Flying Fortress (BTDB2)

BTD6

BTDB2

Flying Fortress
General Information
Game	Bloons TD Battles 2
Tower	Monkey Ace
Unlocked at	1500
Cost	$75,000
Activated Ability	N/A
Targeting Options	Circle, Figure Infinite, Figure Eight, Centered Path with upgrade, Reverse Flight available for all Left Wing locked to First, Middle Wing locked to Strong, Right wing locked to Last
Camo Detection	Restricted (upgradable to 0-2-5)
Other Names	Big Plane
Popology
Damage Type(s)
Dart: Normal Single Projectile 3x Straight Attack WeakSeeking Path-Based Mobility Multitargets Extra Damage Extra Damage to Ceramics Shell: Normal Single Projectile 3x Straight Attack Path-Based Mobility Area of Effect Multitargets Extra Damage Extra Damage to Ceramics
Statistics
Damage	4 (dart) 5 (bomb)
Pierce	15 (dart, 0-x-5 or 1-x-5) 18.75 (dart, 2-x-5) 30 (bomb, x-0-5) 45 (bomb, x-1-5)
Attack Speed	Extremely Fast (darts and bombs, 0-x-5, every 0.03s, 3 separately targeting streams with darts and bombs) Extremely Fast (darts and bombs, 1-0-5 and 2-0-5, every TBAs, 3 separately targeting streams with darts and bombs)
Range	80 (Circle Path, clockwise, around base) 40, 40 (Figure Eight, ccw lc, cw rc, pattern towards base) 40, 40 (Figure Infinite, ccw uc, cw dc, pattern towards base) 90 (Centered Path, clockwise, around map centre)
Status Effects	N/A
Tower Boosts	N/A
Income/Life Boosts	N/A
Path Upgrades
← Previous	Spectre
← Previous	Spectre
Current	Flying Fortress
Current	Flying Fortress
Path Info
Path	3
Path	3
Upgrade Tier	5
Upgrade Tier	5
[Source]

“	This is a BIG plane.	”
	~ BTDB2 description

Flying Fortress is the 5th upgrade on Path 3 of the Monkey Ace in Bloons TD Battles 2. Like its BTD6 counterpart, Flying Fortress in this game serves as a major upgrade to Spectre, although it now attacks much faster and deals more damage, and otherwise mostly matching the BTD6 pre-33.0 counterpart.

It shoots three separate streams of dart-and-bomb attacks, each with separate targeting priorities, locked on First, Last, and Strong (rather than Close). Darts deal 12 damage and bombs deal 6 damage, darts deal +2 damage to MOAB-class bloons, and both attacks receive Normal damage type. It attacks every 0.03s, plus more with Rapid Fire. Bombs do not home but darts home slightly better than its BTD6 counterpart.

It costs $75,000, and is unlocked with the other Monkey Ace tier 5 upgrades for 1500.

Strategy

Summary

An expensive DPS option with high range but only marginally useful grouped damage. However, it packs incredible single-target damage with its high-damage darts, making it helpful at getting rid of BADs in extreme late-game. Try making use of Flying Fortress for its universal grouped popping power, particularly against BAD rushes.

Tips

• 2-0-5 is the more recommended crosspath over 0-2-5. 0-2-5 detects camo, and can thus detect DDTs and make use of the lead-and-black-popping power, but 2-0-5 offers a huge DPS increase. This is particularly important when considering the threat of B.A.Ds.
  • Cleansing Foam is among many anti-camo options that allow 2-0-5 Flying Fortress to see DDTs, and Engineer is often a great combo with Flying Fortress because of its great synergy with Overclock's buffs.
• Unlike its BTD6 counterpart, Flying Fortress may need more help to beat B.ADs, especially given the limited choices of loadouts that optimize Flying Fortress. It appreciates greatly from support options such as Homeland Defense and Overclock, both of which can compensate for much of the Flying Fortress's camo weaknesses and optimize its attack speed.

Version History

Initial release (compared to BTD6 during Version 28.0)

• Flying Fortress dart damage decreased (4 → 2)
• Flying Fortress bomb damage decreased (5 → 3)

1.0.6

• Flying Fortress costs less ($105,000 → $85,000)

1.4.0

• Flying Fortress darts deal more damage (2 → 4)
• Flying Fortress bombs deal more damage (3 → 5)

1.5.0

• Flying Fortress costs less ($85,000 → $80,000)
• Flying Fortress attack cooldown reduced (0.04s → 0.03s)
• No longer requires 22.5k XP to unlock. Players who have unlocked this upgrade before the update will not receive a full refund, as well as unlock all Tier 5 Monkey Ace upgrades.

1.7.0

• 0-2-5 Flying Fortress now gains Camo Prioritization

1.8.0

• Flying Fortress darts now deal +10 bonus damage to MOAB class

2.0.0

• Flying Fortress costs less ($80,000 → $75,000)
• Flying Fortress bombs deal more damage (5 → 6)

“	As some of the most expensive Monkey Ace upgrades, we felt the Spectre and Flying Fortress could do with a damage and efficiency buff to justify their cost.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

2.0.4

• Flying Fortress attack cooldown reduced (0.03s —> 0.025s)

“	We are hoping to encourage Ace to be utilized more with […] bigger buffs to Spectre and Flying Fortress since they don’t quite hold up to their high price tags.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

2.1.2

• Flying Fortres attack cooldown increased (0.025s -> 0.03s)
• Flying Fortress third simultaneous barrages now changed from Close to Strong
  • Overall buff so it focuses on damaging single-target Bloons instead of natural or eco bloons

“	quote goes here	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

4.2

• Flying Fortress: Dart damage 4 -> 12
• Flying Fortress: Dart bonus MOAB-class damage +10 -> +2

“	[...] Flying Fortress has been changed so that it can pop Bonnie’s minecarts more easily.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

Gallery

Enough XP to unlock Flying Fortress (pre-1.5.0)

Unlocked Flying Fortress

Flying Fortress targeting BAD and the sent eco bloons

[1.7.0] Flying Fortress not beating a Fortified BAD by itself

Superbuffed Flying Fortress with Call To Arms, Overclock, max Ultraboosts, and Jungle Drums

Superbuffed Flying Fortress with Homeland Defense, Overclock, max Ultraboosts, and Jungle Drums overkilling the bloons

Superbuffed Flying Fortress with Overclock, one Ultraboost stack, and Jungle Drums

Trivia

• Until Version 1.4.0, Flying Fortress was assumed to have already fully inherited Version 28.0's variation of the Flying Fortress's statistics.