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"Cannons are great for point defense. Upgrade cannons to increase their firepower, but beware that your defensive turrets cannot shoot while being upgraded!"


 * Summary
 * Cannons are the first defensive structure that a player will receive at the start of their Clash of Clans adventure.
 * Cannons are both cheap and quick to upgrade at lower levels.
 * Cannons can shoot any ground units.


 * Defensive Strategy
 * Cannons have a high rate of fire and a decent range, which makes them an ideal deterrent for Wall Breakers (which have extremely low health).
 * Cannons are very useful for keeping Giants from attacking other defenses. Defend Mortars and Wizard Towers by placing them within range of Cannons. Make sure Cannons are placed within range of Air Defenses, because Cannons are unable to target air units (or at least in range of an Archer Tower or Wizard Tower).
 * Upgrade these structures and Mortars first at lower levels, as they are one of your main ground defenses.
 * It is a good idea to upgrade these structures to level 10 as they become very intimidating to potential attackers, ususally causing them to skip your village.
 * Offensive Strategy
 * Cannons are unable to target air units. This makes them easy pickings for Balloons, Dragons or Minions if they are not within range of Air Defenses, Archer Towers or Wizard Towers. Cannons are also only able to damage one unit at a time. This makes it very easy to overwhelm them with large groups of Archers or Barbarians. Even though this is a weakness, remember that the Cannon also puts out a decent shot per second.


 * Upgrade Differences
 * Cannons undergo dramatic visual changes at levels 7, 10, and 11.
 * At level 2, the Cannon gets ropes tied around the legs holding up a thin 2nd layer.
 * At level 3, the Cannon gets a thicker 2nd layer.
 * At level 4, the part that barrel shape, and the two layers come together to make one layer.
 * At level 5, the legs turn into metal.
 * At level 6, they add two straps around the first layer.
 * At level 7 the Cannon receives a white base and a brass band around the barrel.
 * At level 8,the Cannon recieves a second brass band at the back of the barrel.
 * At level 9, the Cannon recieves its third brass band and get 4 straps around the first layer.
 * At level 10, the Cannon barrel is entirely made of brass.
 * At level 11, the Cannon barrel becomes black metal and the base receives prominent black footings.
 * At level 3, the Cannon base rotates 45 degrees with respect to the ground. This is so that later, bigger upgrades of the Cannon will fit into the same 3x3 square.


 * Trivia
 * In the most recent update, the graphics for Level 7 and Level 8 Cannon changed a little bit.
 * You get a free Cannon during the tutorial.

