Update 9.6 adds two new buildings to Strongholds: Artillery Battalion and Attack Bomber Squadron. These buildings produce special Clan Reserves that can be used directly in battles.

Please be aware that these Reserves are currently only available in Raids, and cannot be used in Skirmishes.

Artillery Battalion

The Artillery Battalion structure produces the Artillery Strike Reserve, which allows the Detachment Commander to request a dense salvo of high-explosive artillery shells in the targeted map square.

Artillery Strike is just like a shot from artillery: shells arrive from your base at a 45-degree angle, with damage values identical to the default ammunition from the artillery arsenal.

The artillery shells' damage, number, and total impact area are dependent on the level of the Artillery Battalion structure.





Attack Bomber Squadrons

The Attack Bomber Squadrons structure produces the Airstrike Reserve, which allows the Detachment Commander to call in Il-2 attack aircraft to strike the targeted area with an intensifying barrage of anti-tank bombs.

Unlike the Artillery Strike, bombs from the Airstrikes arrive at a 90-degree angle. The Il-2 attack aircraft release their payload from above their target, allowing them to hit weak spots on enemy tanks and enemy vehicles hiding behind buildings or terrain.

The bombs' damage and number are dependent on the level of the Attack Bomber Squadrons structure.

Restrictions Each Reserve can only be used once during a battle. The Reserves are activated by the Detachment Commander, who is the first player to join, by default. The Detachment Commander role can be reassigned in the Detachment ready room. After the Commander's tank is destroyed in battle, no Reserves can be deployed. The Detachment Commander must add the Reserves in the Detachment ready room before the battle starts.

Reserve Characteristics Per Level

Artillery Strike

Characteristics Level of Artillery Battalion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cooldown before strike (seconds) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Caliber 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Destruction radius (metres) 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 14 15 One shell damage 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 Penetration 80 80 80 80 80 90 90 95 95 100 Amount of shells per a strike 25 30 35 40 50 75 100 120 140 150 Cost of preparation ( ) 50 75 100 150 200 300 400 500 650 750

Airstrike

Characteristics Level of Attack Bomber Squadrons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 One airbomb damage 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 Amount of bombs per one flight 15 20 25 30 35 70 75 110 120 125 Destruction radius (meters2) 300 300 600 600 600 1200 1200 1925 1925 1925 Penetration 80 80 80 80 80 90 90 95 95 100 Flight time (seconds) 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 Cost of prep ( ) 50 75 100 150 200 300 400 500 650 750

New features were also recently added to the Strongholds page that show extra information on Clans:

Statistics in Raids, complete with comprehensive statistics including the number of ransacked structures and Command Centers

Defense Period, Server, Ceasefire Day, and Neutrality

Battle calendar, where you can find scheduled attacks, or schedule one of your own

Information about the location of Structures on Zones, attacks scheduled on the Zones, and planned attacks on other Clans

You will find the following information on your own Strongholds page:

Hit points of your Command Center and all Structures

Number of Industrial Resources stored in Structures

A list of Clan members and the number of Industrial Resources they've earned in total, and for their current Structure

Check out your Clan's updated Stronghold page by clicking the Stronghold link on the menu to the right of your Clan's profile page.