8	1,900.8	41,400	9	1,900	15h
20	490	3,668	2,017.4	2,017.4	67,200	10	2,300	17h
21	500	3,888	2,138.4	2,138.4	72,800	11	3,000	21h
22	510	4,124	2,268.2	2,268.2	78,800	12	4,000	1d 1h
23	520	4,372	2,404.6	2,404.6	85,200	13	5,200	1d 6h
24	530	4,640	2,552	2,552	92,300	14	6,800	1d 12h
25	540	4,920	2,706	2,706	99,900	15	8,900	1d 23h
26	550	5,216	2,868.8	2,868.8	108,200	16	11,700	2d 4h
27	575	5,532	3,042.6	3,042.6	117,200	17	15,300	2d 14h
28	600	5,868	3,227.4	3,227.4	126,900	18	20,000	3d 3h

Level	Hitpoints	DPS	Damage per Shot	Shrapnel Damage	Training Cost	Upgrade Cost in Proto Tokens
12	410	2,400	1,320	1,320	18,000	N/A
13	420	2,600	1,430	1,430	20,000	250
14	430	2,840	1,540	1,540	22,000	350
15	440	3,000	1,650	1,650	24,000	450
16	450	3,200	1,760	1,760	26,000	550
17	460	3,400	1,870	1,870	28,000	650
18	470	3,600	1,980	1,980	30,000	750
19	480	3,800	2,090	2,090	32,000	850
20	490	4,000	2,200	2,200	34,000	950
21	500	4,200	2,310	2,310	36,000	1,050
22	510	4,400	2,420	2,420	38,000	1,150
23	520	4,600	2,530	2,530	40,000	1,250
24	530	4,800	2,640	2,640	42,000	1,350
25	540	5,000	2,750	2,750	44,000	1,450
26	550	5,200	2,860	2,860	46,000	1,500
27	575	5,600	3,080	3,080	48,000	1,500
28	600	6,000	3,300	3,300	50,000	1,500

Warships

Rank	Level	Reserves Size	Upgrade Tokens	Tech Level
1	14	28	N/A	5
2	16	34	135,500	10
3	18	40	164,000	15
4	20	46	198,500	20
5	22	52	270,000	25
Total			768,000	75