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This subject appears in Serious Sam: The Second Encounter.  This subject appears in Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. 

The Static Cannon is an autonomous artillery weapon that is exclusive to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter. It makes another appearance in Serious Sam: Xbox and the HD and VR ports.

Overview[]

The static cannon is a medieval cannon that has been modified to suit Mental's needs in his attempts to kill Serious Sam. The cannon has been fitted with an auto-loading system, radar and ammunition replenisher.[1] Unlike the Rotating Cannon, the static cannon is stationary and does not move; it only fires when someone walks past it.

The cannonballs fired by the cannon travel extremely fast and are hard to avoid if the player is not aware of their surroundings. They can deal a lot of damage should the player be hit by one. Due to these cannonballs having the same damage statistics and piercing power as the player's cannonballs, being hit by an enemy cannonball can sometimes or often result in instant death, especially if it's moving at high speeds. In Serious Sam HD, it always deals up to a maximum of 75 base damage (50 direct + 25 splash) instead.

Appearances[]

Like the rotating cannon, the static cannon is only found in the Medieval levels: The Citadel, Land of the Damned, and The Grand Cathedral, though it can be found earlier as a secret in The City of the Gods; funnily enough, entering the hidden doorway to the secret in The City of the Gods puts the player directly in front of the secret cannon. If they don't act fast, they either die or take extreme damage. This cannon also does not trigger a NETRICSA description upon destruction and additionally does not count towards the "Mine's bigger than yours" achievement because the static cannon here is not counted as an enemy but as a prop instead due to having the "Ignored in statistics" flag checked.

The static cannon is also found in the multiplayer map Yodeller, where it can be activated to kill an unsuspecting player.

Application[]

The static cannon is usually given the same role as the rotating cannon: to stop anyone who enters its line of sight within their tracks. However, as the static cannon never moves, despite having wheels, this makes it less reliable than the latter and it is often placed on the ground rather than on top of walls or buildings.

Tactics[]

  • The RAPTOR Sniper Rifle can destroy a static cannon in one shot (four in the classic releases) and it can reach a static cannon that's placed at any range thanks to its perfect accuracy. As this is the case, the player should always use the sniper rifle against the static cannon.
  • The cannonballs fired by the cannon can be dodged by strafing or sidestepping.
  • If the player doesn't have enough ammo for the sniper rifle, other great weapons to use on the static cannon are strong weapons or ones with a decent rate of fire like the Thompson submachine gun, XL2 Lasergun, and XPML21 Rocket Launcher. If the player is accurate enough, they can even take one down with the MK III Grenade Launcher.
  • If playing on Revolution, another effective weapon to destroy a static cannon is with the CDF-ST-005 Plasmathrower. Its alternate fire mode can destroy the cannon in one shot, although this requires the player not be too far away from the cannon.
  • Static cannons should be a high-priority target when facing other enemies because of how much damage its cannonballs can do, especially on Hard and Serious difficulties. Taking it out as soon as possible makes things much easier, as the player doesn't have to worry about being gibbed or severely wounded by a static cannon while fighting other enemies.
  • In Yodeller, the static cannon can be activated to kill an unsuspecting player. However, the cannon's activation must be timed such that an enemy player from far away will not be able to dodge the cannonball quickly enough.
    • It is also possible to even kill multiple players at once with the static cannon if they are lined up together.

Related achievements[]

Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter[]

Achievement Mine's bigger than yours SSVRTSE
Mine's bigger than yours
Destroy an enemy cannon with your own cannon.

Serious Sam Fusion[]

Achievement Mine's bigger than yours SSF
Mine's bigger than yours
Destroy an enemy cannon with your own cannon.

Trivia[]

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List of appearances[]

References[]

  1. NETRICSA description
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