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Tower layer drones fly to a location and then build a small turret which automatically fires accurately upon enemy craft. Caltrop layers fly to a location and then deploy a large minefield which persists for a long time.

In both cases it is standard to build them on alephs which lead to enemy sectors.

Towers are normally autocannons, but a skycap version can be researched under [[tactical]].


==Ship statistics==
''Information taken from CC_03. Values are representative only (many [[factions]] have had their ships individually tweaked for balance).''

<h5 style="text-align: center;">Tower & Caltrop layers</h5>
{{center|[[Image:dn_hicsmtwrbmp.png|Tower layer icon]]
[[Image:dn_hicsmmnlbmp.png|Caltrop layer icon]]}}

Requires nothing (available from start of game).
{|cellpadding=8 cellspacing=0 border=1 style="text-align:center" align="center" width=70%
|-
| colspan=2 width=25%|'''Ship
| colspan=2 width=30%|'''Handling
| colspan=2 width=45%|'''Equipment
|-
|Armor class || Utility
|Mass || 30
|width=15%|[[Weapons]]|| -
|-
|Hitpoints || 300
|Max thrust || 750
|[[Missiles]]|| -
|-
|ECM || 1
|Power-weight ratio|| 25
|Turrets|| -
|-
|Scan || 700
|Max speed || 100
|Shield|| -
|-
|Signature || 100%
|Turn rate || 0.56
|Booster|| -
|-
|Energy || -
|Torque-weight ratio || 0.7
|Cloaking device|| -
|-
|Recharge || -
|Riptime/cost || 30 / 750
|[[Dispenser]]|| -
|}
::*Can not rescue [[eject pod]]s
::*Note that AI-controlled ships can only rip to [[teleport receiver]]s.

==Caltrop==
{|cellpadding=7
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Neutral-caltropcon.jpg|thumb|center|Caltrop constructor]]
|valign="top"|<br>
'''All factions (except [[technoflux]])
*All factions use this model for a caltrop.

'''Technoflux
*Can not build caltrops.
|}

==Tower drones==
{|cellpadding=7
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Bios-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Bios drone]]
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Bios
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[Image:Belters-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Belters drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Belters
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Dreg-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Dreghklar Empire drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Dreghklar Empire
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Gt-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Ga'Taraan Federation drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Ga'Taraan Federation
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Giga-drone.jpg|thumb|center|GigaCorp drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''GigaCorp
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Rix-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Rixian Unity drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Rixian Unity
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Ic-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Iron Coalition drone]]
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Iron Coalition
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Tf-drone.jpg|thumb|center|Technoflux drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Technoflux
*Can not build caltrops. Can build skycap towers instead.
*Can not build AC towers. Can build skycap towers instead.
|-
|[[File:Ic-drone.png|thumb|center|Omicron drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Omicron Hive
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Nix-tower.png|thumb|center|Phoenix drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Phoenix
*{{NS}}
|-
|[[File:Drac-tower.png|thumb|center|Draconium drone]] 
|valign="top"|<br>
'''Draconium
*{{NS}}
|}

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