Tutorial:TNT cannons/missile

A Missile is a flying machine that transports TNT to the enemy and explodes it there.

After a couple of TNT, there are quick diminishing returns in TNT usage vs damage output if no cannon is mounted on top of the missile. A Missile can be more TNT efficient than a cannon. On the other hand it is way slower, might use up other blocks instead, needs more loaded chunks and is generally easier to defend.

Making a missile able to move in both directions can be critical in maintaining efficiency when enemies can attack from both sides.

Bomber

A Bomber is a missile that drops the TNT at the enemy from above.

The main advantage of a Bomber is that it has better returns when using more TNT than most other missiles.

Torpedo

A Torpedo is a missile that can damage structures under water. They do it in a fashion similar to Hybrid cannons by replacing the water first.

Missile magazines

Missiles can be stacked behind each other to penetrate deeper while maintaining TNT-efficiency. Sometimes the last missile is a big one to damage the enemy from inside. Missiles in close proximity to each other are prone to chain reacting though.

Return missiles

A reusable missile. That makes it similar to a slower but more compact Blockstream cannon in practice.

Netherite buster

It is possible to build a missile such that it's payload explodes the moment the enemy's netherite is moved by the missile, destroying the netherite.

Tunnel bores

Tunnel bores use duplication bugs or wither to remove all blocks vulnerable to TNT in front of them. But because it can be overpowered the duplication bugs and withers required for them are often forbidden.

Cannon mounted missile

Missiles can be mounted with all kinds of moving cannons to achieve better efficiency at high TNT amounts or allow for damage patterns that wouldn't be possible any other way.

Instant win

A common win condition is to count how many blocks were destroyed by each team. Some missiles aim to exploit that by pushing huge amounts of low blast resistance blocks such as snow or end rods to the enemy and exploding them there. Those missiles often get forbidden in such systems.

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