The barracks houses and trains all terran infantry units.

OverviewEdit

Like the command center, the barracks is a mobile structure able to traverse great distances in order to reach new hot-zones or deployment centers.^[1]

Under the Terran Confederacy, barracks were standard structures at most bases and possessed a universal design.^[2]

By the Second Great War, Remedius Medical Systems had developed a medpack storage facility that could be placed within a barracks without the need for a tech lab.^[3]

InteriorEdit

The barracks is divided into a number of sections;

Bunk RoomEdit

The bunk room, as the name suggests, contains the bunks of soldiers residing in the barracks, along with places to stow their belongings.^[4]

Deployment RoomEdit

The deployment room is located at the entrance/exit to the barracks, a ramp leading down from the entrance. Standard protocol involves 'green lighting' deployment, a platoon/squad surging out as one as the door slides open. Weapon and equipment racks are also located here.^[4]

GalleyEdit

The galley is a cramped but efficient room, food and drink dispensers lined up against the back wall and tables at which to consume them.^[4]

Resocialization ChamberEdit

The resocialization chamber consists of a darkened room with rows of resocialization tanks. It is not uncommon for new recruits to be daunted and even pass out when confronted by the sight.^[4]

Game StructureEdit

StarCraftEdit

Barracks
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Infantry production
Production
Minerals	150
Build time	80
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Command center
Protection
Hit points	1000
Armor	1
Function
Produces	Marine Firebat (with academy) Medic (with academy) (BW only) Ghost (with academy and science facility with covert ops)
Allows	Academy Bunker Factory

The barracks is one of the most essential buildings, producing 'first-tier' units. Without other buildings, the barracks can only produce marines for 50 minerals apiece. With the academy building, the firebat can be produced for 50 minerals and 25 gas. With an academy and a science facility building with an attached covert ops add-on, the ghost can be trained for 25 minerals and 75 gas. If playing the StarCraft: Brood War expansion pack, the medic is produced here at the same cost for a firebat, and same requirements (barracks and academy). The barracks itself requires 150 minerals to be built.

Building AbilitiesEdit

Lift Off
Usage Hotkey L
Notes
This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

StarCraft IIEdit

Barracks
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Infantry production
Production
Minerals	150
Build time	65
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Supply depot
Hotkey	B
Protection
Hit points	1000
Armor	1 (+2 with Building Armor)
Type	Armored Mechanical Structure
Function
Add-ons	Tech lab Reactor Tech reactor (WoL campaign only)
Produces	Marine Marauder (with tech lab) Reaper (with tech lab) Medic (with tech lab) (WoL campaign only) Firebat (with tech lab) (WoL campaign only) Spectre (with tech lab and shadow ops) (WoL campaign only) OR Ghost (with tech lab and ghost academy)
Allows	Orbital command Bunker Ghost academy Factory

The barracks generally remains the same in StarCraft II although now they can be attached to a tech lab or reactor add-on, albeit not both simultaneously.

Building AbilitiesEdit

Lift Off
Usage Activation/ Build Time 2 (for lifting off and landing) Hotkey L
Notes
This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

Building UpgradesEdit

Building Armor
Researched at	Engineering bay
Hotkey	B
Properties
Minerals 150 Gas 150 Research time 140
Notes
+2 armor for terran buildings
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Wings of LibertyEdit

Orbital Strike Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 25 protoss research points Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes New barracks units arrive at the rally point by drop pod.[5] Edit

Advanced Medic Facilities Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $60,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes Medics no longer need a tech lab to be constructed. Remedius Medical Systems now offers a storage facility that can be housed in the barracks itself, eliminating the need for the tech lab which would store medpacks when training and outfitting medics.[3] Edit

Tech Reactor Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 25 protoss research points Acquisition Researched at Hyperion laboratory Usage Minerals 75 Gas 50 Activation/ Build Time 25 Hotkey X Notes Terran unit-producing structures can create a tech reactor instead of a tech lab or reactor. The tech reactor combines the functions of a tech lab and reactor.[5] Edit

Fire Suppression System Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $90,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes All structures repair themselves to 50% life. All structure fires are automatically put out. This all-in-one safety system automatically dispatches robotic drones to put out any fires and perform basic repairs on damaged structures. Although these drones are effective at doing basic repairs, they do not have a strong enough AI to perform the more delicate repairs needed to restore a structure past 50% structural integrity.[3] Edit

DevelopmentEdit

The barracks underwent an artistic redesign during development, the structure receiving an underframe in the process.^[6]

Heroes of the StormEdit

	The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity

Visually modified barracks were present in early builds of Heroes of the Storm.^[7]

ReferencesEdit