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'''Pre-emptive Strike''' is the [[Monkey Sub (BTD6)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It ~~gains a second~~ missile [[attack]] that automatically fires one powerful missile at every [[MOAB-Class Bloon]] that enters the map. ~~The~~ missile deals 750 [[damage]] to the target~~, enough to pop the outer layer of a [[MOAB (BTD6)|MOAB]], [[BFB (BTD6)|BFB]], or [[DDT (BTD6)|DDT]] without any health modifiers,~~ but it does not soak through multiple layers. In addition, ~~this upgrade reduces the cooldown of the~~ [[First Strike Capability (BTD6)|First Strike]] ability by ~~15 seconds~~, doubles the [[attack speed]] of its [[Ballistic Missile (BTD6)|Ballistic Missile]] attack, and improves the damage and [[projectile size|blast radius]] of ~~the~~ Ballistic Missiles, increasing ~~its~~ base damage from 1 to 10, bonus [[Ceramic ~~Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic~~]] ~~damage~~ from +5 to +20, and bonus [[MOAB-Class ~~Bloon~~|MOAB]] ~~damage~~ from +5 to +15.

'''Pre-emptive Strike''' is the [[Monkey Sub (BTD6)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants Monkey Sub an additional missile [[attack]] that automatically fires one powerful missile at every [[MOAB-Class Bloon]] that enters the map. This missile deals 750 [[damage]] to the target but it does not soak through multiple layers.

In addition, its own [[First Strike Capability (BTD6)|First Strike]] ability is improved; its ability cooldown is reduced by 15s, increases initial impact damage from 10,000 to 20,000, and increases AoE damage from 350 to 1000. The main target now takes a total of 21,000 damage. This upgrade also doubles the [[attack speed]] of its [[Ballistic Missile (BTD6)|Ballistic Missile]] attack (from 1 second to 0.5 seconds) and improves the damage and [[projectile size|blast radius]] of its Ballistic Missiles, increasing their base damage from 3 to 10, bonus [[Ceramic damage]] from +3 to +20 (+21 with {{BTD6 mk|Breaking Ballistic}}), and bonus [[MOAB-Class damage|MOAB damage]] from +5 to +15.

==Stats==

==Costs and sell values==

==Strategy==

Since version 51.0, Pre-emptive Strike offers a combination of high single-target damage and the capability to eliminate all [[DDT (BTD6)|DDT]]s through Round 100 when combined with {{BTD6|Sub Commander}}. Despite improved ballistic missiles, it's still weak against {{BTD6|Super Ceramic Bloon}}s and far weaker than its cost in Ballistic Missile Subs. The reduced cooldown of its First Strike Capability allows for 2x usage against the Round 100 {{BTD6|BAD}} on shorter maps, making it more versatile for being a strong BAD counter.

Pre-emptive Strike relies on Sub Commander to enable its missiles to one-shot Round 99 DDTs, and this lends itself to using {{BTD6|Admiral Brickell}} and a sub-centric strategy. There, Pre-emptive Strike's ability to neutralize all DDTs removes any need for [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|MIB]] or a de-Lead tower. It is far more expensive than its competitors in this role, but is completely automatic.

The 0-5-2 crosspath is preferred in most cases due to its greater damage, with 2-5-0 only being used on maps with distant alternating lanes such as [[Muddy Puddles]] where the tower would otherwise be unable to attack on most rounds.

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===Screenshots===

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File:BTD6 Pre-Emptive Strike X50.png|Pre-Emptive Strike without Twin Guns

File:BTD6 Pre-Emptive Strike 05X.png|Pre-Emptive Strike with Twin Guns

BTD6 Pre-Emptive Strike Projectile.gif|Pre-emptive Strike additional attack against a DDT

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===~~Artwork and icons~~===

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-'''Pre-emptive Strike''' is the [[Monkey Sub (BTD6)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It gains a second missile [[attack]] that automatically fires one powerful missile at every [[MOAB-Class Bloon]] that enters the map. The missile deals 750 [[damage]] to the target, enough to pop the outer layer of a [[MOAB (BTD6)|MOAB]], [[BFB (BTD6)|BFB]], or [[DDT (BTD6)|DDT]] without any health modifiers, but it does not soak through multiple layers. In addition, this upgrade reduces the cooldown of the [[First Strike Capability (BTD6)|First Strike]] ability by 15 seconds, doubles the [[attack speed]] of its [[Ballistic Missile (BTD6)|Ballistic Missile]] attack, and improves the damage and [[projectile size|blast radius]] of the Ballistic Missiles, increasing its base damage from 1 to 10, bonus [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic]] damage from +5 to +20, and bonus [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB]] damage from +5 to +15.
+'''Pre-emptive Strike''' is the [[Monkey Sub (BTD6)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants Monkey Sub an additional missile [[attack]] that automatically fires one powerful missile at every [[MOAB-Class Bloon]] that enters the map. This missile deals 750 [[damage]] to the target but it does not soak through multiple layers.
+In addition, its own [[First Strike Capability (BTD6)|First Strike]] ability is improved; its ability cooldown is reduced by 15s, increases initial impact damage from 10,000 to 20,000, and increases AoE damage from 350 to 1000. The main target now takes a total of 21,000 damage. This upgrade also doubles the [[attack speed]] of its [[Ballistic Missile (BTD6)|Ballistic Missile]] attack (from 1 second to 0.5 seconds) and improves the damage and [[projectile size|blast radius]] of its Ballistic Missiles, increasing their base damage from 3 to 10, bonus [[Ceramic damage]] from +3 to +20 (+21 with {{BTD6 mk|Breaking Ballistic}}), and bonus [[MOAB-Class damage|MOAB damage]] from +5 to +15.
 ==Stats==
-{{BTD6 stat list by upgrade|Monkey Sub|050}}
+{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Monkey Sub|050}}
 ==Costs and sell values==
 {{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Monkey Sub|2|5}}
+==Strategy==
+{{BTD6 last updated|51.0|section=y}}
+Since version 51.0, Pre-emptive Strike offers a combination of high single-target damage and the capability to eliminate all [[DDT (BTD6)|DDT]]s through Round 100 when combined with {{BTD6|Sub Commander}}. Despite improved ballistic missiles, it's still weak against {{BTD6|Super Ceramic Bloon}}s and far weaker than its cost in Ballistic Missile Subs. The reduced cooldown of its First Strike Capability allows for 2x usage against the Round 100 {{BTD6|BAD}} on shorter maps, making it more versatile for being a strong BAD counter.
+Pre-emptive Strike relies on Sub Commander to enable its missiles to one-shot Round 99 DDTs, and this lends itself to using {{BTD6|Admiral Brickell}} and a sub-centric strategy. There, Pre-emptive Strike's ability to neutralize all DDTs removes any need for [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|MIB]] or a de-Lead tower. It is far more expensive than its competitors in this role, but is completely automatic.
+The 0-5-2 crosspath is preferred in most cases due to its greater damage, with 2-5-0 only being used on maps with distant alternating lanes such as [[Muddy Puddles]] where the tower would otherwise be unable to attack on most rounds.
 ==Update history==
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+File:BTD6 Pre-Emptive Strike X50.png|Pre-Emptive Strike without Twin Guns
+File:BTD6 Pre-Emptive Strike 05X.png|Pre-Emptive Strike with Twin Guns
+BTD6 Pre-Emptive Strike Projectile.gif|Pre-emptive Strike additional attack against a DDT
+</gallery>
-===Artwork and icons===
+===Assets===
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 BTD6 050-MonkeySub.png|Portrait