Vehicle Beacon

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This article has been updated for Soulstorm. The Dark Crusade version is now archived.

Dawn of War Building

Vehicle Beacon
Race	Tau
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey V	Build Cost 300 100  Return Value 150 50  Build Time 60 s Built By Earth Caste Builder Requires Cadre Headquarters, Path to Enlightenment Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	4000
Armour	Building Medium
Resource Bonus	+2
Sight Radius	15 (cannot detect)

Contents 1 Vehicle Beacon 2 Tactics 3 Buildable Units 3.1 Devilfish Troop Carrier 3.2 Skyray Missile Gunship 3.3 Drone Squad 3.4 Drone Harbinger 3.5 Barracuda 3.6 Hammerhead Gunship 4 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Vehicle Beacon

The Vehicle Beacon allows you to call in the use of Tau vehicles, including the Devilfish Troop Carrier, Skyray Missile Gunships, Drone Harbingers, Drone Squads, and Hammerhead Gunships.

Tactics

Vehicle Beacons have an enormous area blueprint which can often make them difficult to fit in the control area around a standard base, despite the modest size of the actual building. Often players will find themselves forced to build on the very edge of the control area, or where it overlaps with a captured point. Plan with this in mind. Unless you intend to forgo standard vehicles, leave one side of your Cadre Headquarters completely free of barracks,generators, and research structures, so you may easily place your Vehicle Beacon when the time comes to build it.

Buildable Units

Devilfish Troop Carrier

	Devilfish Troop Carrier				Hotkey: C
	Cost	50 75  1	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	3
	Requires	Nothing

Skyray Missile Gunship

	Skyray Missile Gunship				Hotkey: S
	Cost	100 225  3	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	None
	Requires	Nothing

Drone Squad

	Drone Squad				Hotkey: R
	Cost	105 195  2	Build Time	30 s
	Squad Size	3/5	Limit	None
	Requires	Nothing

Drone Harbinger

	Drone Harbinger				Hotkey: D
	Cost	100 200  5	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	2
	Requires	Nothing

Barracuda

	Barracuda				Hotkey: B
	Cost	140 200  4	Build Time	36 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	5
	Requires	Nothing

Hammerhead Gunship

	Hammerhead Gunship				Hotkey: H
	Cost	165 315  3	Build Time	45 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	2
	Requires	Mont'Ka Command Post, Teachings of Mont'Ka

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