Combat engineer (Kane's Wrath)

Combat Engineers
"Hardhat with a handgun!"

- Engineer

GDI Steel Talons deploy specially trained Combat Engineers instead of the regular ones in Kane's Wrath.

Background
Unlike other GDI Engineers, they're armed with a pistol. While not extremely powerful, the weapon is effective against other Engineer-types. They are also given better body armour than standard engineers.

Deployed after the Firestorm Crisis, combat engineers were first developed in response to a series of devastating losses within the GDI Corps of Engineers. With Nod's influence on the civilian population, Engineers were at greater risk, with the Corps losing several of the best and most talented. Despite the additional weapons training and armour, the Combat engineers preferred to "let the fighters do the fighting".

The Steel Talons set the standard for regular GDI Engineers to carry firearms. The pistol was a revolver type of handgun requiring a pause to chamber the next round before the bullet could be fired. It took a Combat Engineer, who had no chevrons, three shots to kill a Saboteur or Assimilator. A more combat experienced Combat Engineer required fewer shots.