S.I.M.O.

"Sniper tower that sniffs out and targets low health enemies within range. Can see through smoke with the help of infra-red sensors."

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Mark 1	Mark 2	Mark 3

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Summary

• The S.I.M.O. is a Prototype Defense that can be built in the Weapon Lab.
• Like all Prototype Defenses, it will only last for a certain amount of time after it is placed on your base.
• It fires highly damaging attacks at a medium rate, ignores smoke screens and prioritizes low-health targets.

Offensive Strategy

• In most cases, it is best to avoid the S.I.M.O. whenever possible due to the danger it can pose to an attack. If a S.I.M.O. cannot be avoided along your chosen route of attack, make sure to use Shock Bombs to nullify its threat.
• S.I.M.O. can also stop Cpt. Everspark whenever she is under Smoke Screens to use her Universal Remote ability. You will have to avoid the S.I.M.O. or force it to target Critters while Everspark moves past it.
• Critters can serve as a good distraction for the S.I.M.O. in most cases due to its priority of targeting low-health units. However, unless the health of Zookas is boosted sufficiently high enough, it will not work for any army composition involving Zookas, as the S.I.M.O. will simply target the Zookas due to their lower health.
• Mass Infantry can easily outnumber the S.I.M.O. as it only targets single troops instead of area splash.
• When using Smokey Zookas, the S.I.M.O. presents a problem, in that it will almost always find your hero, due to their faster speed. This is most obvious with Brick, as she will almost get sniped. Because of this, critters are recommended early, so she can get by. If Brick seems impractical, Bullit is a good next choice (if he is at least level 6 or above), as his damage limit ability can reduce the effectiveness of this defense. Combined with the Taunt ability

Defensive Strategy

• The S.I.M.O. can potentially ruin an attack by sniping off support troops rather than the meat shields guarding them. Hence, it should not be ignored. For example, in a Tank-Medic attack, the S.I.M.O. will target the Medics if given the opportunity to do so, and will probably destroy them in one shot each. Even if it does not target the Medics due to their being out of range, its high damage per second means Medics cannot out-heal the S.I.M.O.
• The S.I.M.O. can chip away at Warriors or Zookas as they are smoked past the S.I.M.O. en route to the Headquarters. Warriors are less vulnerable to this threat due to their faster movement speed, but a lot of Zookas can be lost to a S.I.M.O. if they are directed through its range.

Upgrade Differences

• At Mark I, the S.I.M.O. consists of an elliptic metal platform on a tower supported by many beams underneath. The bottom half of the platform is reinforced with a white wall with red details and a door on one side, except for the front where the supporting structure is visible with a pulley on the bottom.
• At Mark II, the S.I.M.O. now has the exposed side covered up with the pulley covered by a red and white block. A purple flag with a pole appears on one side of the S.I.M.O.
• At Mark III, the top half of the tower is covered with red-colored metal with vents on the sides. A radar dish appears alongside the flag.

Trivia

• S.I.M.O. is named after Simo Häyhä, a famous Finnish sniper.
• Unlike most damaging Prototype Defenses, advanced models actually inflict reduced damage per shot, though this comes at a higher rate of fire.
• Its description is the only time Infrared Technology has been mentioned in the entire game.
• The defense uses a different sniper sprite that is not seen anywhere else.
• It is extremely ironic that it can't target aerial units, considering that its regular counterpart can.

Statistics

Building Size	Range	Damage Type	Special Ability
3x3	15 Tiles	Single	Can target troops under Smoke Screens

Input total Statue bonuses to modify the statistics in the table below accordingly

Building Health+%	ApplyReset
Defensive Building Damage+%

Mark Number	Health	Damage Per Second	Damage Per Shot	Attack Speed	Build Cost				Build Time	Weapon Lab level Required
					Fuses	Gears	Rods	Capacitors
1	15,000	800	1,600	2s	1	3	0	2	1h	2
2	20,000	1,000	1,500	1.5s	4	4	4	0	4h	3
3	25,000	1,500	1,500	1s	0	6	3	9	12h	4