Troops : Zooka

"For long-range attacks, call in the Zooka. A few Zookas can completely devastate a whole enemy base, but don't let them come under fire from enemy turrets!"

Summary

• Zookas are the third troop to unlock, unlocked at Headquarters Level 5.
• Zookas have very high DPS, but their health is very low.
• Zookas have longer range than most other troops.
• Zookas carry bazookas on their shoulders.

Visual Appearance

• The Zooka appears as a fair-skinned woman with black hair, a blue singlet, a pair of headphones, light brown shorts and a bazooka slung across her shoulder.

Offensive Strategy

• Due to their low health, Sniper Towers can generally one-shot a Zooka. Mortars can easily take out a whole group in one shot. Machine Guns are also effective against Zookas, even at extreme range. Deploy Zookas behind a meatshield of Heavies or Riflemen to let them take the damage.
• When using teams of low hitpoint Troops it is good idea is to take out Mortars and Rocket Launchers with the Gunboat before deploying Troops.
• Deploy the Zookas a few seconds behind other troops, otherwise they might get taken down by Mortar shells or Rocket Launchers.
• When using the Heavy + Zooka strategy, remember to not Flare directly on a Rocket Launcher, because the Heavies will walk into the Rocket Launcher's blind spot, causing theRocket Launcher to target the Zookas instead.
• The Flamethrower's range is less than that of a Zooka, which generally allows a Zooka to destroy a Flamethrower without taking damage. However, if you are not careful and allow a Zooka to get in range of the Flamethrower, it will kill the Zooka very quickly.

Defensive Strategy

• Use a Sniper Tower as bait so that all the troops will attack it. Put a Machine Gun on either side of the Sniper Tower. The Machine Gun will spray in a big area, and will occasionally hit the Zookas.
• Keep Mortars behind groups of other Buildings. The Mortar shell takes time to reach its targeted location, so it can take out Zookas when they move up to attack another building.
• As the Zooka has a very long range, bait them with non-defensive Buildings and place Minesin front of them. One or two Mines are usually enough to take out a group. 

Upgrade Differences

• The Zooka's appearance does not change with level, but each time a Zooka is upgraded its hitpoints, DPS and training cost increase, similar to other troops.

Trivia

• The name 'Zooka' is a stylized version of 'bazooka', which is the weapon they use.

Unit Size	Training Time	Movement Speed	Attack Range	Attack Speed	Headquarters Level Required
2	4m	Slow / 180	Long / 720	2s	5

Level	Hitpoints	DPS	Damage per Shot	Training Cost	Research Cost	Armory	Research Time	XP Gain
1	50	80	160	220	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	54	88	176	330	17,100	2	4h	20
3	59	97	194	450	46,000	3	9h	30
4	67	106	212	550	99,000	4	12h	34
5	70	117	234	700	168,000	5	18h	42
6	76	129	258	850	284,000	6	1d 1h	50
7	83	142	284	1,000	450,000	7	1d 9h	57
8	90	156	312	1,150	650,000	8	1d 13h	60
9	98	171	342	1,300	760,000	9	1d 13h	60
10	107	189	378	1,450	850,000	10	1d 17h	64
11	116	207	414	1,600	1,160,000	11	2d 3h	71
12	126	228	456	1,800	1,590,000	12	2d 12h	77
13	138	251	502	2,000	1,800,000	13	2d 12h	77
14	150	276	552	2,200	2,160,000	14	3d 3h	86
15	163	304	608	2,400	2,970,000	15	3d 11h	91
16	177	334	668	2,600	3,400,000	16	3d 11h	91
17	193	368	736	2,800	3,800,000	17	3d 21h	96
18	210	404	808	3,000	4,500,000	18	4d	97
19	228	445	890	3,200	5,300,000	19	4d 6h	100
20	248	489	978	3,400	6,100,000	20	4d 8h	101