Academy

Upgrade Experience (XP)
For More information on this see In Game XP.

Infantry Research & Upgrades
The Academy is where Research is done to Unlock and Upgrade all Infantry Units.
 * Infantry Units require a specific Minimum Academy Level before they may be researched and unlocked.
 * Once unlocked the Units each require specific Levels of the Academy in order to in order to upgrade them to various level.
 * Example: The Hercules requires a Level 5 Academy to be unlocked. Once unlock it may be upgraded to a maximum Level 2 with the same Academy Level. But in order to upgrade the Hercules to a Level 3 or Level 4 it requires a Level 6 Academy and so forth.

Maximum Unit Levels Per Academy Level ( Standard Units )
( Includes Elite Versions )

Maximum Unit Levels Per Academy Level ( Event & Mission Units )

 *  Yellow  Indicates a increase in the Units Maximum Upgrade Level from the previous Academy Level.

Additional Facts

 * The Academy draws no power from the Power Plants when not in use or undergoing an upgrade.
 * The Academy draws 50% its normal rate of power from the Power Plants when being uprgraded..
 * The Level 1 Rifleman & Heavy Gunner are available for Training in the Barracks without the Academy. However in order to upgrade them past Level 1 an Academy must be constructed.
 * With a Level 8 Academy all Standard Infantry Units may be Upgraded to Level 10 except Hercules which requires a Leve 9 Academy.
 * The Academy (5x6), Defense Lab (6x5) and War Factory (5x6) all have the same overal Footprint size. All three cover an area of 30 sq, of the players Base. The Workshop (5.5x5.5) is slightly bigger, covering an area of 30.25.

Game Quotes
"New infantry units are researched in the Academy before production in the Barracks. Upgrade the Academy to gain access to superior infantry units."

- In-game Description