Diamondback

Diamondback
Unit
Race	Terran
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.

History

A diamondback pilot

The first diamondback prototypes were produced by the Great War, but never developed beyond that stage.

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 and scanned their schematics for future production and subsequently used the tank 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.

The Dominion also acquired diamondbacks, using them to help defend Augustgrad and storing a large number at a cell block in New Folsom Prison.

Game Unit

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.

In the campaign, Diamondbacks are strong against Roaches, Ultralisks, Siege Tanks, Goliaths, Firebats, and Stalkers. They are weak, however, against Zerglings, Marauders, and Immortals, as well as any air units.

Abilities

Fire on the Move

The Diamondback can fire its Rail Gun while moving.

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Upgrades

Terran Vehicle Weapons

• +1 damage for cyclones
• +1 base damage and +1 bonus damage for hellions
• +2 damage for hellbats
• +2 base damage and +1 bonus damage for siege tanks (tank mode)
• +4 base damage and +1 bonus damage for siege tanks (siege mode)
• +3 ground damage，+1/+3 air base damage and +1 bonus damage for thors (AoE/single-target)

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Terran Vehicle Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory Hotkey V Level 1 Cost 100 100 160 Level 2 Cost 175 175 190 Level 3 Cost 250 250 220

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Wings of Liberty

Tri-Lithium Power Cell

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.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion armory for $75,000

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Shaped Hull

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.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion armory for $90,000

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Quotations

See: StarCraft II Diamondback Quotations

Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

The cobra

Early in the development of StarCraft II, the Diamondback was known as the Cobra.

It was armed with twin Eviscerator cannons which dealt very heavy damage against armored targets. It had the ability to target air units as well.

At one point it possessed an electrical attack which slowed enemy units.

References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

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