Editing Reef

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an aircraft carrier from the [[Strider Hub]].{{ Infobox zkunit
| name = Reef
| defname = shipcarrier
| description = Aircraft Carrier (Bombardment), stockpiles disarm missiles at 5 m/s
| image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/shipcarrier.png
| icontype = shipcarrier
| cost = 3000
| hitpoints = 7500
| movespeed = 83
| turnrate = 61
| sight = 660
| sonar = 660
| weapons = 
	{{ Infobox zkweapon
	| name = Disarm Missile
	| type = StarburstLauncher
	| damage = 0
	| reloadtime = 5
	| disarmdamage = 15000
	| disarmdps = 3000
	| stuntime = 10
	| range = 3000
	| aoe = 140
	| homing = 165
	| manualfire = Yes
	| customlabel1 = Stockpile time (s)
	| customdata1 = 30
	| customlabel2 = Stockpile cost (M)
	| customdata2 = 150
	| projectilespeed = 1200
	}}
| abilities = 
	{{ Infobox zkability drone
	| drone = [[Gull]]
	| maxdrones = 8
	| range = 1000
	| interval = 5
	| spawnsize = 1
	| buildtime = 25
	| maxbuilding = 4
	}}
}}==Description==
The most versatile ship on the high seas, the carrier serves several functions. It is equipped with a manual-fire disarming Tactical Missile launcher for disabling enemy capital ships from outside of their fire range. The reef serves as a mobile [[Repair#Airpad_repair|repair]] base for friendly aircraft. Perhaps most notably, the carrier provides its own complement of [[Gull|surface attack drones]] to engage targets.

== Tactics and Strategy ==

The Reef's drones can travel a fairly long distance away from it, so it can be used in a similar role as a Skirmisher (as opposed to the amphibious [[Detriment]], which is like a riot/assault unit compared to the Reef). Moreover, when you've built up enough drones (each Reef can have up to 8 [[Gull]] drones, with a combined dps of 640), they can easily overwhelm enemies through sheer numbers (especially when you have many Reefs). However, anti-swarm units and structures, including anti-air weapons, can and will give the Reef's drones problems (in which case, if you're noticing that your Reefs are not breaking through the enemy's defenses in a reasonable amount of time, then it might be time to send them back to recover).

- Still, even when the Reef's drones are being shot down, at least they can distract the enemy from your other units, including other heavy units like the [[Grizzly]]. Besides, the drones are totally expendable, while the Reef is sitting at a safe distance away.

As for the Reef's disarm missiles, keep in mind that, while they're being stockpiled, you'll be draining 5 metal-per-second-per-Reef. Therefore, if you're building many Reefs, and you want to conserve where your metal is being spent, you may want to limit how many disarm missiles they're allowed to stockpile. Generally, a stockpile size of just 1 or 2 missiles per Reef should be sufficient if your Reefs are seeing constant battle. (For the record, 2 or 3 missiles should be adequate to keep a [[Shogun]] disarmed, while 16 should be sufficient to keep a [[Detriment]] disarmed, though you'll still need to follow it up by destroying said units.)

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