Armor types and Attack types in sc..

[Ntrik_]

... I need to know them, can anyone give me some basic infos?

[Renzokuken]

I don't know much of it as facts, just 90% from experience. I'll do Protoss for you.

Protoss

• Zealot - Max damage against all armor types.
  Dragoon - Half damage against light armor, max against all others.
  Dark Templar - Max damage against all armor types.
  Reaver - Max damage against all armor types.
  Corsair - Max damage against all armor types.
  Scouts - Max damage against all armor types.
  Carrier - Max damage against all armor types.
  Arbiter - Half damage against light armor, max against all others.

Well i think that's correct. I don't know the nitty gritty such as each type of armor and each type of damage. I think we'll need to consult AoP for this!

[Ntrik_]

see, I dont know what units have light armors and stuff I know dragoon doesnt do much dmg onfbats, rines, and ghosts... but bah ><

[TrongaMonga]

Taken from Blizzard (and not only ).

It goes as follows:

* Normal weapons are equally effective against all types of units.
* Concussion/Plasma weapons do 50% damage against Medium units and 25% against Large units.
* Explosive weapons do 50% damage against Small units and 75% against Medium units.


Note: Protoss shields take full damage from all kind of atacks, and buildings are always considered as "Large" (that's why units like the vulture takes a load of time to destroy it).

There is also another type of damage class, the splash damage. The atack of units such as the Sieged Tank provokes a small explosion around the atacked unit that will damage nearby units.

There's also the Lurker's and Firebat's type of splash damage, in a line.

--Edit--

Check here for all units sizes and attack type:

http://www.battle.net/scc/GS/damage.shtml

[Zerglite]

Units in StarCraft are one of three different sizes: small, medium and large. The size of a unit is taken into account when calculating the effects of different classes of damage. This is why, for example, a Firebat is very effective against Marines, but has a minimal effect on Siege Tanks. The damage classes and their effectiveness in relation to the three unit sizes are as follows:

* Normal weapons are equally effective against all types of units.
* Concussion/Plasma weapons do 50% damage against Medium units and 25% against Large units.
* Explosive weapons do 50% damage against Small units and 75% against Medium units.

Protoss shields always take full damage from all attacks. Buildings are considered "Large" units.

Some attacks, such as the Scarab explosion, also do "splash damage", which means that any units or buildings within a short radius of the attack point will take a peripheral amount of damage.

The following table lists each unit's size and damage type:

Terran Units

Unit Size Ground Attack Air Attack

SCV Small Normal -
Marine Small Normal Normal
Firebat Small Concussive+ -
Ghost Small Concussive Concussive
Vulture Medium Concussive -
Siege Tank – Tank Large Explosive -
Siege Tank – Siege Large Explosive* -
Goliath Large Normal Explosive
Wraith Large Normal Explosive
Dropship Large - -
Science Vessel Large - -
Battlecruiser Large Normal Normal

Medic Small - -
Valkyrie Large - Explosive+

Zerg Units

Unit Size Ground Attack Air Attack

Larva Small - -
Drone Small Normal -
Zergling Small Normal -
Hydralisk Medium Explosive Explosive
Ultralisk Large Normal -
Infested Terran Small Normal* -
Broodling Small Normal -
Defiler Medium - -
Queen Medium - -
Overlord Large - -
Scourge Small - Normal
Mutalisk Small Normal Normal
Guardian Large Normal -

Lurker Medium Normal+ -
Devourer Large - Explosive

Protoss Units

Unit Size Ground Attack Air Attack

Probe Small Normal -
Zealot Small Normal -
Dragoon Large Explosive Explosive
High Templar Small - -
Archon Large Normal+ Normal+
Reaver Large Normal+ -
Shuttle Large - -
Observer Small - -
Scout Large Normal Explosive
Carrier Large - -
Interceptor Small Normal Normal
Arbiter Large Explosive Explosive

Dark Archon Large - -
Dark Templar Small Normal -
Corsair Medium - Explosive+

* Weapon does splash damage to all units
+ Weapon does friendly splash damage (meaning it will hit allies and enemy units but not your own)

[TrongaMonga]

Well, thanks for posting at the same time I did

[Zerglite]

no prob

its kinda funny, i even had the link like u got on ur's, till i edited it out

[Ntrik_]

awesome, you guys are my heros, thx!

[Zerglite]

Originally Posted by NtRik_

awesome, you guys are my heros, thx!

i know.. i know... im awesome, no need to grovel

[TrongaMonga]

Ok, that'll do it now. No need to post more spam.

[ArtOfProtoss]

Actually, I don't know many statistics. I couldn't tell you how much vitality a zealot has for example. But after playing the game for a long time you get the feel of units and when they're about to die. This becomes very useful when microing. Knowing how much vite. your goon has isn't