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Battlecruiser (Wings of Liberty Campaign)
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- This article covers the singleplayer Wings of Liberty Campaign version of this unit. For other versions see Battlecruiser (Legacy of the Void), Battlecruiser (Heart of the Swarm) and Battlecruiser (Wings of Liberty).
Battlecruiser
Unit Information
Type:
Air Unit
Description:
Powerful warship. Can be upgraded with the Yamato Cannon ability.
B
Attack 1: ATS Laser Battery
Targets:
Ground
Damage:
10 (+1)
DPS:
44.4 (+4.4)
0.225
6
Attack 2: ATA Laser Battery
Targets:
Air
Damage:
6 (+1)
DPS:
26.7 (+4.4)
0.225
6
Unit stats
Attributes:
Energy:
50 (+100) / 200 (+100)
Sight:
12
Speed:
1.41
Note: All time-related values are expressed assuming Normal speed, as they were before LotV. See Game Speed.
Description[edit]
The Battlecruiser is the Terran's capital ship. It can be constructed at a Starport with a Tech Lab add-on once a Fusion Core has been built. Similar to its Brood War counterpart, the Battlecruiser is a slow but powerful unit. It can deal large amounts of damage and has high health. This flying fortress boasts the highest default armour value of any combat unit in the game, which can make it particularly hard to kill. SCVs or Science Vessels can be used to repair Battlecruisers during combat. The Battlecruiser retains the Yamato Cannon from Brood War.
Campaign Specifics[edit]
The Yamato cannon comes already researched in the campaign. Campaign Battlecruisers are slower than the multiplayer versions (speed is 1.41 instead of 1.875) and they take longer to build (110 seconds instead of 90 seconds). They have a stronger ground attack, though (dealing 10 damage per shot against ground units instead of 8 damage per shot).
Available in mission: Maw of the Void
Mercenary version: Jackson's Revenge
Hero version: Loki
Spells[edit]
The Battlecruiser's Yamato Cannon fires an intense blast of concentrated energy at the target, dealing 300 points of damage. |
Defensive Matrix
Battlecruiser's shield lasts 20 seconds or until it has absorbed 200 damage. |
Missile Pods
Hotkey: E Battlecruiser's missiles deal 40 (+50 vs light) damage to air units in target area. |
Upgrades[edit]
Defensive Matrix
Researched from: Armory Console Battlecruisers gain the Defensive Matrix ability. Shield lasts 20 seconds or until it has absorbed 200 damage. |
Missile Pods
Researched from: Armory Console Battlecruisers gain the Missile Pod ability. Deals heavy damage to all air units. |
Cellular Reactor
Researched from: Laboratory Console Specialist units (any non-hero with energy) gain +100 starting energy and +100 maximum energy. |
Researched from: Laboratory Console Vehicles and ships automatically heal themselves over time. |
Researched from: Laboratory Console Weapon upgrades in the Armory and Engineering Bay increase attack speed by 5% in addition to increasing damage. |
Researched from: Laboratory Console Armor upgrades in the Armory and Engineering Bay increase life by 5% in addition to increasing armor. |
Gallery[edit]
Quotes[edit]
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- Battlecruiser's quotes (video and sound) - YouTube video