Firebird

Revision as of 05:40, 7 November 2019

Firebird deals damage through both a jet of flame and the resulting burn that occurs upon contact, capable of ailing opponents even after the weapon has stopped firing. Firebird, like Freeze, can deal damage to several tanks within close proximity simultaneously. For a novice player, the main advantage of Firebird is that aim isn't really necessary; all that is required is to point the stream of fire in the general direction of a foe.

Description in Garage

Close-range turret. Puts enemies on fire, dealing additional damage over time. Unfreezes tanks. Has a limited fuel capacity, which recovers with time.

On the narrow city streets, when the battle looks more like an ant farm, there’s no better weapon than Firebird. Ideal turret for limited areas with no space to maneuver. Equally wonderful at putting slow heavy tanks on fire and crisping up fast light hulls. By carefully spreading the fuel over multiple targets, you can burn down a whole tank factory. Even a small amount of fuel can be enough to light up a careless enemy, so you can look for a new target and the burning enemy will blow up on its own. Unless, of course, its teammates won’t put out the fire with Freeze.

Firebird M0

Firebird M1

Firebird M2

Firebird M3

Firebird	М0 |	М1 |	М2 |	М3 |	М3+
Available From	Recruit	Master Sergeant	Major	Marshal	Marshal
Price of Modification	100	7 100	94 600	232 150	455 900
Alterations
Upgradable Parameters
Damage (HP/sec)	200	302.94	479.41	582.35	700
Rotation speed (deg/sec)	90	108.53	140.29	158.82	180
Rotation acceleration (deg/sec²)	90	108.53	140.29	158.82	180
Range of max damage (m)	5	6.03	7.79	8.82	10
Range of min damage (m)	15	16.03	17.79	18.82	20
Burning time (sec)	1	2.9	6	7.9	10
Temperature limit	0.1	0.29	0.6	0.79	1
Heating rate (temp/sec)	0.2	0.26	0.37	0.43	0.5
Non-upgradable Parameters
Reload time (sec)	6	6	6	6	6
Amount of energy	1 000	1 000	1 000	1 000	1 000
Energy consumption (eng/sec)	200	200	200	200	200
Weak damage (%)	10	10	10	10	10
Cone angle (deg)	25	25	25	25	25

Fox

Protection Module and Icon

Fox - name of the module that protects against Firebird.

Skins

Firebird XT	Firebird Demonic

Interesting Facts

• Firebird didn't always hold the ability to cause damage in after-burn. Prior to Update #114 - the Global Re-balance, Firebird's flame only damaged tanks and lowered their health, but didn't cause after-burn.
• In late-2009, a very intriguing bug was noticed when a player using Firebird left a battle while still firing. The flame still appeared on the map, and in some rare cases, it didn't disappear until the battle was terminated by the server.
• Long, long ago, Firebird M3's flame was actually blue instead of the current yellowish-orange shades.
• On September 10, 2015, Firebird XT was added into the game - which could be obtained by completing a specific Daily Mission or by purchasing it in the Garage for 500 000 crystals whilst having a Premium Account. This version of Firebird differed from its original counterpart only by looks, and not by any extra or higher statistics.
• The Demonic Firebird Skin was added into the game on 31st October as part of a special star week in which you had to obtain 900 stars to earn the skin.

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