Sniper Tower

 

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"The Sniper in the tower shoots at enemy attackers. He's armed with a long-range rifle that deals good damage."

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Level 1	Level 2	Level 3-4	Level 5-?	Level ?-7

Level 8-9	Level 10-?	Level ?-15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18-20

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Summary

• The Sniper Tower is the first defense to unlock in the game.
• The Sniper Tower is a long-range, single-target defense that deals medium damage.

Offensive Strategy

• The use of Flares is a very effective way of targeting this building.
• Using Shock Bombs can temporarily disable them, preventing them from further damaging your troops. 
• Sniper Towers can be easily overwhelmed by large groups of troops, but it may result in fewer casualties if your infantry is shielded by a Heavy.

Defensive Strategy

• Sniper Towers are most effective when shielded by buildings as they can take advantage of their long range, making it more difficult for troops to target them.
• They are most effective when spread out. When clustered together, they can be disabled by a single Shock Bomb, rendering all of them useless.
• Sniper Towers are only dangerous when supported by other defenses. While they are lethal anti-infantry turrets, this power comes with a relatively slow rate of fire of 1 shot every 1.4 seconds, which can be easily destroyed by even a small group of Riflemen if no other defenses are in range.
• Having Sniper Towers cover the sides of your base can prevent attackers using the Heavy-Zooka from flanking around your defenses. The Snipers will kill the Zookas after the Heavies have walked past which ruins the attack.
• When trying to defend against Warrior rushes, your Sniper Towers should be the third closest defense to your Headquarters with Flamethrowers and Cannons being the closest and second closest respectively. Sniper Towers deal enough damage fast enough to deal with Warriors fairly well.

Upgrade Differences

• When initially constructed, the Sniper Tower appears as a tall wooden lattice structure with its front support protected by three sandbags. A short wooden ladder is attached to the side of the structure. Nails are inserted around the perimeter.
• At level 2, the Sniper Tower gains sandbags on the top as a fortification, except on the side where the ladder goes up.
• At levels 3, the Sniper Tower gains a wooden fortification on the top of the tower in front of the sandbags.
• At level 5, the Sniper Tower gains more protective sandbags around the base. A gray roof made of corrugated metal is added. The sandbags on the top are removed.
• At levels ?-7-?, the roof turns green. The Sniper Tower gains corrugated green metal sides, and stone structural supports at the bottom. Most of the bottom sandbags are removed.
• At level ?, the Sniper Tower regains its base sandbags.
• At levels ?-10-?, the Sniper Tower's base is filled in with stone. The structure is now mostly made of iron, and the sandbags are removed again. The roof becomes flat.
• At levels ?-15, the Sniper Tower's base becomes reinforced steel and replaces the sandbags with stone studs. The holes in the walls are filled in with steel as well. A small gray piece appears on the front side. Metal patches appear on the top.
• At level 16, the Sniper Tower gains some golden highlights.
• At levels 17-?, the Sniper Tower gains a new turquoise color scheme. The golden highlights turn orange, and the roof slants up at the middle.
• At levels ?-20, a searchlight is added at the top of the Sniper Tower. Three metal bars appear at the back, and the stone studs are replaced with heavy stone armoring at the corners.

Trivia

• The level 7 upgrade introduces stone bases on the legs and requires Stone to complete, while the level 10 upgrade turns the pillar and the ladder to metal and requires Iron to complete.
• The Sniper disappears from the Sniper Tower when the Sniper Tower is being upgraded.
• The Sniper in the Tower appears to be a Rifleman.
  • Their shooting sound is similar to a Rifleman's as well.

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	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Building Size	Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type
3x3	12	1.4 Seconds	Single

Level	Hitpoints	Damage Per Second	Damage Per Shot	Upgrade Cost			Upgrade Time	Instant	Headquarters Level Required	XP Gain
				Wood	Stone	Iron
1	1,700	40	56	100	N/A	N/A	3s	2	1	1
2	1,850	44	61.6	200	N/A	N/A	5m	5	1	2
3	2,010	48	67.2	760	N/A	N/A	20m	14	2	5
4	2,190	53	74.2	2,070	N/A	N/A	1h	33	3	10
5	2,380	59	82.6	4,700	N/A	N/A	1h 15m	46	4	11
6	2,600	64	89.6	9,300	N/A	N/A	1h 45m	66	5	13
7	2,800	71	99.4	12,500	2,200	N/A	2h 15m	90	6	15
8	3,100	78	109.2	19,100	3,800	N/A	2h 30m	110	7	15
9	3,300	86	120.4	32,000	7,100	N/A	3h 30m	156	8	18
10	3,600	94	131.6	52,000	12,300	3,300	4h	218	9	20
11	4,000	104	145.6	83,000	20,800	6,700	5h	297	10	24
12	4,300	114	159.6	115,000	42,000	12,000	6h	389	11	26
13	4,700	126	176.4	177,000	83,000	21,800	7h	532	12	28
14	5,100	138	193.2	255,000	153,000	44,000	8h	708	13	31
15	5,500	152	212.8	360,000	315,000	87,000	10h	995	14	40
16	6,000	167	233.8	630,000	480,000	175,000	12h	1383	15	46
17	6,600	184	257.6	910,000	810,000	360,000	14h	1908	16	52
18	7,100	202	282.8	1,320,000	1,090,000	690,000	16h	2506	17	56
19	7,800	222	310.8	1,650,000	1,500,000	990,000	20h	3083	18	60
20	8,400	245	343	2,100,000	2,100,000	2,090,000	1d	4145	20	64