Build and Conquer Air Defense: CIWS, Arrow and Research
The recorded air-defense research branch includes PAC-2, PAC-3, Tamir and Arrow.
Which defensive branches are visible?
The October 11 research tree shows PAC-2 → PAC-3 and Tamir, with PAC-3 → Arrow. Its visible x1 research durations are 10 minutes for PAC-2, 13 for PAC-3, 12 for Tamir and 20 for Arrow. Those are research times, not reload delays or missile flight times.
Recorded by YellowHeadVin, 2026-10-11, 4:39. View the source. Game © The Slop Company.
What do the recorded interceptor quests reward?
At 2:59 in the October 5 recording, one row requires 5 hostile missiles or drones intercepted and rewards PAC-3 research availability. Iron Shield requires 12 interceptions and rewards Tamir research availability. The earlier row’s name is partly cropped, so we do not invent a quest title for it.
Recorded by YellowHeadVin, 2026-10-05, 2:59. View the source. Game © The Slop Company.
Quest completion unlocks research availability; it is not proof that an interceptor has been manufactured, loaded or placed. Read the selected node’s current office and product requirements after the quest.
Which placed defense cards have verified attributes?
Recorded panel data. Missing fields are not verified; they are not zero. Costs, capacity and operating conditions may change in Beta.
CIWS
GoateeLawyer 2026-10-13 recording
- Residents per building
- Not verified
- Recorded construction quote
- 10000
- Listed income / cycle
- Not verified
- Listed upkeep / cycle
- 45
- Build time (seconds)
- 40
- Recorded level gate
- 2
- Recorded limit / city
- 8
Close-in gun defense against drones and cruise missiles; the tooltip leads moving targets. No numerical range or interception rate was measured.
Arrow 3
GoateeLawyer 2026-10-13 recording
- Residents per building
- Not verified
- Recorded construction quote
- 40000
- Listed income / cycle
- Not verified
- Listed upkeep / cycle
- 130
- Steel to build
- 400
- Build time (seconds)
- 80
- Recorded level gate
- 4
- Recorded limit / city
- 12
High-altitude local ballistic defense with minimum engagement altitude. Cannot engage drones; no numeric range or hit rate established.
The October 13 CIWS tooltip names drones and cruise missiles as targets. Arrow 3 describes high-altitude local ballistic defense, has a minimum engagement altitude and explicitly cannot engage drones. Their recorded per-city placement limits are eight and twelve respectively. Those are building limits, not a universal army cap or an interceptor ammunition capacity.
Use the air-defense comparison to choose by target class and the placement guide for district budgeting.
What remains unknown about defensive performance?
The sources do not establish a current universal range, ammunition capacity, reload recipe, per-base cap or interception probability. A creator comment says interceptors can be manually reloaded, but no verified control sequence is provided. The two card records support a target-class comparison, while universal combat rankings still require comparable evidence.
Where should you go next?
Evidence & recording dates
Recorded values describe the source shown below. They may differ from your current game. Interpret numerical fields together with their version and context.
- YellowHeadVin — Shahed-236 research and manufacture YellowHeadVin · 4:39 · Checked 2026-10-14
Shahed-136 prerequisite, Medium Research Office or bigger, recorded research time and separate Large Military Factory recipe.
- YellowHeadVin — First Strike and interceptor research quests YellowHeadVin · 2:59 · Checked 2026-10-14
Recorded SRBM5 hits, PAC-3 5 interceptions and Tamir12 interceptions; rewards research availability.
- YellowHeadVin — Cluster and Hypersonic missiles, warehouse menu YellowHeadVin · 0:46–0:55 · Checked 2026-10-14
Military Buildings menu and missile storage. Personal inventory counts are not universal troop limits; showcase is not a controlled combat benchmark.
- Your Simple Strategic AA Guide — CIWS card GoateeLawyer · 0:44 · Checked 2026-10-15
CIWS target classes, 8-per-city placement limit, cost, upkeep and city gate.
- Your Simple Strategic AA Guide — Arrow 3 card GoateeLawyer · 1:15 · Checked 2026-10-15
Arrow 3 high-altitude ballistic role, minimum engagement altitude, cannot engage drones, cost, steel, upkeep and limit.
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