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I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
—A Buratino driver enjoying the carnage he creates

The Buratino is a long-range rocket artillery used by the Latin Confederation.

Official description[]

The Heavy Flamethrower System, known better for its nickname "Buratino", was one of the Soviet Union's finest artillery pieces in between the Great Wars. However, when the successor to V2 in the form of the new Scud Launcher was introduced with its superior range and damage to enemy structures, the Buratino was phased out and retired from active duty.

But as the Third Great War progressed, the Latin Confederation, who did not develop an artillery of their own, was in need of vehicles capable of long-range destruction in order to directly assault American fortifications. Due to Scud Launchers being in short supply at the time because of high demand, the Buratino is now produced in Turbo, Colombia and is a vital asset for the Latins' arsenal.

The warheads that the Buratino fires contain a combustible liquid which produce a high temperature cloud of flame followed by a crushing shock wave. Additionally, the unit can switch between two firing modes for its thermobaric rockets: precise and spread. This makes the Buratino a great weapon for destroying enemy structures and killing groups of infantry both.[1]

Overview[]

Buratino, the siege vehicle of Latin Confederation, has its own features compared to the Russian Scud Launcher. Although its thermobaric rockets are less effective to structures than the Scud missile, Buratino's default precise mode still has high precision, which can ensure that its firepower will not cause waste in siege tasks.

However, Buratino also exposed the shortcomings of most Latin Confederation units: its armor is very vulnerable, and even Buratino is only equipped with light armor. This means that the commander of the Latin Confederation needs to have anti-armor units like the Mortar Quad or Catastrophe Tank to work with Buratino.

Firing modes[]

For a video demonstration of the two firing modes, click here.

BuratinoModes

Buratino in precise and spread mode

The Buratino has two firing modes, which are precise fire (the default mode) and spread fire modes. The precise fire mode fires its rockets on the targeted tile accurately one at a time, while the spread fire mode fires all its rockets around the targeted area at once, but each individual rocket deals slightly more damage, and its reload rate is slightly slower.

The precise fire is best used for most situations, owing to its single target damage and accuracy. Unlike most of its siege counterparts, the Buratino can reliably retaliate against infantry as long as they are not within minimum range.

The spread fire is best used against larger buildings such as War Factories and Construction Yards, where all the rockets are guaranteed to hit the same target. The slightly increased rocket damage further encourages this. With multiple Buratinos, this mode may also be effective against large infantry squads.

AI behavior[]

The AI has the ability to create Buratinos in its spread mode without needing to switch modes first. However, the AI is not programmed to switch between Buratino modes.

Buratinos controlled by the AI have the following attack patterns:

All difficulties[]

  • 2x targeting base defenses
    • This task force may be accompanied by 2 additional Buratinos
  • 2x targeting structures, accompanied by 6 Pyros

Medium/Hard[]

  • 2x targeting production structures (spread mode)
  • 2x targeting infantry, accompanied by 2 Halftracks
    • This task force may be accompanied by 2 additional Buratinos
  • 2x targeting structures, accompanied by 2 Borillos
    • If possible, Chronoboost and Shadow Ring may be applied on this strike force
  • 2x guarding friendly base
    • This task force may be accompanied by 2 additional Buratinos
  • 4x targeting structures
    • If possible, Chronoboost and Shadow Ring may be applied on this strike force

Appearances[]

Use the Confederation's Buratinos to break through the Allied defenses.
—Soviet intel during Operation: Happy Birthday

Act One[]

Special Ops[]

Assessment[]

Pros Cons
  • Very effective against enemy structures and infantry.
  • Can toggle between hitting a single point and dealing scatter damage in a target area.
  • Can safely destroy most defensive structures from a long range.
  • Inexpensive for a siege vehicle ($1350).
  • Lightly armored.
  • Vulnerable to aerial and anti-armor threats.
  • Exploitable minimum range.
  • Not as effective against enemy tanks.
  • May cause friendly fire

Trivia[]

  • The Buratino is based on the TOS-1 "Buratino" thermobaric MLRS used by the Russian Army.

See also[]

References[]

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