Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Units

Units form your army whcih you control. They can be produced from factories, ports, airports and with ship planes, carriers. Different units have different costs and different strengths and weakness. How you get all your units working together will determine how well the battle goes.

The name of units below may differ depending on the version of the game.

Ground Units

The most common type of unit is Ground or ground units. In total, there are four type of ground unit, based on their armour and usage. All ground units are built by factories and can be repaired / resupplied in cities, factories and HQ.

Infantry Armour Units

Infantry type units are used primary to capture bases. All units expect those without a secondary weapon, will use their machine gun aganist these units. Although weak, they are one of the most important type of units. Only infantry type units can fire missiles from silos.

Infantry

Cost	1500	Armour Type	Infantry	Targets	Ground & Heli	Vision Range	2 (+3 on Mountains)
Movement Type	Infantry	Movement Range	3	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Down), Heli (Down)
Description		Cheapest unit. Can capture bases. Vision +3 on mountains.
Special Notes		Can board tranpsort helicopters, mobile workshops and missile boats.

Bazooka

Cost	2500	Armour Type	Infantry	Targets	Ground & Heli	Vision Range	2 (+3 on Mountains)
Movement Type	Bazooka	Movement Range	2	Gas	70	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Bazooka	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	3	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Heli (Down)
Description		Attack power high. Can capture bases. Vision +3 on mountains.
Special Notes		Can board tranpsort helicopters, mobile workshops and missile boats. Unlike infantry, they can take on vehicles if they hit first (or if the vehicle is damaged).

Motobike

Cost	2500	Armour Type	Infantry	Targets	Ground & Heli	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Tire B	Movement Range	5	Gas	70	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Down), Heli (Down)
Description		Infantry unit. High mobility. Able to capture bases.
Special Notes

Direct Attack Vehicle Armour Units

This is the most common type and most used type of unit in the entire game. Being a direct unit, they must move beside the enemy to fire upon it but ineffective against artillery.

Recon

Cost	4000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground & Heli	Vision Range	5
Movement Type	Tire A	Movement Range	8	Gas	80	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Down), Heli (Down)
Description		Reconnaissance unit. High mobilty. Good range of vision.
Special Notes

Flare

Cost	5000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground & Heli	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	5	Gas	60	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	3 Flares	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Down), Heli (Down)
Description		In fog of war, can fire Flare Rockets. Illuminates 2 sqaure area where it Grounds.
Special Notes		You can only fire Flare Rockets within a 5 square radis and only if you do not move that turn (i.e. treat as indirect attack). The Flare Rocket only last 1 turn but can illuminate all squares including hidding places (e.g. woods). Flares can only carry a max of 3 Flare Rockets before needing resupply.

Anti-Air

Cost	7000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground & Air	Vision Range	3
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	6	Gas	60	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Vulcan Cannon	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Down), Air (Up), Heli (Up)
Description		Specialised anti-air unit. Can also attack ground units but tanks are a threat to it.
Special Notes

Tank

Cost	7000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground, Heli & Naval	Vision Range	3
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	6	Gas	70	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Tank Gun	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Heli (Down), Ship (Down), Sub (Down)
Description		Light tank unit. Good mobility makes it useful on battlefield but watch out for Medium Tanks.
Special Notes

Heavy Tank

Cost	12000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground, Heli & Naval	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	5	Gas	50	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Heavy Tank Gun	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	5	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Heli (Down), Ship (Down), Sub (Down)
Description		Reinforced tank. Attack and defence capabilities superior to standard tank.
Special Notes

War Tank / Mega Tank

Cost	16000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground, Heli & Naval	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	4	Gas	50	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Mega Tank Gun	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	5	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Heli (Down), Ship (Down), Sub (Down)
Description		Most powerful tank. Boasts superlative capabilites but slow and weak to Anti Tank units.
Special Notes

In-Direct Attack Vehicle Armour Units

In-direct ground units can sometimes be overlooked and dusted away. However, they are able to hit, weaken and destory enermys before they get near your frontline.

Mech Gun

Cost	6000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground & Naval	Vision Range	3
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	5	Gas	50	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Cannon	Attack Range	2-3	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Ship (Down), Sub (Down)
Description		Indirect attack unit. Attack cannot be launched after the unit has moved.
Special Notes

Anti-Tank

Cost	11000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground, Heli & Naval	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Tire B	Movement Range	4	Gas	50	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Cannon	Attack Range	1-3	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Heli (Down)
Description		Indirect attack unit. When under direct enemy attack, it can counter-attack.
Special Notes

Rockets

Cost	15000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	Ground & Naval	Vision Range	3
Movement Type	Tire A	Movement Range	5	Gas	50	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Rocket	Attack Range	3-5	Max Ammo	5	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Ship (Up), Sub (Up)
Description		Indirect attack unit. Powerful with a wide attack range.
Special Notes

Missiles

Cost	12000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	air	Vision Range	5
Movement Type	Tire A	Movement Range	5	Gas	50	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Anti-Air Missiles	Attack Range	3-6	Max Ammo	5	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Air (Up), Heli (Up)
Description		Indirect attack unit. Only caapable of striking air targets.
Special Notes

Support & Miscellaneous

Units that do not fit in with the above types are listed here. This includes the Mobile Workshop which is a handy thing to have.

Mobile Workshop

Cost	5000	Armour Type	Vehicle	Targets	N/A	Vision Range	1
Movement Type	Tank	Movement Range	6	Gas	99	Material	1
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	N/A	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		N/A
Description		Carries 1 infantry or bazooka unit, supplies units and builds temporary airports and ports.
Special Notes		Temporary airports can only be built on plains. Temporary ports can only be built on shore.

Air Units

Air units have the advantage of being able to cross any terran that is passible by all other units. This mobility makes them key in any battle. Air units can be repaired /resupply at airports and temporary airports and can also be resupplied by mobile workshops. With the exception of ship planes, all are built from the airport.

Air Armour Units

Air units fly high in the sky and therefore avoid most of the fire from below but weak to any form of AA fire.

Interceptor

Cost	20000	Armour Type	Air	Targets	Air	Vision Range	5
Movement Type	Air	Movement Range	9	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Anti-Air Missiles	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Air (Up), Heli (Up)
Description		Air unit. Can attack air units. Most mobile aircraft but cant attack ground.
Special Notes

Bomber

Cost	20000	Armour Type	Air	Targets	Ground & Naval	Vision Range	3
Movement Type	Air	Movement Range	7	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Bomb	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Ship (Up), Sub (Up)
Description		Air unit. Can attack ground and naval units. Exceptional power but weak to enemy anti air units.
Special Notes

Duster / Fighter

Cost	13000	Armour Type	Air	Targets	Ground & Air	Vision Range	4
Movement Type	Air	Movement Range	8	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Machine Gun	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	9	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Down), Veh (Down), Air (Down), Heli (Up)
Description		Air unit. Can attack ground and air units. Medium power but anti air units can shred it.
Special Notes		Known as Duster in US version. Known as Fighter in Europe version.

Ship Plane

Cost	15000	Armour Type	Air	Targets	Ground, Naval & Air	Vision Range	4
Movement Type	Air	Movement Range	7	Gas	40	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Missiles	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	3	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Air (Up), Heli (Up), Ship (Up), Sub (Up)
Description		Air unit. Can attack any unit. Can only be produced at sea by carriers but have low supply, fuel and ammo.
Special Notes

Heli Armour Units

Helicopters fly closer towards the ground and therefore can be attacked by most ground units. But, they are cheaper the air armour units.

Battle Helicopter

Cost	9000	Armour Type	Heli	Targets	Ground, Heli & Naval	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Air	Movement Range	6	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Air-Surface Missiles	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	Machine Gun
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Heli (Up), Ship (Down), Sub (Down)
Description		Air unit. Can attack ground and naval units, and other helicopters.
Special Notes

Transport Helicopter

Cost	5000	Armour Type	Heli	Targets	N/A	Vision Range	1
Movement Type	Air	Movement Range	6	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	N/A	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		N/A
Description		Air unit. Carries 1 infantry or bazooka unit. No attack capability.
Special Notes

Naval Units

Naval units are able to swing the balance in any battle that has a port and should be put to good use. However, they are some of the most expensive to deploy. Naval units are built from ports and can be repaired / resupplied by temporary ports. They can also be resupplied by mobile workshops.

Battleship

Cost	25000	Armour Type	Ship	Targets	Ground & Naval	Vision Range	3
Movement Type	Ship	Movement Range	5	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Cannon	Attack Range	3-5	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Inftry (Up), Veh (Up), Ship (Up), Sub (Up)
Description		Navel unit. Has unique ability to launch indirect attacks after moving.
Special Notes		It's unique ability means it actally has an attack radius of 10 squares.

Carrier

Cost	28000	Armour Type	Ship	Targets	Air	Vision Range	4
Movement Type	Ship	Movement Range	5	Gas	99	Material	4
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	Anti-Air Gun
Weapon Attributes		Air (Down), Heli (Down)
Description		Navel unit. Can carry 2 air units and produces ship planes.
Special Notes

Submarine

Cost	20000	Armour Type	Sub	Targets	Naval	Vision Range	5
Movement Type	Ship	Movement Range	6	Gas	70	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Torpedo	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	6	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		Ship (Up), Sub (Up)
Description		Navel unit. After diving, it remains hidden unless enemy unis are adjacent.
Special Notes

Cruiser

Cost	16000	Armour Type	Ship	Targets	Naval & Air	Vision Range	5
Movement Type	Ship	Movement Range	6	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Anti-Ship Missiles	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	9	Secondary Weapon	Anti-Air Gun
Weapon Attributes		Air (Up), Heli (Up), Ship (Down), Sub (Up)
Description		Navel unit. Strong against air units and submarines. Can transport 2 helicopter units.
Special Notes

Lander

Cost	10000	Armour Type	Ship	Targets	N/A	Vision Range	1
Movement Type	Ship	Movement Range	6	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	N/A	Attack Range	N/A	Max Ammo	N/A	Secondary Weapon	N/A
Weapon Attributes		N/A
Description		Navel unit. Can transport 2 ground units. No attack capability.
Special Notes

Missile Boat

Cost	6000	Armour Type	Ship	Targets	Naval	Vision Range	2
Movement Type	Ship	Movement Range	7	Gas	99	Material	N/A
Primary Weapon	Anti-Ship Missiles	Attack Range	1	Max Ammo	1	Secondary Weapon	None
Weapon Attributes		Ship (Down), Sub (Down)
Description		Navel unit. Attacks naval units. Carries 1 infantry or bazooka unit.
Special Notes		Requies resupplying after each firing as it only has 1 ammo.

New, Modified & Returning Units

This is a list of new units, returning units that have had major modifications and largely unchanged returning units.

New Units

• Motorbike
• Flare
• Heavy Tank
• Anti-Tank
• Duster / Fighter
• Ship Plane
• Missile Boat

Modified Units

• Mobile Workshop (Previously APC)
• Battleship
• Carrier

Returning Units

• Infantry
• Bazooka
• Recon
• Anti-Air
• Tank
• Mega Tank
• Mech Gun (Previously Artillery)

Returning Units

• Rockets
• Missiles
• Interceptor (Previously Fighter)
• Bomber
• Battle Helicopter
• Transport Helicopter
• Submarine
• Cruiser
• Lander

Non-Playable Units

A number of non-playable units are seen in story mode. Some are targets which you have to destroy whist others are beyond your reach. most are products from the IDS.

Talon Gun

Developed by IDS at request by Lazurian goverement. Due to it's huge costs it was never mass produced. Development was halted leaving only a number of prototypes. They can be destroyed at their weak spot in the middle. It attacks units that are to close to it.

Nemesis Missile

A missile that destroyed an abandoned city.

Great Owl

A large giant bomber invented by the IDS. It's bombs can cause 5 damage in a 8 square radius. The Great Owl flys too high to be taken down by anti-air countermeasures. It was destroyed eventually.