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Defense Tower

Defense Towers were tall, defense outpost security watchtowers developed and assembled in the weapons labs on Macbeth by the forces of Andross, during the Lylat Wars.

Description

Defense Towers are tall, pylons armed with laser cannon turrets and remain stationed in one spot. The towers that are destroyed leave Smart Bombs behind at random, also leaving them floating in midar forcing the Landmaster to use its hover jets to retrive them, putting it at risk from more laser fire. 

Enemy Recon

“Destroy the defense towers to find bombs at random. You may find five or none! The bombs will be floating up in the air. Use the tank's thrusters (press and hold Z and R) to fly up and retrieve them.”
—Official Nintendo Power Player's Guide, pg 78

Medal Tips

“At the beginning of this mission, try to knock out as many of the train's cars as possible. You'll also want to take out the elevated guns as they will sometimes yield bombs. The big payoff in terms of hit points comes from shooting the eight switches at the end of the mission. Successfully hitting all of these targets will cause the train to take an incomplete side spur, which will net you 50 bonus points when it derails. The sixth switch is the most commonly overlooked, since it is hidden behind a gate.”
—Star Fox 64.com Medal Tips

History

The Venom Army left seven of these towers to guard the train tracks that the Forever Train used to drive back to the weapons factory. However, they failed to prevent the Star Fox Team's intrusion because of the small, maneuverable Landmaster. Seemingly the towers attacked the intruding tank at the instruction of the Forever Train's conductor after he spotted the Star Fox team approaching his rear vehicles.

Gallery

Notes

  • The automated rail guns appear to be identical the tower's turrets, the only difference if the rail guns are more mobile.

References

Leaders |-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-|
Soldiers Venomian • Ruffian
Air Force Invader I • Invader II • Invader III • Tripod • Butterfly • Scout Pod • Granga Fighter • Bolse Fighter • Web Ships • Bomber • Killer Bees • Shogun Warrior • Shogun Trooper • Dragon • Flip Bots • Firebirds • Borzoi • Canine • Bandit • Triangle • Moras • Venom Fighter • Venom Space Fighter • Rock Gunner • Star Warrior • Viper
Ground Force Venom Tank • Garuda • Desert Crawler • Desert Rover • Hop Bot • Rascos • Titanian Automated Defense Turret • The Forever Train • Cannon Car • Liquid Fuel Carrier • Defense Tower
Aquatic Force Patrol Boats • Ski Bots • Venomian Tanker • Radar Buoy
Artillery Missile • Copperhead • Mole • Ninjin • Planetary missile • Small Missiles • Spy Eye • SX Laser • SX Space Mines • Bolse Laser Cannon • Bolse Shield Reactor • Land Mine • Umbra-class Defense Station • Dimension Transport System • Gigarilla • Chiritori
Battleships Dorisby-class Battleship • Grazan-class Carrier • Harlock-class Frigate • Zeram-class Cruiser • Saruzin • Granby • Salvadora
Lieutenants Granga's Mech • Attack Carrier • Shogun • Meteo Crusher • Saucerer • Spyborg • Sarumarine • Mechbeth • Gorgon • Robot Andross • Androsa • Aquarosa
Bases Venom • Area 6 • Bolse • Macbeth Weapons Factory •
Others Atomic Base • Astropolis • Blade Barrier • Dancing Insector • Destructor • Galactic Rider • Great Commander • Metal Smasher • Phantron • Professor Hanger • Slot Machine • Spinning Core • Herbert
Pilot
Corneria Defense Force • Husky Squadron • Bulldog Squadron •
Bosses • Saucerer • Bacoon • Vulcain • Sarumarine • Goras • • Bolse's Core • Golemech •
Enemy Air Force • Bomber • Firebirds • Borzoi Fighter • Canine • Star Warrior • Viper • Harlock-class Frigate • Zeram-class Cruiser •
Enemy Ground Force • Desert Crawler • Desert Rover • • Rascos • Titanian Automated Defense Turret • Cannon Car • Liquid Fuel Carrier • Defense Tower
Enemy Marine Force Patrol Boats • • Venomian Tanker • Radar Buoy •
Enemy Artillery • Small Missiles • • Ninjin Missiles • Spy Eye • SX Laser • SX Space Mines • Bolse Laser Cannon • Bolse Shield Reactor • Land Mine • Umbra-class Defense Station • Blocker • Pillars • Stone Column • Monument
Enemy Wildlife Gores • Troikas • Z-Gulls • Z-Serpents • Kani • Clam • Aquas Squid • Starfish • Giant Spindly Fish • Angler Fish • Sculpins • Garoas • Todora (Star Fox 64) • Cacti • Asteroid • Lava Bombs • Solar Prominences • Ore • Aquas Ruins
Corneria (City) • Meteo • Sector Y • Fichina (Base) • Katina (Base) • Aquas • Sector X • Solar • Zoness • Titania • Macbeth (Factory) • Sector Z • Bolse • Area 6 • Venom
Game Modes • Training Mode • Versus Mode • Lylat (language)
Navigation Plot (64) • Missions (64) • Gallery (64) • Videos (64) • Script (64) • Gallery (3D) • Videos (3D) • Script (3D)