Barrage Balloon

The Barrage Balloon is a blimp used by the Tundran Territories for surveillance. In the first Battalion Wars, the unit is called the Spy Balloon and appear as enemy targets in Combat Patrol. In Battalion Wars 2, Barrage Balloons are the first objective in the assault map Aces High. It is an unplayable unit in either games.

Barrage Balloon
Basic info
Games	Battalion Wars Battalion Wars 2
Deployed by	Tundran Territories
Role	Surveillance
Primary weapon
Name	None
Target	N/A
Secondary weapon
Name	None
Target	N/A

	Spy Balloons? Better destroy these eyes in the sky before they can report back to Tundran High Command!
— Brigadier Betty

Dossier Intel

"Wire-cutters fitted to Frontier aircraft render tethered barrage balloons useless, requiring the use of modified surveillance blimps, such as the G-1 Globfoto. Their unpredictable flight paths mean they often prove equally hazardous to Tundran pilots."

Units of the Battalion Wars series
Infantry	Rifle Grunt Assault Veteran Flame Veteran Anti-Air Veteran Mortar Veteran Bazooka Veteran Staff Bearer Munitions Expert* Cleanup Squad* Private Hazard*
Vehicles	Recon Anti-Air Vehicle Artillery Light Tank Heavy Tank Battlestation Mining Spider*
Aircraft	Air Transport Gunship Fighter Bomber Strato Destroyer Barrage Balloon*
Ships	Naval Transport Frigate Submarine Battleship Dreadnought
Emplacements	Quad Cannon
Cut units	Shotgun Veteran Land Transport