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Siege Tanks have been one of the most dominant Terran units since Starcraft Brood Wars. Now in Starcraft 2, they are still one of the best units. They have the largest range in the game, although, they do not have the longest sight, so you must compensate and use other units, buildings, scouts, or something to extend their sight. This is what makes a walled off Terran so difficult to beat, their Siege Tanks can be nearly unstoppable destroying any units that get too close. Siege Tanks have great Splash damage as well, so if you hit one enemy, expect everything around him to get smashed to pieces. They work great on bunches of units, and on stronger units such as the Protoss Immortals, Zerg Hydralisks, and even the Marines.

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Siege Tanks are called Siege Tanks because you need to research something called Siege mode, which allows the tanks to have far greater range and destructive capability. Siege Tanks are pretty worthless without them. Some things to be cautious about with Siege Tanks are non-ranged units, as Siege Tanks cannot attack units such as Zealots and Zerglings. Other things which the Siege Tanks must watch out for are Air units, but if you properly scout, that will not be an issue. You generally want to mix the Siege Tanks with other units, Helions, or infantry if you wish to use them effectively. Siege Tanks alone can be easily destroyed. Use SCV’s to repair the Siege Tanks as you attack the enemy base.

Some basic strategies for using Siege Tanks would be to always keep a close eye on them, never leave them unattended as they are very expensive, and are such a primary attack force. They have huge weaknesses, such as air units, and non-ranged ground units, but you need to accept those weaknesses. You should also be careful where you place them in Siege mode, being on high ground would be best, and in a location where you can easily hit them, but would be too far for them to hit you would be best. You should use choke points as that is where they must pass to attack you. One of the most important things to note about Siege Tanks is, Always research Siege mode. Without it, Siege Tanks are pretty much worthless.

Siege Tanks are one of the most important ground units for a Terran to have control over, and you must use them wisely and effectively. The main thing to note is that they are expensive so you must micro them very carefully. Keep a close watch on them, always knowing where they are, where the opponent is, Siege Tanks will help your Starcraft game become more alert. You must have siege mode, and carefully place the tanks in the most effective locations, using the Tanks to either block off your base, place them where the opponent will get hurt if they try to enter, or use it to break into the enemies base. Scout so that you do not do something like build tanks, when the opponent is building air units. GL HF.