Guardians

The  unit is special to the Chinese. Unlocked in the Contemporary Era.

Class and Specialty

 * Ranged-combat unit, must have line of sight to attack. Can destroy fortified tiles but cannot retaliate when attacked by a close-combat unit.
 * Ranged-combat unit, must have line of sight to attack. Can destroy fortified tiles but cannot retaliate when attacked by a close-combat unit.


 * Multi-rocket Bombard
 * Can use the bombard action twice per.

Unique Action

 * Artillery Strike
 * Choose an enemy Army or District within range to bombard with artillery fire, damaging and perhaps destroy it. This will consume the unit's Movement Points.


 * Using this action, the unit can bombard districts and units on the world map, or bombard districts and units in the Tactical Map from outside.
 * The artillery hit will cause area damage to districts and units around the targeting tile.

Upgrades from
Upgrade cost and needs    access on empire.
 * Siege Artillery (generic)

Trivia

 * The Guardians is based on the Weishi 1-B Multiple Rocket Launcher.
 * "Weishi" (卫士) means "Guardian" in Chinese.