Starcraft Buildings – Sensor Tower

Sensor Tower

The top analysts in the Terran military all agree that knowledge is power and that intelligence can often be the key to victory. The Sensor Tower is an important tool for monitoring enemy troop movements at long range and detecting cloaked enemy units. Sensor turrets are the linchpin of any Terran base defense and should therefore be well guarded, as a prudent attacker will always try to take out the sensor turrets first.

Sensor turrets capture a massive amount of data, keeping commanders constantly abreast of the latest developments on the battlefield. Using passive and active thermal and electromagnetic scanners, along with millimeter-accurate radar sweeps, seismic sensor data, and Doppler analysis, a sensor tower can rapidly locate enemy targets within range. Enemy units hiding behind inaccessible terrain can also be easily localized in this way, but visual analysis is still required for clear identification.

However, such extensive sensor activity has the disadvantage that the enemy can detect the presence of a sensor tower relatively easily, making it easy for them to determine the position of the associated Terran base. Other strategies include tricking the turret’s sensors with some decoy units, or simply staying out of the turret’s range. To counteract these strategies and to confuse the enemy, some Terran commanders erect additional sensor towers to simulate the presence of other Terran bases and thereby disguise the location of the actual base.

TERRANS – THE FEDERAL MARINE CORPS.

PRIDE. STRENGTH. DISCIPLINE

Outcasts, lawbreakers and rebels were once sent from Earth to establish the first human colony outside the solar system. Left to their own devices, a tight military organization gave them the adaptability and flexibility they needed to survive in the far reaches of the galaxy. Far away from their homeland, a multitude of more or less independent colonies gradually developed.

The nomadic-looking people owe their assertiveness, among other things, to the ability to build their tactical outposts quickly and effectively in the contested area. A special achievement of the Terrans is the ability to land finished buildings from a greater distance in more distant areas.