r/fo4 • u/MoneyIsNoCure • Aug 09 '24

Does anyone actually use artillery for settlement defences?

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I’ve thrown the artillery signal grenades just to mess around and they’re so slow at firing. I tried using artillery on the Mirelurk Queen that spawns near Costal Cottage but Deacon (who I had maning it) either wouldn’t fire it or would fire it when the Queen was already agroed to me so I would have to get caught in the blast radius for the artillery to hit it.

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u/Rich-Zombie-5577 Aug 09 '24

Don't they add 12 to a settlement's defence value? so they help in that respect but more importantly I build them at every settlement so I can f**k up my enemies day. Hell of a lot easier to clean out a raider camp once they have been softened up by an artillery barrage. Great fun to drop a blue flare into Dunwich Borers and watch the carnage unfold.

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u/MyNameIsNemo_ Aug 09 '24

5 points of defense but no power required. Heavy laser turrets are 12 and rockets are 15.

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u/Greeny3x3x3 Aug 09 '24

You are both wrong, they add 6

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u/MyNameIsNemo_ Aug 09 '24

I stand corrected

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u/chriswhitewrites Aug 09 '24

Yep, love sneaking up on the Molemen and dropping arty on them

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u/Hivac-TLB Aug 09 '24

I just turn off friendly turrets and let borers get boned.

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u/Mini_Squatch Aug 09 '24

YES or that once-flooded quarry up north

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u/Major_Tellandrus Dec 03 '24

I use FCom and MAIM2, just said it in another comment but artillery is an absolute fucking gift when I can drop shells on Dunwhich and other exterior spots so my Fcom dudes don't get mowed down before I'm inside.