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Uncommon card · History
Proximity fuze, an Uncommon card
A proximity fuze is a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when it approaches within a certain distance of its target.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Proximity fuze quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Proximity fuze card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This ______ trigger mechanism may increase lethality by 5 to 10 times compared to the common contact fuze or timed fuze.
Answer
sophisticated. This sophisticated trigger mechanism may increase lethality by 5 to 10 times compared to the common contact fuze or timed fuze. From the Proximity fuze article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Ireland. History of Ireland 87 · Hafizullah Amin 84 · Frank Thomas 79 · Proximity fuze 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Proximity fuzes are designed for elusive military targets such as aircraft and missiles, as well as ships at sea and ground forces.
- This sophisticated trigger mechanism may increase lethality by 5 to 10 times compared to the common contact fuze or timed fuze.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Proximity fuze article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Proximity fuze
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Proximity fuze (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
