Mortar

 

"The Mortar is an artillery piece that is effective at medium to long range, but can't target enemies right next to it. Mortar shells explode and deal damage to all troops in the area of effect."

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Level 1	Level 2-4	Level 5-?	Level ?-10	Level 11

Level 12	Level 13-?	Level ?-20	Level 21

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Summary

• The Mortar is the second defense, and the first splash damage defense, unlocked in the game.
• The Mortar has medium DPS and a long reload time.

Offensive Strategy

• The Mortar is very effective against massed infantry, so be careful of them when using Riflemen or Zookas. A few Artillery shells from the Gunboat will make short work of it, allowing Riflemen and Zookas to have an easier time destroying the base.
• Mortars are very weak against Warriors, as the Warriors are melee troops and attack from inside its range, and move fast enough that they can easily avoid Mortar shots. Warriors can also outheal the damage dealt by even two or three Mortars of equal level.

Defensive Strategy

• The Mortar is an extremely effective defense in the removal of large groups of low-health troops such as Riflemen or Zookas. Placing the mortars centrally in your base and protected by other defenses can help your defenses succeed.
• It is usually a good idea to put Mortars near the back of your base so Warriors have a hard time reaching them.
  • It may also be a good idea to put your Mortars near the front of your base. When Troops move up, the Mortar shot is likely to hit Zookas in the back which can ruin an attack.
• It is good to have your Mortars in range of your Headquarters. Mortars are good at working with Rocket Launchers and Flamethrowers to destroy groups of rushing Warriors.

Upgrade Differences

• Initially, the Mortar is a tube-like structure fitted on hinges on a round beige rotatable plate, which is fitted in another golden hexagonal plate.
• At level 2, the hinges are reinforced and the base gains a handle.
• At level 5, the tube becomes longer and the sides of the hexagonal plate become silver. The hinge now has a cogwheel under the tube. A metal bar is added in the back.
• At level 8, the hinge gets more reinforcement and another, larger cogwheel. The barrel is much larger and beige, and the base is surrounded with armor, especially at the corners. The metal bar is removed.
• At level 11, the barrel is further expanded and is now bronze colored, and a worm gear is fitted between the cogwheels. The back of the Mortar also appears to have a rack-and-pinion gear.
• At level 12, the top of the barrel gains a large steel rod.
• At level 13, the barrel is extended slightly. The notch is mostly covered up as a result of this extension.
• At level 16, the base is replaced by a hole ringed with copper, and surrounded with iron armor. Protruding from this hole, on a ball-and-socket hinge is a large copper barrel with screws on the front holding the barrel to the hinge, and a large rod on the back.
• At level 21, the Mortar becomes a very large domed structure with a rifled hole in the center, ringed with steel, which has a fiery glow inside of it. The color scheme becomes black, grey, silver, and dark orange. Three large plates with five holes in them are bolted on the sides of the structure, and 4 large bolts hold the whole structure to it's copper-orange base.

Trivia

• Some of Lt. Hammerman's bases feature a Super Mortar 3000, a stronger and longer-range Mortar with no blind spot.
• The notch in higher level Mortars flips from right to left or vice versa as the Mortar rotates. This may be a result of a flipped design.
• The Mortar gains the ability to launch a spherical, spiked shell starting at level 18.

Statistics

HQ Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Number Available	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Building Size	Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Splash Radius
3x3	4-12	5 Seconds	Splash	1.2 Tiles

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Level	Hitpoints	Damage Per Second	Damage Per Shot	Upgrade Cost			Upgrade Time	Instant	Headquarters Level Required	XP Gain
				Wood	Stone	Iron
1	2,000	13	65	1,180	N/A	N/A	30m	20	3	7
2	2,180	14	70	2,360	N/A	N/A	1h	34	3	10
3	2,370	16	80	5,900	N/A	N/A	1h 45m	58	4	13
4	2,600	17	85	11,500	N/A	N/A	2h 15m	78	5	15
5	2,800	19	95	15,500	2,730	N/A	2h 45m	104	6	16
6	3,000	21	105	23,500	4,700	N/A	3h 15m	132	7	18
7	3,300	23	115	40,000	8,700	N/A	4h	179	8	20
8	3,600	25	125	63,000	15,000	4,000	5h	253	9	24
9	3,900	28	140	101,000	25,200	8,200	6h	342	10	26
10	4,300	31	155	140,000	50,000	14,600	7h	440	11	28
11	4,600	34	170	217,000	102,000	26,700	8h	605	12	31
12	5,100	37	185	320,000	191,000	54,000	10h	827	13	37
13	5,500	41	205	460,000	400,000	110,000	12h	1,165	14	44
14	6,000	45	225	810,000	610,000	224,000	14h	1,634	15	52
15	6,500	49	245	1,180,000	1,050,000	460,000	16h	2,269	16	61
16	7,100	54	270	1,720,000	1,420,000	900,000	18h	3,004	17	64
17	7,700	60	300	2,170,000	1,980,000	1,300,000	20h	3,709	18	67
18	8,400	66	330	2,520,000	2,450,000	1,920,000	1d	4,403	19	70
19	9,100	72	360	2,880,000	2,880,000	2,870,000	1d 4h	5,186	20	76
20	9,900	80	400	2,960,000	2,970,000	2,950,000	1d 8h	5,320	20	77
21	10,800	87	435	3,420,000	3,100,000	3,070,000	1d 10h	5,632	21	79