Trench Emplacement

Versioning

This article is considered accurate for the current version (1.56) of the game.

The Trench Emplacement (also known as an Octagon) is an octagonal Trench where a defensive Emplacement for bonus health and rotation speed. It can be upgraded for better health.

Trench Emplacement (Tier 1)
Information
Building Type	Defense
Health	1500 (husk: 1500)
Resistance(damage reduction)	Trench -75%  -95%  -93%  -00%  -95%
Construction Tool
Cost	75
Repair Cost	75
Decay	Starts after: 12.5h Duration: 6h

“	A dugout that's used for cover and as passageways between Bunkers. Connects to other Trenches. This variant can also serve as an emplacement for mannable defenses.	„
	— In-game description

Construction

The Tier 1 Trench Emplacement is dug with a Shovel, like other trenches. It can't be built on Roads, ice, beaches, or paved areas.

It can be attached to other Trenches or Bunkers by any of its 8 sides. During placement the trench snaps automatically to existing trenches or bunkers, hold Shift to disable this.

Trench Emplacement (Tier 2)
Information
Building Type	Defense
Health	1850 (husk: 1750)
Resistance(damage reduction)	Trench -75%  -95%  -93%  -00%  -95%
Construction Tool
Cost	50
Repair Cost	50
Decay	Starts after: 24.7h Duration: 30h

“	A dugout that's used for cover and as passageways between Bunkers. Connects to other Trenches. This variant can also serve as an emplacement for mannable defenses.	„
	— In-game description

Construction

A Tier 1 Trench Emplacement can be upgraded to Tier 2 with a Hammer and 50 Basic Materials.

Trench Emplacement (Tier 3)
Information
Building Type	Defense
Health	3500 (husk: 3500)
Resistance(damage reduction)	Trench -75%  -95%  -93%  -00%  -95%
Construction Tool
Cost	10
Repair Cost	80
Decay	Starts after: 43.8h Duration: 29h

“	A dugout that's used for cover and as passageways between Bunkers. Connects to other Trenches. This variant can also serve as an emplacement for mannable defenses.	„
	— In-game description

Construction

A Tier 2 Trench Emplacement can be upgraded to Tier 3 with a Hammer and 10 Concrete Materials if it is connected (by bunkers and trenches) to a Bunker Base with the Concrete Structures upgrade. The concrete takes 24 hours to dry, during which the trench is more vulnerable.

Modifications

Trench Emplacements can have the same trench modifications as regular trenches except for Stairs and Bridges. The Barbed Wire and Sandbags modifications only cover one side of the 8-sided trench. The modifications cost the same as for regular trenches.

Emplacement

An Emplacement can be placed in the trench with a Crane. While it's in the Trench, the Emplacement's health is quadrupled and its rotation speed doubled. The emplacement is automatically destroyed if the Trench Emplacement is destroyed.

Gallery

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  A Crane placing an Emplacement in a Tier 1 Trench Emplacement

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  A manned Huber Starbreaker 94.5mm in a Tier 2 Trench Emplacement with sandbags modifications

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  A DAE 1o-3 “Polybolos” inside of a Tier 3 Trench Emplacement with Barbed Wire modifications