Canon
The Canon
- Definition
- A Cannon will be one of the first structures you use in clash of clans. They are ideal early in the game as they can fire at any ground troops and units with good range high rate of fire, and are relatively cheap to build and easy to upgrade. On the other hand, they cannot fire at air units, their biggest weakness. Cannons are the best defense against wall breakers and giants, stopping them getting close to other structures you have. To use them efficiently place them near air defenses so that both ground and air units can be attacked. If attacking a village with cannons attack from the air if they have no air defenses, or they can be easily overwhelmed by large groups of ground troops.
- Defensive Tips
- Cannon have a high rate of fire and a decent range, which makes them an ideal deterrent for Wall Breakers (which have extremely low health).
- Cannons are very useful for keeping Giants from attacking other defenses. Defend Mortars and Wizard Towers by placing them within range of Cannons. Make sure Cannons are placed within range of Air Defenses, because Cannons are unable to target air units (or at least in range of an Archer Tower orWizard Tower).
- Upgrade these structures and Mortars first at lower levels, as they are one of your main ground defenses.
- It is a good idea to upgrade these structures to level 10 as they become very intimidating to potential attackers, ususally causing them to skip your village.
- Offensive Tips
- Cannons are unable to target air units. This makes them easy pickings for Balloons, Dragons or Minionsif they are not within range of Air Defenses, Archer Towers or Wizard Towers. Cannons are also only able to damage one unit at a time. This makes it very easy to overwhelm them with large groups ofArchers or Barbarians. Even though this is a weakness, remember that the Cannon also puts out a decent shot per second.
- Upgrade By Level
- Cannons undergo dramatic visual changes at levels 7, 10, and 11. The Cannon barrel and support platform both increase in size at almost every level.
- When initially constructed, the Cannon consists of a short dark metal barrel mounted on a crude four-legged wooden platform.
- On level 2, the Cannon's base receives a wooden stabilizer tied to the legs with ropes.
- At level 3, the Cannon's leg stabilizer becomes stouter. The base itself rotates 45 degrees within the 3x3 square (ostensibly to accommodate the later, larger upgrades of the Cannon).
- For level 4, the Cannon barrel receives two decorative latitudinal ridges, one midway along the barrel and one at the rear. The platform's leg stabilizer is removed in favor of a larger and stouter main support platform with much shorter legs.
- The level 5 Cannon base's wooden legs are replaced with metal ones.
- At level 6, the Cannon base receives a pair of what appear to be metal clamps or straps on opposite sides of the platform to anchor the barrel more firmly to the rotational mount.
- By level 7, the wooden base is discarded for a white stone or metal platform with four short brass-trimmed legs. The Cannon barrel's decorative ridge center ridge is trimmed in brass.
- At level 8, the other decorative ridge around the rear of the barrel also receives brass trimming, as well as a pair of opposing brass straps or clamps securing it to the platform.
- At level 9, the Cannon recieves a third brass-trimmed decorative ridge around the muzzle of the barrel, and two additional brass straps or clamps orthogonal to the original pair.
- At level 10, the Cannon barrel is entirely made of brass. The rear of the Cannon barrel receives triangular reinforcing plates, and the the platform's legs become dark metal trimmed in brass.
- And level 11, the Cannon barrel is transformed into black metal, and the base receives prominent black footings.
- Cannons undergo dramatic visual changes at levels 7, 10, and 11. The Cannon barrel and support platform both increase in size at almost every level.