Overlord tank (Generals 1)

Key to the Chinese arsenal, the mighty Overlord is by far the largest and most powerful tank fielded by any of the factions in the GLA conflict. Travelling on four sets of treads, the Overlord by default mounts two enormous cannons (located on the sides of its turret) and is heavily armoured. Its slow speed may leave it vulnerable to larger squads of tanks or anti-tank infantry, and in particular aircraft, which it has no protection from by default. The Overlord's weaknesses may be compensated (to a degree) with upgrades, as detailed below. The Overlord is sufficiently large enough to crush other vehicles.

Chinese General Kwai, known as the 'Tank General', has developed his own, even more dangerous Overlords, known as Emperor Overlords.

Upgrades
Overlords may mount one of the following upgrades. Emperor Overlords are automatically equipped with a Propaganda Tower, and may also be equipped with a Gatling Cannon (but not a Bunker).


 * Propaganda Tower - Repairs its host vehicle and other friendly units in the vicinity, and provides a small boost in firing rate. It may be made more effective itself with the Subliminal Messaging upgrade, available from the Propaganda Center.
 * Gatling Cannon - Provides powerful anti-infantry and anti-aircraft protection, and gives a boost in firepower against other targets. May be upgraded with the Chaingun upgrade from the War Factory.
 * Bunker - Up to five infantry units may occupy the Bunker and fire from within it.

In addition, the Nuclear Tanks and Uranium Shells upgrades, available from the Nuclear Missile structure, will provide Overlords with improved speed and firepower respectively. The tanks of General Tao, the 'Nuclear General', have these upgrades by default.

Tactics
The slow-moving, overwhelmingly armed Overlord epitomises the basic approach of the Chinese faction in Generals. In order to be most effective these tanks should be in mixed squads, with varied upgrades and flank protection from other units. At $2000 each, they can be an expensive loss.