AH/G-24 Banshee
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| Banshee | |
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| Unit | |
| Race | |
| Role |
Tactical Strike Aircraft |
| Properties | |
| Hit points | |
| Energy |
200[1] |
| Type |
Air, mechanical[1] |
| Armor type | |
| Production | |
| Minerals |
150[3] |
| Gas |
100[3] |
| Supply | |
| Build time |
60[1] |
| Produced from | |
| Requires | |
| Hot key |
E[1] |
| Combat | |
| Ground attack |
12 (x2)[1] |
| Armor |
1[1] |
| Attack range |
6[1] |
The AH/G-24 Banshee is a terran air unit set to appear in StarCraft II.
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[edit] Overview
The Banshee is a terran aircraft designed by Procyon Industries in response to the Terran Dominion's requirement for a dedicated ground attack aircraft. Experience had shown that it was unlikely that adapting an existing design would prove satisfactory. Thus, Procyon designed an entirely new craft.[7]
The design was heavily optimized for its intended role. Armament was limited to air-to-ground Backlash cluster rockets, eschewing any anti-aircraft weapons. As the Banshee was never intended to operate outside of an atmosphere, only relatively low-thrust turbofans were fitted, wholly unable to achieve escape velocity, but much cheaper than engines capable of achieving space flight. Later Banshees were fitted with cloaking devices taken from wraiths.[7]
The Banshee has proven successful in service. Easily transported from world to world, its mobility and firepower has proven most useful, especially in inhospitable terrain and against hostile irregular forces. The Banshee has also acquired a reputation as a Dominion terror weapon, a result of a significant number of civilians being killed by Banshees employed in urban combat.[7]
By 2502 the Banshee was already in service with the Kel-Morian Combine.[8]
[edit] Game Unit
The Banshee's attack strikes single ground units. Because it moves during the attack, it has trouble hitting units directly underneath it.[9]
Banshees can quickly destroy buildings, even powering through anti-air defenses. Other races should deploy specialized anti-air units like corruptors and Phoenixes to keep them in check.[10] Ground unit counters include marines, thors, hydralisks, stalkers equipped with blink and high templar psionic storms.[11] Banshees are generally more useful against protoss opponents than zerg ones.[12]
[edit] Abilities
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[edit] Upgrades
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[edit] Development
In early builds, the Banshee delivered an area of effect attack, though this has since been removed as of March 2008.[9]
The original portrait was female,[20] but was replaced by a male as of April 2009.[21] By June 2009, the portrait was female again.[22]
[edit] Notes
In in-game videos, the Banshee has been seen over space platforms. These platforms have gravity accelerators,[23][24] which could sustain an artificial atmosphere of sorts and so explain how Banshees can operate there.
The Banshee was made to be both similar and different to the Wraith, the key difference being the nature of their attack. As many cloak detector units are aerial, this would prevent the Banshee from attacking the units which presented the greatest threat to it. As such, the Banshee fulfills the role of a base raider of a "combined-arms" terran force.[25]
[edit] Gallery
[edit] References
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| Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infantry | ||
| Land Vehicles |
MULE · Hellion · Siege tank · Thor | |
| Air Units |
Viking · Medivac dropship · Banshee · Raven · Battlecruiser | |
| Basic Buildings |
Command center · Refinery · Supply depot · Barracks · Engineering bay | |
| Automated Defenses and Explosives |
Auto-turret · Defensive drone · D-8 charges · Missile turret | |
| Support Buildings |
Orbital command · Planetary fortress · Sensor tower · Bunker | |
| Add-ons | ||
| Advanced Buildings |
Merc compound · Ghost academy · Factory · Armory · Starport · Fusion core | |
| Other | ||
| Campaign-Exclusive Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II | Infantry | |
| Mercenaries |
(Kel-Morian Mercenaries — Elite marines) · (Devil Dogs — Elite firebats) · (Hammer Securities — Elite marauders) | |
| Land Vehicles |
Cobra · Diamondback tank · Goliath · Transport truck · Vulture | |
| Air Units | ||
| Automated defenses | ||
| Scrapped | Removed Units | |
| Removed Buildings | ||
| Terran Starship Classifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Transports | Cargo |
Barge • Cargo ship — Giant-class • Freighter • Recovery vessel • Space-hauler • System runner |
| Personnel |
Escape pod • Orbital dropship • Orbital spacecraft • Planet-hopper • Puddle-jumper • Salvage vessel • Shuttle • Supercarrier • Tour ship • Yacht | |
| Military |
Drop pod • Escape pod • Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship · Assault dropship · Heavy lander · Hercules dropship · Medivac dropship • Grizzly • Hawk • Mammoth-class personnel carrier | |
| Strike Craft | Starfighters | |
| Transforming | ||
| Support Ships |
Exploration vessel • Raven • Science vessel — Elite science vessel · Kang science station • Scoutship • Utility vehicle | |
| Warships | Light |
AH/G-24 Banshee • Destroyer • Gun cutter • Gunship • Frigate — Valkyrie • Class 4 Interceptor • Wanderer |
| Cruisers | ||
| Battlecruisers |
Leviathan-class · Behemoth-class · Starcruiser · Hercules-class · Minotaur-class | |

