Plane Cargo

Plane Cargo (tier 1)

Domain	air
Tiers	5 (see all tiers)
Attack	0
Defense	25
Speed	72
Volume	600
Cargo capacity	1800
Build time	820
Cost	120 money, 50 food, 90 metal, 90 petrol
Upkeep	12 money, 5 food, 9 metal, 9 petrol

Plane Cargo

Air transport that airlifts land and support units over any terrain.

Domain: Air · Role: Transport · Ammunition: none

Stats

Plane Cargo comes in numbered tiers (Tier 1, Tier 2, ...) that are unlocked through research. Each tier has its own attack, defense, speed, range, volume, build time, cost and upkeep. The box at the top right shows Tier 1; the table below compares every tier and is read directly from the game database.

Plane Cargo: stats by tier

Stat	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Attack	0	0	0	0	0
Defense	25	33	44	58	76
Speed	72	72	72	72	72
Volume	600	600	600	600	600
Cargo capacity	1800	1800	1800	1800	1800
Build time	820	968	1142	1347	1590
Cost	120 money, 50 food, 90 metal, 90 petrol	140 money, 60 food, 100 metal, 100 petrol	160 money, 60 food, 120 metal, 120 petrol	190 money, 70 food, 140 metal, 140 petrol	220 money, 80 food, 160 metal, 160 petrol
Upkeep	12 money, 5 food, 9 metal, 9 petrol	14 money, 6 food, 10 metal, 10 petrol	16 money, 6 food, 12 metal, 12 petrol	19 money, 7 food, 14 metal, 14 petrol	22 money, 8 food, 16 metal, 16 petrol

Abilities

• Carries units up to its cargo volume (a m³ budget).
• Countered by Anti-Air and Frigates.

Counters

• Countered by: Anti-Air, Frigate

Hard-countered units take extra losses and cannot retaliate against the unit countering them. See Units#Counters for the full matrix.

Production

Trained at the Aircraft Factory. Build time, cost and upkeep depend on the tier (see Stats).

Plane Cargo uses no ammunition.

Movement and transport

As an air unit it can fly over any terrain, land or sea, within its air range.

It carries land and support units, up to its cargo volume (a m³ budget).

Tips

• Countered by Anti-Air and Frigates: route airlifts around them.
• Cargo is a m³ budget; each unit consumes space equal to its volume.

See also

• Units: all units, counter matrix and stances
• Related units: Anti-Air, Frigate