Guard tower

With the need to protect bases from swarms of Nod infantry GDI employed the simple Guard Tower. It was a stand made from thin sheet metal from which a soldier could fire a machine gun. The gun could slaughter infantry very quickly and efficiently.

It was no match for armored vehicles such as Light Tanks or Flame Tanks, nor could it protect itself from long range bombardment from a SSM Launcher. To balance this they were often used in conjunction with the Advanced Guard Tower which in turn lacked anti-infantry protection.