Leary Shellbore 68mm
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| “ | A defensive emplacement with a 68mm Anti-tank cannon. This rudimentary weapon was once built to fit onto the hull of large naval vessels, but was eventually phased out and repurposed | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Leary Shellbore 68mm (also known as an Emplaced AT Gun, Emplaced Anti-Tank or EAT) is a Warden Emplaced Weapon equipped with a frontal shield and a direct-fire 68mm anti-tank cannon.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Yard | 150 x Basic Materials  |
Leary Shellbore 68mm  |
150 Hammer hits |
| Mass Production Factory | 450 x Basic Materials |
Crate of 3 x
Leary Shellbore 68mm |
02:05:00 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Use
It can be interacted with either on foot, or in a vehicle by pressing E and manned with Q. The enemy players cannot interact or use it.
Weapon Platform
Its weapon platform is manned by a single player. The large front shield protects the gunner well from small arms incoming fire but they are susceptible to Poisonous Gas.
Crew:
- Gunner
- Rotates the turret by aiming with
RMB - Fires and reloads the cannon
- Rotates the turret by aiming with
Armament:
- 68mm Cannon
- Mounted on a platform (can rotate 360 degrees, turns 7° per second)
- Ammo Used: 68mm
- Range: 45 meters
- Reload Duration: 2.5 seconds
- Firing Duration: 1 seconds
- Fire Rate: 17.1 per minute
Inventory:
It has a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 40 68mm shells.
Transport
As an Emplaced Weapon it cannot move on its own, and must be packaged and lifted by cranes in order to be moved anywhere. It can be transported by shipping vehicles.
Placement
It can be placed pretty much anywhere on land, even on top of other structures. It can be placed within 60 meters of a region's border ("no build" zone), however it will still quickly decay there. The only notable place where it can't be placed is Bridges.
It can also be placed inside a Trench Emplacement. Doing so quadruples its health and doubles its rotation speed. However if the Trench Emplacement is destroyed, the Emplaced Weapon goes along with it.
Visibility
It is invisible at night and behind physical obstacles, just like infantry. It can also be hidden by being placed inside large bushes, but is revealed to people within 10m. Only its firing effects (smoke and flashes from the barrel) will betray its presence. This only works if it's not packaged.
Resistance
It is immune to small arms, fragmentation grenades, but not to 12.7mm machine gun fire and it is pretty resistant to most heavier explosives.
Tactics
The Leary Shellbore 68mm is an anti-tank emplacement specially designed to defend against direct enemy armored assaults. Like all defensive emplacements, they need to be placed in front of other defenses in order to be used effectively. When designing/placing them, they should be in the front, alongside Trenches, to ensure that they have a wider field-of-fire, allowing the Emplacement to fire at any target without worrying about hitting friendly structures.
In order to maximize its survivability and overall effectiveness, it should be placed in a Trench Emplacement. Despite the benefits, depending on the location, it may be sufficient to place it on the ground in an area where it can reliably shoot at enemy vehicles.
Priority Targets
Being an anti-armored vehicle weapon, it is vital that armored vehicles should be shot at immediately in order to prevent the loss of defenses or friendly vehicles. Although it is possible to attack enemy infantry, it is not advised in most scenarios. This is due to being a waste of ammunition, which can be vital depending on how much a front is being attacked, as the excessive shots on infantry can leave without enough ammunition to repel a heavy armor attack (where resupplying the emplacement is scarce).
Trench Emplacement Defenses
Due to them gaining bonuses when emplaced, it is highly recommended to emplace them whenever possible. Despite this, the Gunner is exposed, which means that nearby defenses need to be built in a way that reduces the enemy infantry flanking, and decrewing. Adding sandbags and barbed wire on the trench emplacement is sufficient in quick decrews via bayonets.
Trivia
- Prior to 1.50 Inferno, the Leary Shellbore 68mm was known as the "68mm Anti-Tank Cannon" and was faction-neutral. It became Warden-exclusive and was renamed after the introduction of the Colonial DAE 1o-3 “Polybolos”.
Gallery
The Leary Shellbore 68mm from the front
The Leary Shellbore 68mm from the rear
A Warden soldier manning a Leary Shellbore 68mm
External Links
GIF of a shooting Anti-Tank Cannon
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