Do Towers target both ground and air at the same time?

[Aitor-NationsLeague]

So an issue I have been always feeling with planes, do towers seem to target them even if already ground troops near and attacking? At the same time?

Or is it that the tower has prefered target secretly for air? Castle seem to do the same, I'm the only one to have this odd feeling?

 

[vincentdang4]

They target them both at the same time (or at least very close to it). I noticed two bullets coming out of the towers. One straight for my airplane, the other towards my tank. Of course the bullets were not shot at the exact same time, but the bullets were in the air at the same time.

 

[Königsberg]

Yeah, I wondered how come my Zeppelin was shot down even though the castle was targeting ground troops.

 

[Aitor-NationsLeague]

Yeah it doesn't make sense and isn't said anywhere, but so it seems that's what really happens, they can target both at once....

 

[AbbyVille]

I think the priority is the ground target first, my strategy is to fly the zep toward the tower then last sec deploy troop in front of the tower to shoot, works every time.

 

[GoldDS]

right, same here, make the towers target ground and by this protect air units

 

[Mrhuskey910]

Aitor depends on lvl of tower/castle. I deploy tanks near a tower inside wall and tanks destract tower while my zepline takes it out. The only one Ive noticed that will leave tanks to target zepline is maxed out towers in IA lvl forgot lvl. Best way to counter is put all your towers overlapping each other with range. Same with castle fully maxed out castle leaves troops to target planes.

 

[Mr Suplex]

They target both simultaneously. I've learned this the hard way.

 

[Brand Marrow]

I have sometimes distracted towers with a general or other ground unit to save my zeppelin. I dont think they can target both, but they can prioritize.

 

[Mrhuskey910]

I've had to do this as well because planes flying from a point not closes to target. Towers regardless of lvl will target troops attacking them directly but if a wall is in-between them and troops lvl 9 towers will stop shooting ground troops to target planes

 

[Mr Suplex]

I've often had troops engaging a tower, but when a plane flies over it the tower still shoots it and kills it. Its stupid as shit and I don't think its working as intended.

 

[Aitor-NationsLeague]

Mr Suplex

Something like that me too, really crazy, sometimes the tower seems to really target both, sometimes it happens like huskey says, and you can distract it with ground, kinda weird and not 100% sure to tell..

 

[vincentdang4]

Been playing around with this for a few days. Usually ground troops distract, but once in a while, I face a tower/castle that prioritize air units (might actually have been shooting at both, but was too busy watching my zeppelins burn). For me, this was not restricted to Industrial Age towers. Maybe it is because my ground troops were shooting at the tower from range (tanks, riflemen) instead of engaging them directly? Who knows, will try more when my zeppelin is rebuilt

 

[Mrhuskey910]

Maybe it's different with shooters. I always have tanks engage towers and they always prioritize the tanks but Lvl 9 will leave tanks to target planes. I've been testing this the past couple of days and every time planes flies over and back without being damage if tanks are shooting tower unless lvl 9. The best strategy is to deploy zepline to tower then deploy biplane to suppress. Zepline will take out single tower without damage

 

[vincentdang4]

Thanks for the tip Mrhuskey910 . And agree with your comment on the wall earlier. Good call on that one.