Coalition Structures

The heart of any Coalition base, the Construction Yard is where operations of a Coalition base are overseen and construction of other structures is planned and initiated. It also provides a radar uplink to allow monitoring of the battlefield. Due to its importance, one should protect it at all costs, especially from enemy engineers and espionage. A backup generator built in the Construction Yard itself is capable of providing a small amount of power to the power grid without the need of actual power plants as well.

Advancements in technology throughout the latter half of 20th century allowed scientists in Coalition nations to perfect nuclear fusion for use in electricity generation. Since then, old methods utilizing fossil fuels or nuclear fission have slowly been phased out in favor of fusion power. The Coalition military forces are no exception, getting the power required by structures in their installations from fusion reactors built on-site, providing affordable and risk-free power for all their needs. With additional technology from the Tech Center, Fusion Reactors can also be upgraded for additional power output, for a small price.

Coalition Barracks provides housing and training facilities for all of their soldiers on the field and is required to train any Coalition infantry. Facilities from the Barracks are also utilized to allow establishment of basic Coalition defensive structures. Constructing further Barracks will increase the rate at which infantry can be trained.

The Ore Refinery is a collection and processing facility where rare minerals and metals found by ore miners can be deposited and then processed for further use to acquire additional resources, making them crucial for maintaining base economy and funding Coalition war effort.

Coalition Vehicle Assembly is responsible to constructing Coalition ground and air vehicles. Strictly speaking, it is designed to assemble the vehicles from modular parts delivered from off-site manufacturing facilities to the battlefield and perform whatever on-site modifications and checks may be required. The more Vehicle Assemblies a Coalition commander has built, the faster their vehicle production becomes.

A battlefield shipyard that allows the Coalition to establish a presence on seas, or any other sufficiently large body of water, making them a strategic necessity in such locations. When more Shipyards have been built, vessel construction becomes faster.

The Airforce Command serves an important role in Coalition bases. It is where aircraft are built, housed and maintained - up to four per Airforce Command. It allows for airborne intel gather and transport to take place, enabling use of recon planes in tandem with radar equipment from the Construction Yard, acquisition of further technology and bringing in reinforcements and coordinating airstrikes.

Airstrips are basically runways equipped with basic facilities for aircraft reloading and maintenance, allowing for housing of up to four aircraft per Airstrip. To build aircraft on Airstrips, a Coalition Airforce Command must be available on the battlefield.

In order to establish better presence on the battlefield, the Coalition utilizes small outposts called Field HQs, to allow for construction of base structures and defenses further from the main base, to allow construction of core base buildings even if Construction Yard has not currently been deployed, as well as helping Coalition commanders to better track movements of their enemies. All Field HQ's are fitted with reconnaissance equipment to allow them to accurately predict enemy attacks on base structures near them.

The Tech Center is a structure that works in tandem with other base structures such as the Barracks and Vehicle Assembly to allow Coalition commanders to utilize the further potential of Coalition weapons arsenal on the field. To name a few, it allows for more Coalition infantry to be trained and vehicles to be built, airstrikes to be coordinated from the Airforce Command as well as utilization of cutting-edge electronic warfare systems to disable enemies' weapons, if only temporarily.

The Heavy Armory is a support building that houses and provides various equipment and supplies used by the rest of the Coalition base structures and their forces. In addition to providing advanced technology to use in construction of new vehicles, Heavy Armory allows for direct upgrades to Coalition arsenal across the battlefield, It also enables activation of the Phoenix Protocol, allowing a selected group of Coalition infantry to use special operations gear and weapons to truly excel in battle against enemy forces, although commanders need to pick and prioritize which parts of their army they wish to improve, as there are not enough resources to support everything simultaneously.

List of available upgrades (all of them cost $500 each):

• Vindicator Autoloader: All of the owner's Vindicator Tanks on the battlefield have their weapon rate of fire increased by 25%.
• Enhanced Defense Targeting: All of the owner's Sentry Turrets & Anti-Aircraft Guns on the battlefield have their weapon damage increased by 25%.
• Miner Turbo Boost: All of the owner's Amphi Miners on the battlefield have their movement speed increased by 15%.
• Avenger Rangefinder: All of the owner's Avenger LAWS' on the battlefield gain additional weapon range (1 against ground, 2 against air).
• Advanced Body Armor: All of the owner's Enforcers & Defenders and their Phoenix Protocol variants on the battlefield have their armor strength increased by 25%.
• Silverarrow EMP: All of the owner's Silverarrow Fighters gain ability to disable susceptible units for 5 in-game seconds with the missile weapon.
• Expanded Loadout: Owner's Enforcer Corps and Airborne Company will deliver 2 elite Enforcers and 1 Predator Railgun Tank in addition to their normal loadouts, respectively.
• Barracuda Shellstorm: All of the owner's Barracuda Gunboats gain additional weapon area of effect.

Rigid concrete walls reinforced with fortium steel for extra durability. They offer passive protection from enemy attacks that do not go over them and are especially useful for protection against enemy engineers and espionage.

A basic base defense turret fitted with an automatic shotgun that can mow down enemy soldiers at close range and even slightly damage light vehicle armor. It probably won't even make a dent on heavily armored vehicles, however.

For reasons concerning cost efficiency, the Coalition has replaced some of the previously used anti-aircraft missile systems with advanced high-velocity anti-aírcraft guns. With state-of-the-art tracking systems, they are able to gun down hostile aircraft with impeccable accuracy and considerable effective range.

A result of research into directed energy weapons, Laser Cannons are exactly what the name says. Fitted with a special ion laser beam cannon that is designed to melt through vehicle armor more efficiently while still being quite deadly against infantry, Laser Cannons are an integral part of the defense strategy of any Coalition base establishment. It can also be upgraded with the Hyperbeam modifications to massively increase the capabilities of the laser cannon.

A small device concealed from naked eye armed with an electromagnetic pulse with a proximity trigger. Any susceptible enemies approaching it will spring the trap and get their systems disabled for a period of time.

A previously experimental technology unsuitable for practical use, railguns became reality on the battlefield when the prevalent power consumption problems were solved by the advent of nuclear fusion power. Railgun Installations house one of these supremely powerful projectile weapons, capable of flinging magnetically super-accelerated projectiles at enemies over considerable distances, damaging anything in its path, general vicinity of impact and especially the dead center of it. The weapon does, however, have a number of drawbacks, including a significant reload time and minimum firing range, allowing for fast units to potentially outmaneuver the railgun weapon and hit the installation from within its blind spot.

Over the past decade, technological advancements in Western Coalition nations have been driven by the conflict with the Eurasian Dominion, particularly through W.A.R.D's efforts. One of W.A.R.D's primary focuses is Project Arbiter, the aim of which is developing a counter for Dominion's mind control technology. Although the project hasn't yet produced widespread solutions, it has led to significant breakthroughs, such as the Seraph shield generator technology developed in collaboration with French defense contractor Rubicon Defense Systems.

The Seraph system creates a force shield around structures or vehicles, and attempts to miniaturize it for infantry or drones have so fair failed. These shields repel damage but can be broken with sustained fire. The generator replenishes and can restore the shields, but the shield weakens quickly if moved outside the generator's range. There are some limitations, however. The generator itself cannot be shielded and due to high costs and power demands, Coalition forces can only deploy them in limited numbers.

Ever since the use of the first nuclear warhead in actual combat during World War II, these kinds of weapons have been dreaded as weapons of mass destruction and a potential source of human extinction. Coalition considers its hand forced when dealing with potential threats to its member nations and freely utilizes modern fusion-based nuclear weapons in combat if deemed necessary. The Missile Launch Facility enables Coalition commanders to arm and launch a nuclear missile strike on enemies, capable of tilting the balance of power by annihilating the vast majority of enemy forces in a single move.

Only one Coalition Experimental Tech can be unlocked unless Experimental Tech setting is set to 'Unrestricted'

Unlocks Durandal Long-Range Artillery and both of its support powers - Durandal Artillery Strike & Lightburst Guard. Spawns one upon placement, further ones can be constructed from factory with appropriate prerequisites.

Only one Coalition Experimental Tech can be unlocked unless Experimental Tech setting is set to 'Unrestricted'

Unlocks Balmung Cryo Tank and Glacier Spikes support power. Spawns one upon placement, further ones can be constructed from factory with appropriate prerequisites.

Only one Coalition Experimental Tech can be unlocked unless Experimental Tech setting is set to 'Unrestricted'

Unlocks Excalibur Heavy Gunship and Avalon Barrage support power. Spawns one upon placement, further ones can be constructed from factory with appropriate prerequisites.