Thor Gunship

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Thor Gunship
Unit
Faction	Euro Alliance
Role	Anti-infantry Anti-air Ground support
Armament	"Mjölnir" beacon Loudspeaker
Tier	3
Tech level	9
Properties
Hit points	800
Armor type	Heavy Aircraft
Speed	14 (flying)
Turn rate	10
Sight radius	9
Production
Cost	$2000
Estimated build time	1:12
Built at	Allied War Factory
Requires	Shield Command Tech Center
Combat
Ground	160-56 90% vs. Basic/Animal and Drone 75% vs. Flak 55% vs. Plate/Cyborg 20% vs. Light 10% vs. Medium/Harvester and Heavy 5% vs. all structure armor types
Air	160-56 80% vs. Scout Ravens 70% vs. Rocketeers and Gyrocopters 60% vs. Norio and Uragan 50% vs. Diverbees 45% vs. Light Aircraft and Medium Aircraft 40% vs. Black Widows 35% vs. Heavy Aircraft, Thor Gunships, Cryocopters, Alanqa Skystations and Quetzals 15% vs. Hailjets, Ospreys, Hornet UAVs, Dybbuk-Interceptors, Quetzal drones, Leviathan drones and Shrike drones
Cooldown	40 frames (2.7 in-game seconds)
Range	7 (ground) 8 (air) 1 (minimum range) 0.7 (radius)
Function
Ability	Deploy to use hold position which increases the armor of friendly ground units (except teleporting and naval units) in a radius of 4 around the Thor Gunship by 40% but halves their speed for 450 frames (30 in-game seconds) The Thor Gunship cannot attack while the hold position is in effect Has a cooldown of 600 frames (40 in-game seconds)
Veteran bonus	+40% hit points
Elite bonus	+40% firepower +25% speed
Notes	Self-repair Receives a 20% firepower buff while inside a Lightning Rod's radius Causes 45-22.5 damage in a radius of 2 at where the Thor Gunship crashes when shot down
Miscellaneous
Artist(s)	Azri_Apoc
Voice actor	Gabriel Wolf

“	Valhalla shall stand!	”
	—Thor Gunship

The Thor Gunship is a heavy attack/support gunship used by European Alliance. It can destroy enemies by generating lightning strikes out of nowhere and boost the defensive capabilities of friendly ground troops.

Official description

The Thor is the most impressive unit in the European arsenal. Created by a small, independent arms developer, the Thor has become the flagship of the European armed forces, often seen on the battlefield where the European Alliance sets its military might on full display. Its on-board miniaturized weather control device can create lightning bolts out of thin air, vaporizing infantry and heavily damaging aircraft within a radius while the craft's thick armor allows it to soak up plenty of damage.

The gunship acts as a command unit in the field, as it is authorized to order personnel on the ground to divert to defensive tactics for a limited time. This makes the Thor a welcome sight to all Allied forces, the mere sight of it enough to instill awe in any soldier.

Overview

A Thor Gunship deploying its loudspeakers to friendly ground troops, increasing armor while reducing speed

The Thor Gunship is one of the Euro Alliance's Tier 3 units and is the only subfaction-exclusive Tier 3 aircraft of the Allies, equipped with "Mjölnir" beacon and loudspeaker. The beacon can strike enemy infantry and air units by generating small lightning, so the Thor Gunship can be used to attack some infantry regiments without anti air capabilities. In addition, the clustered Thor Gunship has a considerable impact on production buildings, although the high cost makes it difficult to assemble sufficient scale of Thors.

Despite the thick armor, Thor Gunships should try to avoid confrontation with enemy air defense armor units and avoid air defense buildings as they also have slow speed. It is also worth noting that the deployed Thor Gunship can change the operational posture of nearby ground forces – slow down the pace and improve their defense capabilities. The commander of the Euro Alliance can use this to gain certain advantages in the defensive battle.

Appearances

“	It is high time we gave you access to the Euro Alliance's ultimate aerial support unit, the Thor Gunship. Its pilots have the authority to order nearby units to assume defensive positions.	”
	—Allied intel during Operation: Sunlight

Act One

• Thor Gunship first appears in Idle Gossip as an enemy.
• Thor Gunship is introduced and first buildable in Sunlight.

Cooperative

• Chronologically, 2 Thor Gunships can be first controllable by the 1st player in Attack on Buggy.

Assessment

Pros	Cons
Effective against infantry and aircraft. Lightning deals splash damage in a target area. Excellent counter to clusters of air units, like Wolfhounds and Buzzards. Decent against lightly armored vehicles and structures. Can deploy to give nearby friendly units and infantry strong armor buff. Can receive firepower boost when near a Lightning Rod. Very durable. Can fire on the move. Can self-repair.	Expensive ($2000). Unless in massed groups, it is not very effective against heavily armored vehicles or defensive structures with heavy armor (e.g. Bunkers, Flak Cannons) Armor buff slows affected units and stops the Thor Gunship from firing while in effect. Vulnerable against heavy anti-air fire. Fairly slow.

Behind the scenes

• The Thor Gunship's voiceover was originally recorded for a namesake in Atomic_Noodles's Colony Wars and offered to Mental Omega at a later point (alongside the voiceover which became the Speeder Trike's).
  • Before it receives the current voiceover, the Thor Gunship used autocannons instead of the storm generator which are still visible on the voxel artwork.

Trivia

• In Norse mythology, Thor is a god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, strength and protection.
  • Thor's hammer, Mjölnir, is also the name of the gunship's weapon.
• The Thor Gunship's design is based on the Dropship from Aliens.