W.O.P.R.

STRATEGIC READOUT

MISSION OBJECTIVE

PRIMARY: Drive crude oil above $250/barrel
FAIL: Oil drops below $60/barrel
STALEMATE: Survive 20 waves without resolution
ECONOMY: Oil price changes have diminishing returns at high prices. Kills are worth less as oil climbs; escapes become more punishing. Wave income also flattens logarithmically.

CONTROLS

[1-6] Select unit type
[7/F] F-14 Tomcat Strike
[U] Upgrade selected unit
[Tab] Cycle placed units
[S] Toggle unit sidebar
[R/?] Toggle this reference
[Space] Pause / Unpause
[Esc] Cancel selection
Scroll Zoom • Drag Pan
Click unit Select for upgrade
Right-click Cancel placement

IRANIAN DEFENSE ASSETS

DESIGNATION	COST	HP	DPS	RNG	SIG
HY-2 Silkworm ASCM Battery	$250M	400	55	700	HEAVY
Misagh-2 SAM Site	$150M	200	15	600	MED
Shahed One-Way Strike Drone	$45M	60	85	850	LOW
Heidar-5 Coastal Minelaying Station	$90M	250	250*	550	MED
Zolfaghar Fast Attack Boat	$55M	80	15	300	LOW
Ghadir-class Submarine	$300M	180	70	450	STEALTH

* Mine damage per detonation (with splash). DPS column = damage per attack cycle for all other units.

UNIT TACTICS

HY-2 Silkworm ASCM Battery — Powerful anti-ship cruise missile battery. Place on Iranian territory. High damage and range, but HEAVY signature draws cruise missile fire. Pair with SAMs for protection.
Misagh-2 SAM Site — Anti-air defense. Intercepts incoming cruise missiles (35% chance per shot) and engages F-35s. Also fires on surface targets. Essential for protecting high-value assets from missile strikes.
Shahed One-Way Strike Drone — Expendable loitering munition swarm. Launches kamikaze attacks at surface targets with splash damage. Depletes after a fixed number of strikes (base: 3), then is destroyed. Cheap, long range, one-time use. LOW signature; escort destroyer CIWS may abort individual launch attempts (visuo-auditory feedback only).
Heidar-5 Coastal Minelaying Station — IRGC coastal mine-warfare post. Place on the coast strip; a USV sorties out to seed mines at random points along active shipping lanes within placement range (TR-7 / TSS routes). Max 4 active mines (base). Mines detonate on proximity with splash damage.
Zolfaghar Fast Attack Boat (FAB) — Small, fast patrol craft. Place in water; automatically patrols in a circle around its deployment point. Cheap and evasive (LOW signature, 90% cruise missile evasion), but low damage. Useful for harassing tankers in the strait.
Ghadir-class Submarine — Stealth torpedo platform. Place in water; patrols in a circle (slower than FABs). STEALTH signature makes it immune to cruise missiles and invisible to F-35s. Prioritizes escort destroyers. Expensive but survivable.

UPGRADE SYSTEM

Select a placed unit and press [U] to upgrade. Each upgrade costs a fraction of that unit’s base build price (tier 2 slightly more than tier 1). Upgrades are permanent and cumulative.

UNIT	TIER 1	TIER 2
ASCM	Extended Range (+30% range) $80M	Dual Targeting (+25% dps, +20% hp, faster reload) $95M
SAM	Anti-Ship Module (+15% range, +20% dps, adds tanker targeting) $48M	Dual Target + Splash (+30% dps, +15% hp, 60px splash) $57M
Drone	Extended Swarm (6 strikes instead of 3, +15% dps) $14M	Heavy Swarm (8 strikes, +10% range, +25% dps) $17M
Minelayer	Heavy Mines (+60% mine damage, faster respawn) $29M	Dense Field (+15% placement range, 6 active mines) $34M
FAB	Fast Attack (+15% range, +30% dps, +50% patrol speed) $18M	Torpedo Kit (+50% dps, +20% hp, burst fire) $21M
Submarine	Advanced Torpedoes (+20% range, +25% dps) $96M	Dual Salvo (+40% dps, +15% hp, faster reload) $114M

COALITION THREAT ASSESSMENT

TANKERS (Small / Medium / VLCC) — Commercial vessels transiting the strait. Destroying them raises global oil prices; letting them escape reduces pressure. Larger tankers are tougher but worth more. Oil price changes have diminishing returns as prices rise.
ESCORT DESTROYERS — Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. Heavily armed; fire on Iranian positions within gun range. Cannot strike mainland interior (ADR 0003). Click or hover a DDG to preview its threat circle. Destroying one awards $100M and contributes toward F-14 charges.
F-35 LIGHTNING II (from Wave 4) — Stealth strike aircraft. Fly across the map on attack runs, targeting all units except submarines. Dangerous to exposed positions. $150M bounty on kill.
TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSILES — Long-range precision strikes. Target units weighted by radar signature (HEAVY targeted most, STEALTH immune). Only SAM sites can intercept (35% per engagement). The primary threat to static defenses.

SPECIAL: F-14 TOMCAT STRIKE

Charges accumulate from escort destroyer kills (3 kills = 1 charge, max 3).
30-second cooldown between strikes. Press [7] or [F] to launch.
An F-14 sweeps across the map, firing 6 missiles at the largest available targets. Devastating to tanker convoys.

SHIPPING LANES

Waves 1–7: TR-7 (primary) only
Waves 8–14: + Northern Qeshm route unlocks
Waves 15+: + Southern flanking route unlocks
Convoy packets share a lane; Heidar-5 mines are placed on active lane geometry within range.

TERRAIN & PLACEMENT (select a unit to see overlays)

Inland sanctuary — Mainland interior. Land units (ASCM, SAM, drone). Escort destroyers cannot engage here.
Littoral exposure — Coast and islands. Land units allowed; within escort destroyer gun range.
Coast strip — Valid Heidar-5 placement only (near water on Iranian territory).
Naval deployment — Open strait waters. FAB and Ghadir submarine placement.
Cyan dashed circle — Selected unit’s range preview at cursor (valid = bright, invalid = red).
Orange dashed circle — Escort destroyer gun range (hover or click DDG).

Zones are mutually exclusive per map cell; only relevant highlights show for the unit type selected.

GAME MODES

TRAINING — 2× wave income. Learn the mechanics with a generous budget.
STANDARD — 1× wave income. The intended challenge.
APOCALYPSE — ½× wave income. Every dollar counts. For experienced commanders.