The Assault Helix was a more specialized variant of the Helix used exclusively by Chinese General Shin Fai.
Background[]
A variant of the Helix, the Assault Helix was specialised for transporting infantry and could not carry vehicles. Like the standard Helix, it could be equipped with napalm bombs and a battle bunker that enabled infantry to fire from inside. However, it could not be fitted with a Gattling Cannon or a speaker tower.
In-game[]
Abilities[]
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Drop a Napalm Bomb
Strong against most ground targets
Weak against flame vehicles The Helix drops a napalm bomb into the designated area. It will continue dropping bombs until given another order.
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Upgrades[]
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Build a Bunker on this Helix. Bunkers can be occupied by troops. Troops can fire out of bunkers
Cost $500 and is purchased individually per unit.
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Enables this Helix to drop napalm bombs
Costs $800 and is purchased individually per unit.
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Strategy[]
The Assault Helix is quite versatile, allowing the player to load a mix of anti-vehicle and anti-infantry troops depending on the opponent. In most cases, a force composition based on Tank Hunters is recommended, allowing it to rapidly destroy tanks and even aircraft. Garrisoned with mini-gunners, it can literally rain down hot lead on any infantry and light vehicles below. One or two mini-gunners are sufficient in most situations.
Counters[]
While durable, the Helix is not indestructible, and its large size and slow speed makes it a rather conspicuous target to enemy AA in general, such as Quad cannons, Patriots and Gatling Tanks. An Avenger can cut through one rather quickly, as it can destroy missiles fired by Tank Hunters.
Even when it was fully loaded with Mini-Gunners and Tank Hunters alike, the Assault Helix is still vulnerable to enemy Raptors and MiGs, which can easily destroy it thanks to their high speed.
Changelog[]
- Zero Hour patch 1.03:
- decreased health from 300 to 265
- can now build special bunker and drop napalm bombs
Trivia[]
- Strangely, the Assault Helix was absent from the Zero Hour manual.
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