Duo · 2–4 Players · Large hammer
Talon ground box
A Talon on the ground with large blocks on three sides and the front left open. The ground version when no tower is available.
713 → ≈951 · 1 pallets · $9,900
Anti-airData only
Emplacements · Large hammer · 601 supplies
Talon 9K-SAM
Talon · Mistral · SAM
Reloadable heat-seeking anti-air missile station. Starts with one missile; reload converts Ammo supplies into missiles (36 per pallet).
Data only· Patch 0.11· Sep 18, 2026Quick facts
- Menu cost
- 601 (60 / 80)
- ≈ Full build
- ≈801
- Footprint
- 2×2 cells (3×3 m)
- Height
- 2.5 m
- Hammer
- Large hammer
- FOB required
- Yes
- HP
- 3,000
- C4 to destroy
- –
- Stacks up to
- 1
- Can carry pieces
- No
- Team only
- No
- Dismantle
- Hold V, no refund
- Unlock
- Support 8 · $75,000
Consumes in use
- 50 Ammo supplies per missile
Placement and tactics
Missiles have a minimum arming distance: a HESCO lip in front detonates them early, so put cover beside or below, never across the muzzle. Mount it on a Recon Tower deck. Usually the first weapon to build.
Disputed values
| menuCost | 601 (skycoach-building) · 60 (wardogsbuilder) · 80 (wardogs-zone-db)Ten-fold disagreement between guides and planners. Top priority for in-game verification. |
Sources
skycoach-building · powerup-building · overgear-build · wardogsbuilder · wardogs-zone-db · steam-skivin · Verified on Sep 18, 2026, Patch 0.11
Blueprint
How to build the Talon 9K-SAM
Placement, protection and cost of the Talon 9K-SAM: 601 supplies on the menu, large hammer, FOB required.
Used in 6 blueprints
Duo · 2–4 Players · Large hammer
Talon on a tower deck
The cheapest elevated anti-air: a Recon Tower, its ladder boxed, and a Talon on the flat top deck with nothing in front of the muzzle.
718 → ≈957 · 1 pallets · $9,900
Squad · 4–6 Players · Large hammer
Squad AA Nest: Talon on Tower Deck + CIWS Platform
A Talon on a boxed Recon Tower and a Vanguard CIWS on a 4×4 platform with operator box, inside a 15×15 ring. Two Support 8 players, one Driver hauling Ammo.
2,923 → ≈3,897 · 3 pallets · $10,840
Platoon · 8–12 Players · Large hammer
Team Drill Rig Fortress: Three Staggered Rigs for Permanent Control
A 19×19 ring with airlock, bunkers, a Talon tower, a second wall layer and three boxed drill rigs at separate edges. Fuel logistics keep the Hot Zone parked on your base.
7,400 → ≈9,867 · 6 pallets · $12,170
Team · 10–15 Players · Large hammer
Team Layered Citadel: Bremer Shell, HESCO Core, Every Emplacement
A 27×27 Bremer shell around a 17×17 HESCO ring with a four-cell vehicle lane between them, gates offset by 90°, bunkers, Talon tower, mortar pit and Stingray nest. The all-in base for a full team with ten hammers.
3,771 → ≈5,028 · 3 pallets · $11,500
Platoon · 7–10 Players · Large hammer
Team Tower Lock: Sealing a Map Tower as Team Overwatch
A 19×19 ring around a map tower: two-door vestibules on both ground entrances, corner bunkers, a Talon ground box, two-high walls on the exposed faces. The tower interior is not buildable, so the lock is built outside.
2,748 → ≈3,664 · 3 pallets · $10,970