| “ | I'll puncture the next thing that moves. - Quad cannon assembled from the Arms dealer. |
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The Quad Cannon was a Soviet-era weapon (the ZSU-23-4 Shilka's modified AZP-23 Amur mounted on the back of a half-track) recycled by the GLA by the time of the GLA Conflict as their anti-infantry and anti-aircraft vehicle.
Game Unit[]
The Quad Cannon is the cheapest anti-aircraft vehicle and the second-cheapest AA unit (behind Shin Fai's Mini-Gunner). It can be mass-fielded for early game skirmishes, and provides very adequate protection to units lacking in anti-infantry and anti-aircraft protection. Quad cannons are by no means weakly armored, especially for a light vehicle.
Nevertheless, quad cannons are rather ineffective against heavy armor. Although they have average range, artillery and rogue rocket buggies can destroy them without exposing themselves to the quad cannons. Despite its anti-air specialty, it is unable to fully counter Aurora and Aurora Alpha bombers.
Upgrades[]
Base[]
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Increases the Quad Cannon's gun damage by 25%.
Purchasable at the Black Market for $2000.
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Allows the Quad Cannon to auto-repair while in the field.
Purchasable at the Black Market for $2000.
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Salvage[]
The quad cannon can also be upgraded by salvaging parts from the battlefield, resulting in better performance.
- Its first salvage upgrade decreases its damage slightly (from 10 to 8), but doubles the firing rate.
- Its second salvage again attempts to double its firing rate while the damage output stays at 8.
Note: Due to an oversight by the developers, Quad Cannons upgraded with scrap actually become less effective than unscrapped Quads once they gain veterancy. The reason for this is that the weapon maxes out its firing rate either with Hero status (rank 3) or the first salvage upgrade (the minimum delay between shots that the game allows is 67 msec), meaning that the salvage upgrades do not provide any improvement but instead solely reduce the damage by 2 (10 -> 8). Thus, a fully trained rank 3 Quad Cannon does more damage than a fully salvage-upgraded rank 3 Quad Cannon, while both of them have the same rate of fire. Even a non-salvage upgraded rank 2 Quad can outmatch a fully salvaged rank 2 Quad because the former does higher damage per second. See the table below for a better overview.
| Rank 0 | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | |
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| Damage | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Rate of Fire (msec between shots) | 133
(133,333...) (15 shots per two second) |
67 (66,666...) (15 shots per second) | 67 (66,666...) (15 shots per second) | 67 (66,666...) (15 shots per second) |
| Damage with Salvage upgrades (1 and 2 use the same damage value) | 8 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.4 |
| Rate of Fire with Salvage upgrade 1 | 50, but gets capped at and is effectively 67 instead | Capped at 67 | Capped at 67 | Capped at 67 |
| Rate of Fire with Salvage upgrade 2 | 25, but gets capped at and is effectively 67 instead | Capped at 67 | Capped at 67 | Capped at 67 |
Campaign[]
A unique quad cannon version used by Prince Kassad in the campaign has an exclusive upgrade.
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When purchased at the Palace, this upgrade allows Quad Cannons to kill infantry with one shot.
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Changelog[]
- Zero Hour patch 1.03:
- now 50% more resistant to fire damage.
- damage with the AP upgrade is now sequentially higher after each weapon crate upgrade - previously, damage was slightly reduced after the second upgrade
Quotes[]
| “ | I'll puncture the next thing that moves. - When emerging from the Arms Dealer |
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| “ | Quad cannon. - When selected |
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| “ | Four on the floor. - When selected |
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| “ | Huh? - When selected |
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| “ | What? - When selected |
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| “ | Don't get on my bad side. - When selected |
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| “ | Going. - When moving |
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| “ | Don't push me. - When moving |
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| “ | I do not have patience for this! - When moving |
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| “ | I'll get there. - When moving |
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| “ | Yes, yes. - When moving |
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| “ | Punch it! - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | Begin stitching. - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | Stop them dead in their tracks. - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | They are brittle. - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | Start the machinery. - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | I see them. - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | Put holes in them! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | Cut them down! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | Down to our level! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | Annoying pests! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | Clip their wings! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | The worms should like the dirt. - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | They will break and shatter. - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Crush them into bits. - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Hehehehehe! - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | I'll take it. - When ordered to salvage a wreck |
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| “ | It's mine! - When ordered to salvage a wreck |
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| “ | Gimme that! - When ordered to salvage a wreck |
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Cut sniper quad cannon quotes[]
| “ | Line them up. - When selected |
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| “ | Quad Sniper. - When selected |
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| “ | I'll put them all to rest. - When selected |
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| “ | Petty insects! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Put them out of their misery! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Mow the lawn! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Mow them down! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Drown them into mud! - When ordered to attack |
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Gallery[]
Concept art, based on a Chinese 25 mm Type 95 SPAAG with extra roadwheels
Texture
Damaged texture
See also[]
- Avenger, American anti-aircraft counterpart
- Gattling tank, Chinese counterpart
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