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Flare Information
Rubinelle Lazurian/IDS
DoRFlare DoRFlareAlt
Flares fire bright rockets
that reveal a 13-square
area
in Fog of War.
MAIN SUB
None Machine Gun
Cost 5,000 Inftry ArrowGood
Gas 60 Veh ArrowBad
Ammo 3 Air Hyphen
Mobility 5 Heli ArrowBad
Vision 2 Ship Hyphen
Range 1 Sub Hyphen
IconMovementMovement Tank IconCombatCombat Veh
Abilities • Flare, 0-5 range.
 IconRedWarning IconWarTankIconBomberIconMediumTank
 IconYellowWarning IconRocketsIconTankIconMechIconSeaplaneIconArtilleryIconBCopterIconAntiTank

Flares(Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict) or 照明砲(失われた光) are a Land Unit. To date their one and only appearance is in Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Although offensively weak (their only weapon being a Machine Gun) they have the unique ability to fire Flares which illuminate squares of terrain in Fog of War. For obvious reasons, on maps with no FOW this ability has no effect and is obsolete.

Compared to the Recon, Flare does significantly more damage against infantries as well as similar anti infantry units (oddly including the ability to cost efficiently engage Anti-Airs), giving it a niche outside FoW map as an useful low-cost defensive unit. Mobility wise, the Flare is significantly slower, but much less hindered by rough terrain.

Flares are initially introduced in Moving On, and become buildable in New Allies.

Matchups[]

Flare Matchups

Opposing unit

Damage given

Damage taken

Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
InfantryBlueMapDoR - 80 - 10
MechBlueMapDoR - 70 80 15
BikeBlueMapDoR - 70 - 15
ReconBlueMapDoR - 60 - 30
FlareBlueMapDoR - 50 - 50
AATankBlueMapDoR - 45 50 -
LightTankBlueMapDoR - 10 80 35
MediumTankBlueMapDoR - 5 90 35
WarTankBlueMapDoR - 1 105 40
ArtilleryBlueMapDoR - 45 75 -
AntiTankBlueMapDoR - 25 75 -
RocketLauncherBlueMapDoR - 55 85 -
AAMBlueMapDoR - 55 - -
APCBlueMapDoR - 45 - -
FighterBlueMapDoR - - - -
BomberBlueMapDoR - - 105 -
DusterBlueMapDoR - - 15 -
SeaplaneBlueMapDoR - - 80 -
BCopterBlueMapDoR - 18 75 30
TCopterBlueMapDoR - 35 - -
BShipBlueMapDoR - - 70 -
CarrierBlueMapDoR - - - -
SubmarineBlueMapDoR - - - -
CruiserBlueMapDoR - - - -
LanderBlueMapDoR - - - -
GunboatBlueMapDoR - - - -
MeteoriteDoR - 5 - -
TalonGunDoR - 1 5 HP -
NestMiddleLaserDoR - 1 Laser

8 HP

Mortar

5 HP


Overview[]

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A Flare in Advance Wars Days Of Ruin

Flares can use their ability once per turn (assuming they have enough ammunition left). Each unit has a range of 5 and a single flare illuminates all squares in an area of 2 around the target, also lighting up Buildings, Woods and Reefs. Flares may not move and fire a flare on the same turn.

Flares benefit from being relatively cheap and easy to deploy, being passable options against lightly armored enemies or support units caught off-guard. Flares are an excellent support unit for both indirect units (for spotting) and directs (for ambush prevention).

Be cautious on randomly using flares to light up areas. If flares are not in cities to supply, Rigs are going to be needed to supply.

Outside of FoW, Flares are useless. If you want to rid soldier spamming in which Flares do good damage but can't OHK, use Anti-Airs instead which has a lot more uses. Recons, despite weak tires, can check early captures better, granted lack of plains and forests.

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