Flame Turret Creeping with an Artillery Train
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:57 am
Came up with a nice little defensive structure that fits between the tracks for when I am pushing into new territory. A train with 1 fluid wagon and 3 artillery wagons will fit 300 shots. It is enough ammunition to clear over half of the biter bases in the entire manual firing radius.
What I do is I lay tracks down as far as I can go without running into a nest. Then drive the train down, come to a stop, and drop the blueprint around it. Make sure there is a power pole nearby. Hop out and ctrl+click to load the gun turrets with ammo, and make sure you line your train up with the pump so that it engages. You have to be a bit quick because the wagons start firing the second the train stops moving. There is enough space to run up and down along the train and reload or let bots repair/replace. I take about 1/4 inventory of piercing ammo, a few stacks of bots and repair packs, and enough supplies to build the defensive structure + extras to replace anything the biters get. The fluid wagon has WAY more than enough oil for all 300 shots of the artillery, and the flame turrets really help to conserve piercing ammo - even the amount I bring seems to be overkill.
Deconstruction planner for the defensive structure makes this a quick cleanup for a mobile setup.
This is my latest technique for pushing my train far out to the rich mineral deposits, as I have only just recently picked factorio back up for 0.16. It's a good lot of fun so far!
What is everyone else doing?
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