Hi, Comrade Commanders, As you all know, SWC gives us the opportunity, twice a day, to test our defensive strategies, and that's what Heroic Defenses are all about! When you click the button "Defend Now", your base will be attacked by a group of "enemy" troops, all of them of the same level as your own HQ. There are 3 different possibilities in regard the composition of those troops: (1) mostly infantry; (2) mostly vehicles, or; (3) a balanced mix of infantry and vehicles. When your Scout Tower "lights up", you can see which of the above 3 options will be in action on the next defense. Apart from your defensive layout, you could also use your Heroes, the troops in your Squad Center and your Starfighters, to help defeating those attacking troops. In my own experience, I only use Heroes (3 at my level) to strengthen my base defenses, and that much has been enough to win 99% of the Heroic Defenses. Since I was at HQ5 level, I think I on...