Excavator

The Excavator is a construction vehicle that is used to construct all buildings of the U.S. Army. It can also repair damaged allied buildings.^[1]

The Excavator can be produced from headquarters. The Excavator can be immediately selected by pressing the "=" key or clicking on the "Zz" button whenever it is inactive.

BackgroundEdit

Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, stick, bucket and cab on a rotating platform (known as the "house"). The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. A cable-operated excavator uses winches and steel ropes to accomplish the movements.

They are a natural progression from the steam shovels and often called power shovels. All movement and functions of a hydraulic excavator are accomplished through the use of hydraulic fluid, with hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic motors. Due to the linear actuation of hydraulic cylinders, their mode of operation is fundamentally different from cable-operated excavators.

ProducesEdit

DEFCON 3 structures Headquarters, Refinery, Derrick, Barracks, Field generator, Light armor depot, Sandbags shelter (Direct Action only)[1][2], Field hospital, Mercenary command post (High Treason only)[2], Shipyard (High Treason only)[2].

DEFCON 2 structures Sandbags shelter (High Treason only)[2], Heavy armor depot, Heliport, Air force control tower, ADATS defense turret, Repair depot. Requires Alert Status DEFCON 2.

DEFCON 1 structures Patriot ballistic defense system, Wolverine missile silo. Requires Alert Status DEFCON 1.

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ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Eugen Systems, Atari, Act of War: Direct Action. March 15, 2005.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Eugen Systems, Atari, Act of War: High Treason. March 24, 2006.

See alsoEdit

• Wikipedia: Excavator
• Wikipedia: Caterpillar 345C L
• Drone constructor - Task Force Talon counterpart
• Mi-17 Hip - Consortium counterpart

v • d • e United States Army Arsenal Units Infantry U.S. Marine Javelin missile Mortar squad Sniper Stinger Delta Force Vehicles Excavator M113 tanker FAT-V KEM launcher M2A3 Bradley Avenger M113A3 M1A2 Abrams M109 Paladin Electronic Fighting Vehicle M270 MLRS Aircraft OH-58D Kiowa Warrior AH-64D Apache UH-60 Blackhawk UH-60Q Medevac SH-60B Seahawk HMRH-82 Angel F-15 Eagle A-10 Thunderbolt II B-2 Spirit AV-8B Harrier II Vessels LCAC FFG-7 Oliver Hazard Perry class LHA Tarawa class SSN Los Angeles class DDG Arleigh Burke class destroyer Campaign-only Ray Jefferson Oz Jackson SFPD cop SWAT VH-3D Marine One C-17 Globemaster III F-117 Nighthawk Structures DEFCON 3 Headquarters Refinery Derrick Barracks Field generator Light armor depot Sandbags shelter (Direct Action only) Field hospital Mercenary command post Shipyard DEFCON 2 Sandbags shelter Heavy armor depot Heliport Air force control tower ADATS defense turret Repair depot DEFCON 1 Patriot ballistic defense system Wolverine missile silo Upgrades DEFCON 3 World media support CIA bank account freeze U.S. Marine M203 grenade launcher Non-lethal fighting training Field generator emergency battery Avenger Block II RMP Stinger missiles DEFCON 2 Deep forage derrick technology E-3 Sentry AWACS link J-STARS link M1A2 Abrams Full Spectrum Active Protection M2A3 Bradley TOW missile launcher MLRS counter-artillery radar (Direct Action only) ALQ-119 ECM jamming pod Early warning radar AIM-120 AMRAAM long-range missile A-10 CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon Advanced logistic support DEFCON 1 Plasma charge technology Tactical warning system Terms in italics are exclusive to Act of War: High Treason