Vulcan cannon upgrade

Vulcan Cannon Upgrade
Structure
Faction	GDI
Role	Base defense
Armament	Vulcan cannon
Tier	1
Tech level	2
Properties
Hit points	0
Armor type	Wood
Production
Cost	150
Requires	Component tower Barracks
Combat
Ground attack	18 (SA)
Cooldown	26
Attack range	6
Sight range	7
Function
Parent	Component tower
Power	-20

A Vulcan cannon was an anti-infantry defense upgrade for the GDI component tower, used during the Second Tiberium War and the Firestorm Crisis.

Description

A Vulcan turret mounted a pair of 20mm Vulcan cannons, which were effective against enemy infantry and light vehicles such as attack buggies and attack cycles. However, it should be noted that rocket infantry had better range than a Vulcan cannon and could therefore destroy it from outside of its range.

However, against Tick tanks and heavy assault units like the cyborg commando, it proved ineffective, both because of its limited range and the lack of firepower.

Background

Legacy

Vulcan cannons were replaced by watchtowers following the Firestorm Crisis.

Usage

The low cost of the structure meant that GDI could deploy it in very high numbers. Hammerfest base included quite a number of Vulcan Towers, which were used as exterior defenses. Due to the fact that it did not have any minimum range, it was sometimes paired with RPG launchers that were effective against enemy armour. Furthermore, as a rather low tech structrue, it was present at all GDI bases from Phoenix Base to Hammerfest.