Combat cycle

The Combat Cycle was a GLA innovation that appeared later in the war. It was a high-performance dirtbike that could be driven by any GLA infantry unit. Infantry could fire their weapons from the Combat Cycle, and it was capable of crossing difficult terrain that other units could not. By default the Combat Cycle was driven by a Rebel, who could dismount from it without swapping with another infantry unit, although the Combat Cycle would be lost. General Juhziz's Arms Dealer produced Combat Cycles with Terrorists instead.

Upgrades

 * Junk Repair

Note that any upgrades applicable to the infantry unit riding the Combat Cycle still applied.

Tactics/Counters
The Combat Cycle was cheap, fast and able to traverse extremely steep surfaces that other units would have difficulty dealing with. Therefore it made a superb reconnaissance unit, able to sneak into enemy bases and gain valuable information. They were also useful for quick hit-and-run attacks, provided the GLA commander had the advantage of surprise. A group of Combat Cycles ridden by Terrorists was potentially lethal, especially early in a battle. Jarmen Kell could also ride a Combat Cycle, and it would become stealthed.

However, the Combat Cycle had the weakest armour of almost any vehicle on the battlefield. While with Terrorist-driven Combat Cycles this often didn't particularly matter, it otherwise meant that the GLA commander needed to be able to surprise the opposition. Piling several Combat Cycles towards an enemy Gattling Cannon, for example, was a very bad idea.