Grommophone

Grommophone is the published English name; the Russian localisation calls it Громофон. Its description says “Grommophone that inspires fighters and enhances their physical abilities.” The local upgrade record belongs to build 23882143. That wording establishes an intended support effect, but does not specify a numerical bonus or an eligible host in the description itself. Keep the official spelling without assuming it is an accidental misspelling. For a purchase decision, distinguish the upgrade’s own cost from an unmeasured effect rather than claiming a particular health, armour, speed or morale increase.

In build 23882143, Grommophone appears as a local upgrade with a qualitative description of inspiring fighters. A search of the upgrade and related component records did not establish a numerical effect or an exact host for this entry. This is a bounded search result, not proof that the game has no speed fields, buffs or support mechanics: other unit components do contain such information. The description does not supply a balance history either. Keep the published name and intended effect separate from claims about implementation that remain unverified.

The developer described the Empire’s infantry-squad model on 10 February 2026, which provides context for a support upgrade. It does not identify the meaning of “physical abilities” in this record or prove which soldiers benefit. Brutes at 35 minerals are a price reference, not a confirmed beneficiary of Grommophone. Do not buy it on the assumption of an army-wide bonus or a particular stat increase. First establish its host and observable effect; the descriptive promise cannot decide whether it is better than another support option.

The Grommophone record does not establish a numerical threat, so there is no supported rule to counter an assumed army-wide buff. Mass infantry has 2 100 base hit points and a 500-point reserve in its own record; that does not link the squad to this upgrade or make those values its effect. Identify the support host and what changes during play before selecting a target. The honest limit is the unverified implementation of this particular upgrade, not a claim that all guides or all extracted support mechanics are unknowable.