Biplane

Biplane
Although monoplanes offer aerodynamic advantages over the biplane, their structural weaknesses mean that the twin-wings have gained early dominance in the skies.
Details
Found in:	Humankind
Culture:	All
Era:	Industrial Era
Technology:	Aeronautics
Cost
Production	2575
Production	2575
Population	1
Population	1
Upkeep	50
Upkeep	50
Unit Stats
Strength	51
Strength	51
Movement	0
Movement	0
Range	14
Range	14
Vision	4
Vision	4
Detection	4
Detection	4
Resource requirements
4
4
Evolution
Replaces	None
Evolution of	None
Evolves into	Monoplane Fighter
Class and Ability
Class	Fighter
Specialty	None

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Biplane is a generic Air Unit available in the Industrial Era after researching the Aeronautics technology.

Class and Specialty

Fighter

Patrol aircraft Unit able to provide vision and counter enemy aircraft. Can also strike ground targets with reduced efficiency.

Unique Action

Air Patrol

Toggle patrol mode for the Air Unit. While patrolling the Air Unit provides vision over their Territory and adjacent Territories, and will also intercept enemy Air Units that attempt to perform air strikes in these Territories.

• When in Air Patrol, the Air Unit cannot perform any Air Strikes.

Air Strike

Select an opposing Army or District to target with an aerial bombardment. Enemy Air Units, Infrastructures and Armies may deal damage to your Air Unit. Both Fighters and Bombers can do air strike; Fighters can be included in a strike to escort Bombers.

• Using this action, the Unit can bombard Districts and Units on the world map with reduced damage, or bombard Districts and Units in the Tactical Map with full damage from outside.
• The air strike will cause area damage to Districts and Units around the targeting tile.
• The air strike can cause friendly fire and damage your own Units.

Upgrades and Replacements

Upgrades into

Culture	Unit	Era	Technology	Cost
All	Monoplane Fighter	Contemporary Era	Aerial Warfare	3700