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The Tank Bunker is an Epsilon base defense that can be garrisoned by most turreted vehicles, providing a safe haven from ground attackers (but not aircraft).

Official description[]

Tank Bunkers are structures, which most turreted vehicles can enter to gain additional protection from enemy fire while still being able to retaliate. Though the occupier of a Bunker will become a much more difficult target to destroy for ground forces, aerial attacks will still easily bypass these entrenchments. Tank Bunkers built nearby a Synthesis Vault can get their armor reinforced with supplemental active field coming from the Vault. A similar effect will apply temporarily to those deployed with Quick Fort.[1]

Overview[]

For a detailed list of changes from the original game, click here.

Tank Bunkers offer a unique defensive option for the Epsilon, as vehicles are required to garrison it in lieu of infantry. Despite the name, other turreted vehicles are able to enter and fire within it, such as the Stinger. Thanks to its large hit points and lack of power requirement, enemies will have a hard time destroying this structure in battle if they are not supported with airstrikes or artilleries.

As vehicles can enter and exit with no problem, the Tank Bunker is a customizable and versatile defense. Epsilon main battle tanks can deal with its rivals with efficiency, Stingers can be a stationary detector to deter spies, and even appropriate mind-controlled vehicles can enter the bunker (such as Abrams Tanks or Tesla Cruisers). While they can be liberated from mind control, they will still be trapped in the bunker, forcing them to destroy it. Additionally, the vehicle inside gains a bonus in damage, which is equal to a vehicle's damage when elite. Compared to vanilla Yuri's Revenge, the Tank Bunker's bonus mostly focuses on a damage increase due to balance reasons (+30% damage, +2 range, +30% rate of fire).

Scorpion Cell benefits from this structure the most since they have the most vehicles that are viable to enter in a Tank Bunker, and it addresses their weakness of low armor. While PsiCorps and Epsilon HQ can only fit their main battle tank as well as the Marauder and Colossus, respectively, Scorpion Cell have the Speeder Trike, Oxidizer and Plague Splatter to put their weaponry to great use (unfortunately Tyrants can't enter due to their lack of turret). This is further reinforced by their Quick Fort support power, granting the Scorpion Cell the means to fortify their positions in little time, including neutral tech structures that are beyond ground control from friendly bases.

On the other hand, Tank Bunkers are situational compared to other Epsilon defenses, as proselytes usually prefer their vehicles to be mobile instead of being stationary. While the procedure of entering and exiting Tank Bunkers take little time, the issue of constant replacements due to airstrikes discourages them to build one in the first place, and instead build other Epsilon defenses that aren't disabled in a single airstrike.

Eligible units[]

Allicon Chrpicon Hev2icon
USAicon Strkicon Bulldog Light Tank Bassicon Abrmicon Aeroicon
EAicon Archicon Cavalier Medium Tank Sreficon Ctnkicon
PFicon Tsurugi Powersuit Zephyr Artillery Blzzicon
Sovicon
Russiaicon Lynxicon Htnkicon Ttnkicon
Confederationicon Htkicon Jtnkicon Buraicon Cataicon
Chinaicon Htkicon Qtnkicon Senticon
Yuricon Ytnkicon Stngicon
PCicon Lasher Light Tank Maraicon
SCicon Mantis Light Tank Trikicon Plagicon Oxidicon
HQicon Opus Custom Tank Colsicon
Foeicon Teraicon Seiticon
HHicon Shryicon
WCicon Raccicon
LBicon Roacicon Raccicon
Campaign-exclusive Hevyicon Itnkicon

Units that can directly affect Tank Bunker Occupants[]

Note that although Yunru and the Dragonfly can disable tank bunker occupants with EMP, the EM Pulse support power, the Scourge and the EMP blast from the Seitaad Ballistia has no effect on the occupying vehicle.

AI behavior[]

The AI will only build a maximum of 2 Tank Bunkers on all difficulties.

The AI is able to order all eligible Epsilon vehicles to occupy Tank Bunkers, including their alternate modes (anti-air mode for Colossus and artillery mode for Speeder Trike). If the vehicle is an Opus Tank, it will load an Initiate first before occupying the Tank Bunker.

Appearances[]

Act Two[]

Special Ops[]

  • Chronologically, like many other Epsilon structures, the Tank Bunker first appears in the Foehn Special Ops mission Time Capsule.

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