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Diamondback
Unit
Race	Terran
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Role	Hover tank
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	150
Supply	4
Build time	50
Produced from	Factory
Requires	Tech lab/Tech reactor (attached)
Hotkey	D
Movement
Speed	2.95
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	1
Type	Mechanical
Armor type	Armored
Eviscerator Rail Gun
Damage	20 (+20 vs armored)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	2
Range	6
Upgrade/level	+2/+2
Function
Abilities	Fire on the move

The Diamondback is a terran hover-tank.

HistoryEdit

The first diamondback prototypes were produced during the Great War, but never developed beyond that stage.^[1]

This article or section contains information from the optional Rebellion Missions in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

Four years later, during the Second Great War, Raynor's Raiders found abandoned diamondbacks among the Confederate ruins of Tarsonis. The Raiders reactivated some of the vehicles, scanned their schematics for future production, and subsequently used the tanks to hit Terran Dominion trains on Tarsonis. The Diamondback's ability to fire on the move, and its high speed, made it well suited to catching the trains.^[1]

The Dominion also acquired diamondbacks, using them to help defend Korhal City^[2] and storing a large number at a cell block in New Folsom Prison.^[3]

Game UnitEdit

Diamondbacks are a campaign-only unit in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. They are first available in Matt Horner's mission, "The Great Train Robbery". Their fire on the move ability makes them great for rearguard actions when pulling back to safer ground and they're strong enough to do good damage to just about any ground unit or structure. A few goliaths for support wouldn't be amiss as they have no anti-air capability.^[1]

Diamondbacks are strong against roaches, ultralisks, siege tanks, goliaths, firebats, and stalkers. However, they are weak against zerglings, marauders, immortals, and any air units.

AbilitiesEdit

Fire on the Move
Notes
The Diamondback can fire its Rail Gun while moving.
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UpgradesEdit

Terran Vehicle Weapons Researched at Armory Hotkey E Properties Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Research time 160 190 220 Notes Increases the attack damage of terran vehicles. Edit

Ultra Capacitors Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 5 protoss research points Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes Attack upgrades at the armory and engineering bay improved cooldown by 5% per level. Self-replicating ultra capacitors reduce the reload time of weapons and systems.[4] Edit

Terran Vehicle Plating Researched at Armory Hotkey V Properties Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Research time 160 190 220 Notes Increases the armor of terran vehicles Edit

Vanadium Plating Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 5 protoss research points Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes Armor upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increase health by 5% per level. Vanadium better disperses weapon impacts than standard armor.[4] Edit

Tri-Lithium Power Cell Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $75,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes Diamondbacks gain +1 range. The Tri-Lithium Power Cell has 40% more capacity and fits in the same slot as the outdated monolithium power cell. This increased power surge allows the diamondback to accurately fire at more distant targets.[5] Edit

Shaped Hull Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $90,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes Diamondbacks gain +50 hit points. Bellerephon now offers a diamondback with a hull made from a single piece of shaped titanium. This newer model can absorb more punishment than the traditional diamondback because the hull has no joints or rivets that can buckle.[5] Edit

Regenerative Bio-Steel
Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 20 zerg research points
Acquisition Researched at Hyperion laboratory
Notes
Damaged ships and vehicles recover hit points over time.[6]
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QuotationsEdit

See: StarCraft II Diamondback Quotations

Diamondback is voiced by Quinton Flynn.

DevelopmentEdit

Early in the development of StarCraft II, the diamondback was known as the cobra.^[7] It was in the game engine as early as 2006.^[8] and was armed with twin Eviscerator cannons which dealt very heavy damage against armored targets. It had the ability to target air units as well.^[9]

At one point it possessed an electrical attack which slowed enemy units.^[10]

The diamondback has three unused upgrades available in the StarCraft II Map Editor; Burst Capacitators, Hyperfluxor and Tungsten Spikes. The Tungsten Spikes upgrade only remains in the editor as a button. Hyperfluxor is a complete upgrade that increased the diamondback's attack speed by 20%.

The Burst Capacitator upgrade remains as a half-finished ability in the editor. It allows the diamondback to fire a charged up shot every five seconds (the charging process is nullified if the diamondback fires before it charges up).^[11]

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