Wind Sock
| “ | A sturdy fabric cylinder mounted on a tripod that's designed to help nearby operators determine the speed and direction of wind. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Wind Sock is a large utility item placed on Tripods to indicate wind strength and direction to aid artillery.
Description
The Wind Sock is a Mounted Equipment that must be mounted on a deployed tripod to become a Deployed Wind Sock structure. As a Large Item, the player can only carry one at a time in their "Large Item" slot, occupying both hands.
The Deployed Wind Sock's animation indicates the direction and strength of the Wind, giving a more accurate reading than regular flags found on certain structures.
Unlike some Tripod mounted structures, the Deployed Wind Sock is always visible.
As a structure, the Deployed Wind Sock is affected by decay and dies in 24 hours (10 times faster if near Region border) unless decay is prevented by Bases or Maintenance Tunnels.
Usage
Large Item Handling
It can be picked up from the ground with V and dropped on the ground with V (or Shift+V if another "V" interaction is available). It can be submitted to a structure/vehicle's stockpile or inventory with V or by clicking the "Submit Large Item" 
button in their interface. It can be retrieved from a Material Pallet, Rooster - Tumblebox, or Storage Room by pressing V without having to open their interface.
Mounting
To mount it press B then aim at a deployed tripod and press LMB. Once deployed, it becomes a "Deployed Wind Sock" structure.
To remove it from its mount, open up the mount's menu with E and click the "Pack Up" button 
in the bottom right. Once disassembled, the Wind Sock and the tripod are dropped on the ground.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Factory  (Utility) | 150 x Basic Materials  | 1 crate  of 5 x Wind Sock  | 00:01:00 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Storage
It does not stack in inventories (1 per slot).
It can be stored in the stockpile of Bases (32k max) but also in Material Pallets (120), Material Transfer Stations (1000), Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer (32), Small Flatbed Car (100) or Storage Rooms (100).
Crates of Wind Sock can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content.The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots. However it is much more efficient to transport it in bulk amounts as crates, either delivering them to a Base's stockpile with a Truck or to a crate stockpile with shipping vehicles carrying Shipping Containers.
Tactics
Gallery
A Colonial carrying a Wind Sock
A Deployed Wind Sock
Animation for first level of wind
Animation for second level of wind
Animation for third level of wind
Animation for fourth level of wind
A deployed Wind Sock shown in the Update 1.57 Devstream
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