SAM Site
Long-range missiles that own the local airspace.
BuildingDefensesTier 2Structure
Stats
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 560 metal
- Build time
- 34 s
- Hit points
- 800
- Armor
- Structure
- Vision
- 11 tiles
- Footprint
- 1×1 tiles
- Power
- −6
- DPS
- 42.3
- Range
- 10 tiles
- ▸Only obtained by upgrading — it cannot be placed directly.
Production and tech
Upgrade of
Counters
Effective against
—
Weapons
Long-range SAM
Aircraft
- Damage
- 110
- Reload
- 2.60 s
- Range
- 10 tiles
- DPS
- 42.3
HomingTurreted
Damage multiplier by armor class
Light
—
Medium
—
Heavy
—
Structure
—
Ship
—
Submarine
—
Aircraft
×1
Overview
The SAM Site is the upgraded AA Turret: long-range guided missiles that own the airspace around it. Its range covers most of a base from a single pad.
How to use
Upgrade the AA turrets near your power and factories the moment the enemy builds an Advanced Airbase. Two SAM Sites with overlapping coverage make bombing runs a losing trade, and they kill gunships before those can circle. It still cannot see submarines or touch ground units; it is one layer of a defense, not a defense on its own.
Counters
Ground forces of any kind, artillery and MLRS. It counters Bombers, Gunships, Fighters and every other aircraft.