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Barracuda Submarine

Barracuda Submarine

Submerged torpedo ambusher. Invisible except to sonar.

NavalNaval unitsTier 2Submarine

Stats

Tier
Tier 2
Cost
480 metal
Build time
26 s
Hit points
550
Armor
Submarine
Speed
1.7 tiles/s
Unit cap
2
Vision
8 tiles
Sonar
8 tiles
DPS
45.7
Range
6.5 tiles
  • Submerged — only sonar reveals it

Weapons

Torpedoes

ShipsSubmarines
Damage
160
Reload
3.50 s
Range
6.5 tiles
DPS
45.7
Homing
Damage multiplier by armor class
Light
Medium
Heavy
Structure
Ship
×1.30
Submarine
×1.10
Aircraft

Overview

The Barracuda runs submerged and is invisible to everything except sonar. Its torpedoes hit surface ships very hard, and nothing without sonar can even return fire.

How to use

Slip a few submarines into the enemy's shipping lane and sink landing craft and frigates as they pass. Against a fleet without a Destroyer this is free damage. Once you see an Orca, pull back or focus it down first: it carries sonar and torpedoes of its own. Submarines cannot attack land or air targets at all.

Counters

Destroyers and other submarines, the only things that can see and torpedo it. It counters Frigates, Landing Craft, Missile Boats and even Battleships.