Board Thread:Battle Nations Articles/@comment-109.150.204.123-20130426234234/@comment-5007614-20130430201532

It's very possible folks. You just need a hearty unit to dish out damage and withstand its attacks, using nanopods to heal. That's the part that turns a lot of players off from fighting the AS.

It's practically impossible to avoid NOT spending nanos - the AS has to miss or do "grey" damage each time it attacks to avoid spending nanos.

The basic strategy is to destroy the arms quickly, then with your remaining units, attack the body while the AS practically attacks the entire field every 4-5 turns (one attack only targets a 3x3 area). This gives players 4 turns of either attacking or healing between AS attacks.

You can kill the Melee arm in 2-3 turns: freeze with your one freeze unit (Frostbite or Cryo Trooper), then Tank Killer or Wimp that frozen arm in 2 turns (1 if lucky crits with TK).

With your "stun" unit, keep Ranged arm stunned whenever possible while wearing it down. 3x Rank 6 Wimps are highly recommended due to their damage (~60) and ability to hit both the arm and body - saves you some work later. While stunned, only the body can attack, and it can only attack every 4-5 rounds (due to its lengthy reload times).

Ranked Mega Tanks or Super Tanks are recommended because their large pool of armor and health, as well as resistance to fire.