Orbital Defense Pod
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| Mineral rows | 12 |
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Requires | Self-Aware Machines |
God, from the mount of Sinai, whose gray top
Shall tremble, he descending, will himself,
In thunder, lightning, and loud trumpets’ sound,
Ordain them laws.
- —John Milton,
- “Paradise Lost”, Datalinks
- —John Milton,
An Orbital Defense Pod has a 50% chance to shoot down a Planet Buster, Fungal, or Tectonic missile attack against any of a faction’s bases. Defense Pods may only deploy against a missile once per turn. When no undeployed Pods remain, a missile can only be stopped by self-destructing a Pod.
Can be sacrificed with 50% chance to destroy a satellite of another faction (Under Satellite Survey ‘F6’ -> ‘Orbital Attack View’)
Can be destroyed by Major Solar Storm on Alpha Prime.
Can only be launched from a base which already has an Aerospace Complex or by a faction that controls The Space Elevator.
