Mounted Infantry Support Gun
“ | This heavy infantry cannon requires a tripod for stability. The Daucus is designed to give infantry a foothold against enemy vehicles and light fortifications or establish fortified garrisons. | „ |
— In-game description |
The Daucus isg.III (also known as an ISG) is a Colonial Mounted Infantry Support Gun. It fires 30mm shells, and must be deployed in order to be fired.
Specifications
- It fires 30mm shells up to 40 meters (the shell explodes at max range) and at a rate of 20 shells per minute.
- Its shell is cheap and powerful enough to be used on infantry, vehicles, and structures.
- It is a Large Item carried on the shoulder that must be mounted on a deployed Tripod or certain Half-Tracks to be used. When mounted its mount receives a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 14 shells. Its firing arc is limited to 90 degrees and depends on the mount's direction.
Use
To mount it press B
then aim at the mount and press LMB
.
Press Q
to operate the gun (crouching might be required for low-height deployed tripods).
To reload, a shell needs to be either in the mount's inventory or in the shooter's backpack (priority for backpack if both).
To remove it from its mount, open up the mount's menu with E
and click the "Detach Tripod Weapon" button (located in the bottom right corner).
Production
Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Ammunition Factory (Tripod Factory) | 3 x Construction Materials 4 MW of power |
1 x Daucus isg.III | 00:00:25 |
Factory (Heavy Arms) | 100 x Basic Materials 5 x Refined Materials |
Crate of 5 x Daucus isg.III | 00:02:05 |
Mass Production Factory (Heavy Arms) | 100 x Basic Materials 5 x Refined Materials |
Crate of 5 x Daucus isg.III | 00:20:50 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Storage
They can be stored in base stockpiles but also in Material Pallets, Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer, or Material Transfer Stations. Crates of them can be directly submitted to those places.
Tactics
It is useful against Vehicles but struggles to pierce the armor of heavier Tanks - where it truly shines is destroying Structures, particularly pillboxes, as it can engage these targets from outside their effective range and demolish them with just a few shots. However AT Gun Garrisons will retaliate on the Daucus if you fire at them or a Bunker connected to them.
Deployed tripod weapons are invisible at night, just like infantry, making them an excellent tool for ambushes. They can also be hidden by being placed inside tall grass and bushes, but are revealed to people within 10m. Only their firing effects (smoke and flashes from the barrel) will betray their presence.
The Grenadier's Baldric allows the wearer to stack 30mm shells in their inventory, making it a good choice for Daucus gunners.
Trivia
- This weapon appears to be inspired by the French Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modele 1916 TRP.
Gallery
The Daucus isg.III alongside the Lamentum mm.IV and the Mounted Bonesaw during the Winter Army reveal stream
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