You can browse by category (by clicking on the abbreviated name of each weapon class) or you can go directly to the individual weapon you are interested in looking up (by clicking on the image).  To help you decipher the weapon specs and data, use  KEY 1  and  KEY 2 .  If the info you seek is unavailable here, then consult the original weapon guide. A very special 'Thank You!' to Monitor (from Hong Kong) for contributing over two dozen screenshots and weapon descriptions to this guide! Thanks again, Monitor!

Hard Unit   ( MECHs )						Change Hard Unit   ( Transforming MECH )
HU	HUB-01 Mars	HU-NN7 Titan	HU-AX45 Talus	HU-M34 Medusa		CHU	CHU-03F Athena	CHU-03R Athena
Fly Fighter   ( Fighter Planes )						Fly Bomber   ( Bomber Plane )
FF	FS-41 Lobster	FFA-81 Crane				FB	FB-97 Brontes
Carrier   ( Troop Carrier )						Space BB   ( Space Mine )
CR	CR-1 Crab					SBB	SBBW-4 Wisp
Cannon Unit   ( Flying, Long-Range Cannons )						Stay Gun   ( Land-based, Long-Range Cannons )
CU	CUB-06 Gunner	CUN-42 Sniper	CUM-7 Launcher			SG	SG-DR10 Dragon	SG-HY7 Hydra	SG-RA4 Rahab
Battleship   ( Space Battleships )						Cruiser Great   ( Space Cruisers )
BB	BB-04 Tiamat	BB-AII Asura II	BB-MM4 Neodenz	BB-V3 Hastur		CG	SCG-MB1 Hannibal	SCG-BM Regulus	SCG-AX Corvus
Destroyer DG   ( Space Destroyers )						Missile Ship
DDG	DDG-BB7 Fenrir	DDG-MN6 Hellhound	DDG-AX9 Grant			MS	MSP-21 Abaddon
Carrier Vessel						Space Dock   ( Store / Repair Troops )
CV	CV-MN2 Iris	CV-B44 Artemis	CV-C8 Selene	CV-CHX Siren		DOC	DOC-TY3 Pergamino
Fortress						Castle
FOR	FOR-TY1 Solomon	FOR-TY2 Caltago	FOR-TY4 Goliath			CT	CT-TYX6 Brain

Use KEY 1 below (left) to decipher each unit's specifications. To display this information during gameplay, simply place the cursor on a unit and select the third from last button (highlighted in red below) in the command menu. When you are

	KEY 1  (Weapon Data)		KEY 2  (Space Dock Inventory)

examining the inventory of troops in a SPACE DOCK, the second KEY above (right) will come in handy.  The only significant differences between the info displayed on these two screens is that the "space dock" screen:  (1) indicates the quantity of troops in each unit and  (2) eliminates the short, 1 - 2 sentence description of each item.

Monitor adds, "How do we calculate the actual value of attack that shown on screen on fighting? Easy, multiply the stated attack by the no. of units left (for HUs), or multiply by 8 and the remained HP over original HP. For example, there’s a Talus of 4 units remaining. Its shooting attack is 10x4 = 40, and its saber attack is 90x4 = 360. Or for Tiamat of 36 HP remaining (original: 48). Its beam rifle against HUs is 90x8x(36/48) = 540, and beam cannon is 120x8x(36/48) = 720."

"Second, see Titan’s attack. You can see there’s an “I” beside the type of weapon (N/M/B). that’s special for indirect attacks. When “I” is shown, that attack can be used even after shifting. When “II” is shown, that attack cannot be used after shifting (perhaps for locking-on?), but that attack will be generally stronger than type I.

NOTE:  This page may take a LONG time to download ... it's  one huge page with lots of images.  In other bad news:  unfortunately, many screenshots are missing. If you really need some info, then check out the original weapon guide from the printed Earth Light  instruction manual.  The manual provides complete weapon specifications, plus it features original artwork (not screenshots, as this page uses) to depict each unit.  As always, this FAQ is an ongoing work-in-progress... If you can help clarify / explain any aspect of this game (or provide screenshots), please contact me!

N: sword

B: lame rifle

N: long range attack 2-3 hexes away, but can't hit targets on rough terrain (15%-rocks-or higher).

N: "triangle" weapon used for hand-to-hand melees.

M:

N: Mace

Great speed & firepower, but armor is paper thin.

Also fast, but with better defense and more versatile weapon options.

SPECIAL SHIFTING:  Brontes has the unique ability to SHIFT + ATTACK + SHIFT AGAIN in one turn.  After deploying warhead, shifting increases dramatically --from 7 to 12-- since you're not lugging around the warhead--this allows for a hasty retreat (ideally, you should retreat to factory to reload warhead).

Yes, this is the only type of mine in the entire game. Enjoy!

Monitor adds, "Wisp (SBBW-4). Just to make sure you know that it can’t explode and hurt other units. It can just hinder enemies’ movement. (I think you know that weapons can only move 1 unit when an enemy is aside.)"  

Monitor adds, "Gunner (CUB-6), the long-ranged beam cannon. Can only attack the hard units, fighters, space mines, cannons and carriers. Cannot attack after shifting."

Monitor adds, "Sniper (CUN-42), the long-ranged rail-gun (N - normal) cannon. Similar to Gunner, but can only attack units that Gunner cannot attack."

CUM-7
Launcher

This CU posseses the best
defense (40) of the lot.

Monitor adds, "Launcher (CUM-7), the long-ranged missile launcher. With a range of 2~5, as well as impressive power and missile attacks for all kinds of enemies, it should be treasured. Ahh, one point to note: Missile (M) long-ranged attacks can wind through obstacles and hit the units behind the obstacles, while rail-gun (N) and beam (B) cannot. N and B are “straight line weapons”, while M is the curve.)"

UNLOADING: to unload cargo (after shifting), you must select the third from left button in command menu.

Monitor adds, "Crab I (CR-1) can attack (although pitiful) when unloaded, but can’t attack if loaded (as shown in screenshot)."

H.P. 48   Defense: 35

Monitor adds, "Tiamat (BB-04) is a standard battleship. Although it moves a little bit slow (only 4), but can be compensated by 2~5 range."

Super-slow (3), but watch out for the killer indirect attack via missiles! superb defense and high HP makes this a formidable opponent. 

Monitor adds,"Neodenz (BB-MM4) is like a killer shark – both in its appearance and its attack. But notice that it can only attack other battleships. In other words, an effective way to get rid of them is to wrap it with Hus – it has no way to attack Hus!"

H.P.:  40   Defense: 20
The fastest BB (6), but as a result it is also the weakest craft in this class.

Monitor adds, "Hastur (BB-V3) is special, all it has are indirect attacks – 2 for HUs, and 2~4 for battleships. Sorry, but it can only be used by the enemy. Notice that it can also carry HUs like the CVs do."

H.P.: 24   Defense: 40

Monitor adds, "Hannibal (SCG-MB1) is a very, very standard cruiser, and has little to say. It’s specified for attacking battleships."

H.P.: 24   Defense: 55

Monitor adds, "Corvus (SCG-AX) is quite a nightmare… Defense of 55, attacks like rifle for HUs (70 attack), indirect cannon for battleships (80), and claws for hand-to-hand battles (230, even more useful for beating battleships, as they can’t strike back). Weird… Fortunately, it has shifting of only 4 units."

H.P.: 24   Defense: 30

B:

M: Bubble Missile (can they only be used to attack spacecraft?)

Monitor adds, "Regulus (SCG-BM) is a bit slower than Hannibal, and is specified for battling with HUs."

Needless to say, you better stay out of range (2-4 hexes) of this deadly ship, for it carries the most devastating missiles in the entire game. Ouch.
 

Monitor adds, "Abaddon (MSP-211) is a special battleship that carries a nuclear warhead, and it extremely dangerous and should be removed ASAP. I’ve capped a series of its motion, named (A) to (E). Starting from (A), it is going to dump the warhead to a place you want. Notice the warhead cannot be dumped to places that missiles can’t reach, say, plate of rock. (B) shows a fat missile flying to its destination… and places that you selected vaporize and vanish in a flash of light. (D) shows the deadly blast (of size of 2 hex). Oops, nothing survives… even the terrain is converted into a nice cloud of smoke. After blasting, the craft flies a little bit faster, letting you to replenish a new warhead from a space dock. (Why don’t they just send out the warheads from space dock?) Also notice the trick of shift-blast-shift."  

Ahhh, unlike the other CV's, Siren has the ability to transform between wimpy mode:

...and "total annihilation" mode, pictured here.

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