Coastal Battery: What the hell is it?

I was in a match the other day, and I happened to stumble upon a rare unit, a "Coastal Battery". The city I found it in (Karachi) was controlled by my foe, so I couldn't check out its info box, couldn't move the bloody thing either. I think it might be some sort of blockade or, but I lost before I could figure it out. What the hell is it?

Scris de Garde, 15.03.2011 at 17:13

I played a match the other day, and stumbled upon a certain rare unit, a Coastal Battery. The city I found it in was cotrolled by an enemy, so I could not look at it's info box, and I could not move it out of the city (Karachi). Somehow I think it's some sort of blockade, but I lost before I could tell. Any ideas?

what city?

I love that unit, SUPERB unit vs Ships. wish i could build them.

Scris de Garde, 15.03.2011 at 17:13

I played a match the other day, and stumbled upon a certain rare unit, a Coastal Battery. The city I found it in was cotrolled by an enemy, so I could not look at it's info box, and I could not move it out of the city (Karachi). Somehow I think it's some sort of blockade, but I lost before I could tell. Any ideas?

I got it when i was playing MED map, alexandria i think

I built transports air and water and still couldnt move it...

A costal Battery is designed for stoping naval attack.
its a defensive building made of either concreat,steel or even earth containing 1 or more artilery pieces pointed tward the ocean in order to attack incoming naval units.
Generaly there built on high ground(top of cliff or mountain) to increase spot range and artilery range. costal batteries are sometimes acomanied by other type of protectionary forces and defences in order to make getting to land harder.
wiki it for a more detailed list of its uses.

Thank's guys!

+20 defense against water units.

It would be incredible if you could move it to your sea port capital.

Scris de vbf, 22.03.2011 at 20:30

+20 defense against water units.

It would be incredible if you could move it to your sea port capital.

True dat

Attack:5 Defense:5 and +20 defense against naval units.

Scris de vbf, 22.03.2011 at 20:30

+20 defense against water units.

It would be incredible if you could move it to your sea port capital.

It's a concrete block building...how exactly are you going to move it?

Scris de nonames, 23.03.2011 at 11:44

Scris de vbf, 22.03.2011 at 20:30

+20 defense against water units.

It would be incredible if you could move it to your sea port capital.

It's a concrete block building...how exactly are you going to move it?

You know, engineering has done some pretty darn incredible things recently...

I hate that unit! I had it twice, one in northern Norway and one in a small city in the Carribean. They're never in an important city! Good thing I never really had to go up against a coastal battery. I generally don't use a lot of naval, anyway. What I want is more anti-tank infantry, been a month since I last got one.

You can still movemet them by sea. They work like regular naval units.

No you cant? i got one today in karachi and it has lower range than a militia (with blitz!!!). IT wouldve been eppi if I could put in in my capitol(singapore)

You can move them with a transport, air or sea.