Hydra's Whisper
| “ | This unique demolition tool is a long, metal tube packed with explosives. The Hydra’s Whisper is designed to destroy out-of-reach movement impairing structures and detonate any mines along the length of the tube. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Hydra's Whisper is a Colonial large deployable Explosive Charge.
Uses
Specifications
- It is deployed on the ground in 1.5 seconds and detonates after 5 seconds.
- The three explosions it generates deal a total of 350 Demolition damage at the center and quickly decreasing amounts in a 2m radius.
- It is specifically designed to destroy structures with high Damage Resistances (Garrisoned House, Town Base, Relic Base, concrete structures like Dragon's Teeth).
- It can also instantly destroy the obstacles that can be dismantled with a wrench: Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Fence, Tank Trap, Anti-Tank Mine.
- It can disable the subsystems of armored vehicles.
Usage
In order to deploy the Hydra's Whisper, the player must:
- Equip it - press
Vif its on the ground, orLMBfrom a stockpile - Plant it on desired location - press
LMB
This will begin the deployment animation (1.5 seconds), which will place the explosive after the animation is finished.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory (Utility) | 100 x Basic Materials  40 x Explosive Materials  |
Crate of 5 x Hydra's Whisper  |
00:01:40 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Storage
Hydra's Whisper does not stack in inventories (1 per slot).
It is a Large Item, a soldier can only carry one at a time on their shoulder. Unlike most Large Items, it cannot be stored in the stockpiles that usually accepts only Large Items (Material Pallet, Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer, Material Transfer Station, Storage Room).
It can be stored in Base stockpiles.
Hydra's Whisper crates can be stored in the stockpile of a Storage Depot, Seaport, or Storage Ship. Crates can be submitted to any stockpile that accept Hydra's Whisper to transfer their content into it.
Tactics
Due its relatively low damage output, it's recommended to use multiple charges in a coordinated attack with other players to significantly damage or outright destroy a structure in a single strike. Since the carriers are slow and vulnerable, their attack can be supported by suppressing fire or with Smoke Grenades. This rush tactic is particularly effective against Safe Houses, which are highly resistant to other damage types and can only be destroyed from the inside.
Trivia
- The design and icon for the Hydra's Whisper appears to be based off the Bangalore Torpedo, which is a series of explosives contained in a tube. They were famously used during D-Day in World War II to clear barbed wire that prevented Allied soldiers from leaving the beaches.
- Despite having three separate explosions when detonating, these explosions do not individually deal the damage (as damage is dealt all at once).
- Hydra's Whispers, as a small mid-game demolition charge, were originally a Colonial-exclusive item that had no Warden counterpart. This was changed in Update 1.52, with the satchel becoming Warden-exclusive in order to fill a similar role to the Hydra's Whisper (an infantry anti-structure tool).
Gallery
A Colonial soldier holding a Hydra's Whisper
Render Model of the Hydra's Whisper
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