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Battlecruiser

Overview
The slow, massive Terran flying fortress is deadly against ground and air targets alike and is incredibly difficult to destroy, a combination that makes fleets of these huge spacecraft virtually invulnerable.

How It Has Changed
The Battlecruiser's base armor rating has been increased to three, and its Yamato gun special attack now inflicts 260 damage, allowing it to kill Protoss Scouts and Zerg Devourers with one shot.

Battlecruiser

Recommended Uses
All-purpose offense. Damage screen for weaker units. Breaching enemy defenses via the Yamato gun.

Further Detail
The new Protoss Corsairs and Terran Valkyries are hardly a match for the mighty Battlecruiser. Only Zerg Devourers stand to give it any trouble at all, but even they will be at a loss against fleets of these huge ships, which can kill Devourers and most every other flying unit with a single Yamato gun blast. The newly enhanced Protoss Photon Cannons are now a key target for the Yamato gun, but the Battlecruiser must fear the Protoss Dark Archon, whose Mind Control ability can suddenly turn the vessel against its allies. Special abilities that were very effective against Battlecruisers previously, like the Terran Ghost's Lockdown and the Zerg Defiler's Plague, can now be counteracted with the help of a Medic's Restoration ability.

hit points (size)	500 (large)
build time	160
vision	11
cost (minerals / vespene gas / supply)	400 / 300 / 8
damage (type) / bonus	25 (normal) / +3
attack range / cooldown	6 / 30
armor / bonus	3 / +1
special options
yamato gun	200 / 200 to research	150 energy per use, 10 range

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