Artillery

Artillery of each force from AW2.

Artillery are basic indirect units. Normally they can fire with a range of 2-3 spaces away. They cost 6,000 funds. CO Grit of Blue Moon is particularly skilled with these units, while Orange Star's CO, Max, is deficient with them.

Artilleries are about as strong as an APC defensively. They should always be kept hidden in Fog of War and away from the fighting.

Game Information

Famicom Wars

Main article: Artillery A (Famicom Wars)

Main article: Artillery B (Famicom Wars)

Super Famicom Wars

Artillery Information

Primary Weapon	Ammo	Ammo Price	Range	Machine Gun?	Special Commands
Cannon	10	5G	2-3	No	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision	EXP Value
4, Treads	50	7000	1	2

Matchups

Artillery Matchups

Opposing unit	Damage given		Damage taken
	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
	90	-	-	15
	85	-	65	32
	25	-	99	34
	40	-	90	31
	55	-	70	29
	65	-	-	27
Armored Personnel Carrier	85	-	-	27
New Model Tank	30	-	99	34
	95	-	-	-
	65	-	65	-
Rocket Launcher	70	-	70	-
	35	-	95	35
	65	-	-	-
	45	-	60	-
Anti-Air Missile Launcher	70	-	-	-
Fighter	-	-	-	-
Attacker	-	-	75	15
Bomber	-	-	90	-
Battle Helicopter	-	-	60	25
Transport Helicopter	-	-	-	-
Battleship	30	-	70	15
Escort Frigate	40	-	-	-
Lander	55	-	-	-
Submarine	-	-	-	-

Game Boy Wars 3

Artillery Information

Unit Group	Cost		Movement		Fuel	Initiative		Production
			Power	Type		Base	Loss
Armored	3800	44	4	Treads	50	12	2	City
Cannon B								Special Commands
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
16	30	-	22	-	5	15G	2-5
No weapon								Other abilities
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
-	-	-	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Defense					Other
					Transport		Supply
					Type	Number
18	18	12	18	-	N/A	N/A	Land

Artillery S Information

Unit Group	Cost		Movement		Fuel	Initiative		Production
			Power	Type		Base	Loss
Armored	4500	50	3	Treads	50	11	2	Artillery Promotion
Cannon A								Special Commands
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
24	38	-	28	-	3	18G	3-6
No weapon								Other abilities
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
-	-	-	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Defense					Other
					Transport		Supply
					Type	Number
21	21	14	21	-	N/A	N/A	Land

Advance Wars

Artillery Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Cannon	9	2-3	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
5, Treads	50	6,000	1

Matchups

Artillery Matchups

Opposing unit	Damage given		Damage taken
	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
Infantry	90	-	-	15
Mech	85	-	70	32
Recon	80	-	-	45
Light Tank	70	-	70	45
Medium Tank	45	-	105	45
Armored Personnel Carrier	70	-	-	-
Artillery	75	-	75	-
Rocket Launcher	75	-	80	-
Anti-Air Tank	75	-	50	-
Anti-Air Missile Launcher	80	-	-	-
Fighter	-	-	-	-
Bomber	-	-	105	-
Battle Helicopter	-	-	65	25
Transport Helicopter	-	-	-	-
Battleship	40	-	80	-
Cruiser	65	-	-	-
Lander	55	-	-	-
Submarine	60	-	-	-

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Artillery Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Cannon	9	2-3	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
5, Treads	50	6,000	1

Matchups

Artillery Matchups

Opposing unit	Damage given		Damage taken
	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
Infantry	90	-	-	15
Mech	85	-	70	32
Recon	80	-	-	45
Light Tank	70	-	70	45
Medium Tank*	45	-	105	45
Neotank	40	-	115	65
Armored Personnel Carrier	70	-	-	-
Artillery	75	-	75	-
Rocket Launcher	80	-	80	-
Anti-Air Tank	75	-	50	-
Anti-Air Missile Launcher	80	-	-	-
Fighter	-	-	-	-
Bomber	-	-	105	-
Battle Helicopter	-	-	65	25
Transport Helicopter	-	-	-	-
Battleship	40	-	80	-
Cruiser	65	-	-	-
Lander	55	-	-	-
Submarine	60	-	-	-

Advance Wars: Dual Strike

Artillery Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Cannon	9	2-3	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
5, Treads	50	6,000	1

Matchups

Artillery Matchups

Opposing unit	Damage given		Damage taken
	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
Infantry	90	-	-	15
Mech	85	-	70	32
Recon	80	-	-	45
Light Tank	70	-	70	45
Medium Tank*	45	-	105	45
Neotank	40	-	115	65
Megatank	15	-	195	65
Armored Personnel Carrier	70	-	-	-
Artillery	75	-	75	-
Rocket Launcher	80	-	80	-
Anti-Air Tank	75	-	50	-
Anti-Air Missile Launcher	80	-	-	-
Piperunner	70	-	80	-
Fighter	-	-	-	-
Bomber	-	-	105	-
Battle Helicopter	-	-	65	25
Transport Helicopter	-	-	-	-
Stealth	-	-	75	-
Black Bomb	-	-	5 HP	-
Battleship	40	-	80	-
Cruiser	50	-	-	-
Lander	55	-	-	-
Submarine	60	-	-	-
Black Boat	55	-	-	-
Aircraft Carrier	45	-	-	-
Oozium*	5	-	10 HP	-

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Main article: Artillery (Days of Ruin)

Tactics

An Artillery in Advance Wars : Days Of Ruin

Although not as powerful as Rockets, Artillery units have several important advantages: They are much cheaper to build, have a lower minimum range, higher defense, carry more ammunition, and move on treads as opposed to tires. As a result, Artillery is by far the most commonly used indirect unit in competitive matches.

It is not advisable to build too many of them, because they are slower than direct units, as well as easily countered by Infantry spamming, B. Copters and Black Bombs. But the Artillery unit still remains a good way to damaging the enemy's Tanks and countering the occasional Md. Tank. They're good for defensive play, but make sure you protect your Artillery with plenty of Infantry and an offensive unit (like a Tank).

On maps that lack airports, it becomes a viable strategy to play as Grit and build masses of Artillery, along with Infantry to form a defensive wall. Without air support, it becomes much more difficult to break through Grit's defenses, enabling his Artillery to steadily advance across the map while blasting anything in their path.

Trivia

• The Orange Star's and Rubinelle's artillery resembles the American M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer.
• Although based on Russia/USSR, the Blue Moon's artillery resembles the German Hummel self-propelled artillery.
  • However, in Reboot Camp, the design is revamped to have a closed top design which it somewhat resembles 2S19 Msta.
• The Lazurian Army/IDS's artillery resembles the Russian SU-76 self-propelled gun/tank destroyer.
• Green Earth artillery is somewhat resembling a Jagdpanther tank destroyer, despite the latter is neither an assault gun nor an artillery.