| “ | GLA postal service! - Bomb truck |
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Bomb trucks were GLA suicide vehicles used during the War against the GLA.
Background
Old dilapidated dumpers, uparmoured by GLA and loaded to the brim with explosives. When attacking, they drove into the enemy and detonated their weapons on impact. These trucks were by default loaded with a mixed array of improvised explosives, and could be refitted with more potent explosives or even Anthrax-based weaponry.
Game unit
Bomb trucks are surprisingly resilient, but although they can be used to directly take on enemy units, they are most effective when they manage to take the enemy by surprise. Their ability to disguise as a different vehicle helps greatly in this. However, the GPS Scrambler does not affect the bomb truck.
Bomb trucks have no conventional weaponry, and are not best driven into heavy enemy fire. If they move too close to anti-stealth units, their disguise will also be seen through. Also, they are rather expensive for a one-shot suicide unit.
If disguised as a civilian vehicle, it will appear to enemies as a white dot on the minimap, just like other civilian vehicles and buildings. Against a human opponent, however, a disguised bomb truck is pretty easy to discover, since they retain their original speed and maneuverability. Strangely, the bomb truck can be disguised as drones such as the Spy Drone and the Battle Drone.
Abilities
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Disguise
Disguises the bomb truck as a target vehicle
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Upgrades
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Outfits the bomb truck with an anthrax bomb, adding toxin residue after detonation.
Benefits from Anthrax Beta/Gamma upgrades, except for Rodall Juhziz. Purchasable from within the bomb truck for a cost of $500.
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Outfits the bomb truck with a high explosive bomb, doubling its explosive damage.
Purchasable from within the bomb truck for a cost of $500. Not available to Dr. Thrax.
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Increases the bio bomb poison field damage.
Purchasable from a regular GLA or Prince Kassad's Palace for a cost of $2000.
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Increases the Bio Bomb poison field damage further.
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When purchased, all Bomb truck crews slowly repair their vehicles with improvised materials.
Purchasable from any Black Market for a cost of $2000.
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Changelog
- Generals patch 1.05: hit point increased from 220 to 250
- Zero Hour patch 1.01: bomb trucks disguised as Avengers still have the Avenger turret (however the turret is lowered unlike the normal unit which has the turrets raised)
- Zero Hour patch 1.03:
- bomb trucks disguised as Avengers now use the correct model
- now displays upgrade cameo for Anthrax Beta (GLA only)
Quotes
| “ | Bomb truck, ready for dispatch - When emerging from the Arms Dealer |
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| “ | GLA postal service! - When selected |
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| “ | I have a delivery - When selected |
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| “ | Sorry, no tracking numbers - When selected |
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| “ | I will send a clear message - When selected |
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| “ | Loaded and ready - When selected |
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| “ | Not responsible for damaged goods - When selected |
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| “ | Transporting - When moving |
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| “ | Shipment on the way - When moving |
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| “ | Right on schedule - When moving |
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| “ | Here I come - When moving |
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| “ | Nothing stops the mail - When moving |
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| “ | Good idea - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | For the GLA! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Hitting the gas! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | I will carry it through - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | It is my purpose - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | ALALALALALALALAH! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | They won't tell the difference - When ordered to disguise |
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| “ | That's an easy disguise - When ordered to disguise |
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| “ | They will be fooled - When ordered to disguise |
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| “ | I'll disguise myself as a vehicle - When ordered to disguise |
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| “ | What vehicle should we look like? - When ordered to disguise |
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| “ | Arming bio-bomb - When ordered to upgraded with Bio Bomb |
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| “ | Arming high-explosive bomb - When ordered to upgraded with High Explosive Bomb |
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| “ | Bio-bomb loaded - When the Bio Bomb upgrade is complete |
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| “ | High-explosive bomb loaded - When the High Explosive Bomb upgrade is complete |
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Trivia
Bomb truck loadout textures
- Originally, the truck was supposed to have a third upgrade available: a combination of TNT and a biological weapon. While it was cut, the texture files for it are still present in the game. This was added in Zero Hour.
- The words "U Die" can be seen on the bomb truck with the bio-bomb upgrade.
- Due to a modelling mistake, the bomb truck's driver can be seen on both sides.
- In May 2016, the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom made a Twitter post regarding extremists in Syria receiving chemical weapons. The post included the image of GLA bomb trucks from the Command & Conquer Wiki in the infobox shown above. Although the image was marked with the text "Image for illustration purposes only", the post was ridiculed[1], even by the Electronic Arts CEO at the time, Peter Moore.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Chemical weapons warning causes unexpected laughter. British Broadcasting Company (BBC) (13 May 2016). Retrieved on 16 July 2017.
- ↑ On behalf of our Command and Conquer team, I'm demanding royalties for this photo of "extremists...". Peter Moore via Twitter (12 May 2016). Retrieved on 16 July 2017.
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