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| - The Tempest is a powerful Naval unit and is the one of the strongest seaborne vessels, second only to the Atlantis and the Megalith. Its most important capability is the extremely powerful Oblivion Cannon which, when the Tempest surfaced, has the capability to sink most naval units with a single well placed shot. Although the battleships (All Factions), aircraft carriers (All Factions), and the Aeon destroyer would last a little longer due to their high HP, the Oblivion Cannon is able to take out closely grouped units with its high damage and its significant damage radius. The Tempest also has a series of torpedo launchers meant for self-defense. Its torpedoes are comparatively weak, however, and thus this unit should not be expected to defeat seaborne defenses or high-health navies from b
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| - The Tempest is a powerful Naval unit and is the one of the strongest seaborne vessels, second only to the Atlantis and the Megalith. Its most important capability is the extremely powerful Oblivion Cannon which, when the Tempest surfaced, has the capability to sink most naval units with a single well placed shot. Although the battleships (All Factions), aircraft carriers (All Factions), and the Aeon destroyer would last a little longer due to their high HP, the Oblivion Cannon is able to take out closely grouped units with its high damage and its significant damage radius. The Tempest also has a series of torpedo launchers meant for self-defense. Its torpedoes are comparatively weak, however, and thus this unit should not be expected to defeat seaborne defenses or high-health navies from beneath the surface. The Tempest also has a long vision radius, and is equipped with Radar & Sonar. Though its torpedoes are weak, a smart Aeon commander will dive upon encountering a UEF Summit-class Battleship, which has been observed to either prevail or achieve a draw. The Summit-class is the only Battleship to match the Tempest in main gun range, although the UEF and Seraphim cruisers' missiles will match the Tempest's range as well. Given that the Tempest is such a large and slow target, this is definitely something to worry about. Hence, the Summit-class Battleship can more or less guarantee a win or draw against a vessel that is over twice as expensive in mass and over four times the energy cost (11250 vs 28000 mass, 75000 vs 350000 energy). No other naval unit is capable of doing so. Other counters to the Tempest include the Hauthuum, other Tempests, or experimental ships from mods. There are two slightly more expensive units that will defeat a Tempest: the slightly higher-priced UEF Experimental Aircraft Carrier Atlantis, and the expensive Cybran Experimental Megabot Megalith. Both units have better torpedoes and superior health. The Atlantis can submerge, just like the Tempest, but it can also build and launch up to 150 aircraft of any tier (excluding transports). Furthermore, the Atlantis can even build all of these aircraft while underwater, something the Aeon ship can only do with submarines. Regardless of stored aircraft, the Atlantis can still win against the Tempest if it remains submerged. The Megalith is also capable of defeating the Tempest, because it also has anti-torpedo weapons, stronger torpedoes, and two oversized proton cannon turrets which prevents surfacing of the Tempest. The Tempest is also equipped with an anti-torpedo weapon, making it more resistant to attacks by torpedo units, especially subs. The Tempest, however, is vulnerable to even the smallest of anti-naval air attacks, as it is not armed with any anti-air weapons. When surfaced, it is vital that the Tempest be escorted by a sizable air force to counter any attempted air attack from enemies. Unless grouped into large sorties, torpedo bombers remain one of the least effective air attacks, as the Tempest is equipped with anti-torpedo defenses. Lastly, the Tempest is capable of building T2 and T1 naval vessels, and all tiers of engineers. It must be surfaced and remain still to perform this action. This allows the Tempest to replenish lost units after an assault on an enemy position, or to build additional navy units for shore bombardment. Even though the Tempest lacks any form of AA or tactical missile defense , this unit can defend itself by building the Infinity Class Cruiser . See the battleship article for details on factional differences.
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