Attack cycle

Attack cycle
Unit
Affiliation	Nod CABAL Forgotten
Role	Anti-armour recon
Armament	Missile launchers
Protection	Light
Tier	1
Tech level	5
Properties
Hit points	150
Armour type	Wood
Production
Cost	$600
Produced by	Nod war factory
Combat
Ground attack	40 (AP) 30 (x2) (elite) (AP)
Air attack	30 (x2) (elite) (AP)
Cooldown	60
Land speed	12
Attack range	5
Sight range	5
Function
Elite upgrade	Fires two missiles at once Able to target aircraft Self-repairing

The attack cycle is a successor to the TWI Recon bike, used by Nod, CABAL and The Forgotten during the Second Tiberium War and the Firestorm Crisis.

Overview

Like its predecessor, it incorporates a missile launcher, but can only fire missiles two at a time. It is extremely fast but has very little armour. Its turning rate is much faster than the previous recon bike and thus its manoeuvrability is also much higher.

The pilot is a single Nod soldier, lying prone.

They were succeeded by the more advanced attack bikes in the Third Tiberium War.

In-game

Useful as a scouting unit and as light weapons platform against armoured enemy targets. Unfortunately, their lack of any armour means that they are not effective in prolonged combat situations.

Due to the drastically uneven cost effectiveness of the Nod tick tank, attack cycles often ended up forming the real backbone of the Nod motorpool in the Second Tiberium War. Tick tanks cost just as much as GDI's Titan mechs, but have weaker armour and guns. Unfortunately, they are not significantly faster than Titans either.

Assessment

Pros

• Fastest ground unit in the game
• Very cheap (cost $600)
• Effective against ground vehicles
• Can attack aircraft when elite

Cons

• Virtually unarmored
• Practically weaks against infantry
• Not immune to Tiberium veins.
• Vulnerable to air units when not elite

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Videos

C&C Tiberian Sun - Attack Cycle

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