Cyberdisc (EU2012)

For the original UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) version, see Cyberdisc

The Cyberdisc is a flying heavy weapons platform equipped with a devastating plasma cannon and covered in tough armour plating. When first encountered the Cyberdisc will be in a closed disc like form not unlike a miniature UFO. When the Cyberdisc is ready to attack it opens up to reveal a terrifying mass of tentacles bustling with heavy weaponry. It will take a lot of firepower to take down and it also comes equipped with alien grenades. They are one of the fastest ground units and can fly, using both abilities to overflank your soldiers.

The Cyberdisc will explode on death, damaging everything in a small radius.

Note that Cyberdiscs will always work in groups with Drone units. The Drones can repair the Cyberdisc. You might want to kill the Drones so the Cyberdisc cannot be healed. Just make sure the reward in doing so is greater than the risk.

Info

1st Appearance	June August (Marathon)
HP	16/16/20/20
Aim	70/70/80/80
Defense	10
Will	0
Movement	18
Easy/Normal/Classic/Impossible

Cyberdisc Armaments

Weapon	Base Damage	Critical Damage	Critical Chance
Cyberdisc Cannon	7-9	12 or 13	10
Alien Grenade	5	NA	NA

Cyberdisc Abilities

Ability	Description
Hardened	Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.
Bombard	Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.
Flight	Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel. Has 35 fuel.
Evasion	Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.
Death Blossom	Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies. Damage from the attack can vary between 7 and 9.

Notes

• Cyberdiscs can be either in Open or Close position. They can only use their cannon and grenades while opened and they Death Blossom ability when closed. When a Cyberdisc is in its closed form it cannot receive critical hits.
• They have the Robotic passive ability, making them immune to stun, poison and most psionic attacks.
• If killed during a successful mission a Cyberdisc Wreck will be recovered.
  • After finishing Cyberdisc Autopsy research, their corpses can be used to create UFO Tracking modules to be used by interceptor craft. On the Enemy Within DLC, completing its research will also unlock the Secondary Heart gene mod.