| “ | Need a delivery, General? - Chinook rolling out from the Supply Center | ” |
The Chinook is the USA's main transport and supply helicopter.
Background
| “ | Loaded with U.S. quality! - Chinook, proud to serve Uncle Sam | ” |
The Chinook is mostly used to transport units, with eight transport slots. Vehicles will cost 3 slots and Infantry just cost 1 slots, and contruction dozers cost 5 transport slots. A Chinook loaded with Rangers can be ordered to combat-drop them into a building garrisoned by the enemy, clearing it out.
Abilities
| “ | Have fun, boys! - Chinook on dropping Rangers to enemy garrisons | ” |
| Combat Drop | Drop Rangers in the Combat Chinook into a civilian buildings to capture the building. Can be performed on enemy garrisoned buildings. |
Upgrades
| “ | Something for everyone! - Chinook | ” |
| Countermeasures | Improved the Chinook's chances at escaping missile based anti-aircraft fire | Purchasable at any American Airfield in Zero Hour for $1000 |
| Supply Lines | Improved the productivity of Chinooks resource gathering by 10% | Purchasable at any Strategy Center in Zero Hour for $800 |
Game unit
| “ | Keep the supplies rollin'. - Chinook | ” |
The Chinook is the main USA air transport unit, and is capable of transporting up to 8 infantry units or one or two vehicles. It is also the USA's supply gatherer, capable of loading up $600 worth of supplies in one go.
As a special ability, Rangers can exit the Chinook via four ropes without the Chinook needing to land. Rangers can rappel themselves directly into civilian structures to garrison them. If the structure they rappel into is already garrisoned by enemies, the Rangers will simply take it over by eliminating the enemies inside it.
Even though there is no supply drop off pad, a Chinook can unload at any allied supply center.
Assessment
Pros
- Quite durable
- Very fast
- Can travel directly over any terrain to reach supplies
- Carries the most supplies out of all supply-gathering units, at $600 per load
- Versatile as it can be reuse as a transport for infantry and vehicle, even can be used for building infiltration.
Cons
- Unarmed
- Highly vulnerable to anti-aircraft units
- Like almost all aircraft, will be instantly destroyed by EMP blasts
- Slowest resource gathering rate
- Expensive, at $1200, and has a high profile due to being an air unit unlike the Chinese Supply Truck or GLA Worker, both of which require the enemy to get closer to a supply station to notice
- When shot down, all of its cargo will be lost as well (infantry are heard burning to their deaths)
- Cannot carry cargo and supply and the same time
Selected Quotes
| “ | Need a delivery, General? - When emerging from the Supply Center | ” |
| “ | I got the goods. - When selected | ” |
| “ | Keep it safe! - When selected | ” |
| “ | Loaded with U.S. quality. - When selected | ” |
| “ | Something for everyone. - When selected | ” |
| “ | Serving our country. - When selected | ” |
| “ | Who's signing for this? - When selected | ” |
| “ | Keep the supplies rolling. - When moving | ” |
| “ | Right on schedule. - When moving | ” |
| “ | I'll get it there. - When moving | ” |
| “ | Provisions en route. - When moving | ” |
| “ | Distribution under way. - When moving | ” |
| “ | Blades in motion. - When moving | ” |
| “ | Drop zone confirmed! - When combat-drop | ” |
| “ | Okay fellows, you ready? - When combat-drop | ” |
| “ | Combat drop in motion! - When combat-drop | ” |
| “ | We'll drop in on them! - When combat-drop | ” |
| “ | Have fun, boys! - When combat-drop | ” |
| “ | Aborting supply route! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | Aaaaaaaaaaa! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | Hang on! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | We're not gonna make it! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | I can't gain control! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | Oh no, oh no, OH NO! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | This supply pile is done! - When run out of supplies | ” |
| “ | We're out of supplies over here! - When run out of supplies | ” |
| “ | No more supplies from this source! - When run out of supplies | ” |
| “ | Establishing supply route. - When ordered to collect supply | ” |
| “ | Providing resources. - When ordered to collect supply | ” |
| “ | Resuming supply chain. - When ordered to collect supply | ” |
| “ | Everyone out! - When unloading | ” |
| “ | It's been fun! - When unloading | ” |
| “ | You guys be careful out there. - When unloading | ” |
| “ | Don't forget to write! - When unloading | ” |
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See also
Internal Links
External Link
- Chinook at Wikipedia
