Component tower

Component Tower
Structure
Affiliation	GDI Forgotten
Role	Base defense
Tier	1
Tech level	2
Properties
Hit points	500
Armour type	Light
Production
Cost	$200
Produced by	GDI construction yard
Requires	Barracks
Combat
Sight range	4
Function
Add-ons	Vulcan cannon upgrade Surface-to-air missile battery upgrade Rocket propelled grenade upgrade
Power	-10
Allows	Vulcan cannon upgrade Surface-to-air missile battery upgrade Rocket propelled grenade upgrade
Abilities	Sensors

The component tower was a modular base defense structure that GDI utilized during the Second Tiberium War and the Firestorm Crisis. The tower itself was just a plug into which a defensive weapon could be installed. This allowed a GDI commander to place a number of empty towers and install the actual defenses later on. The three defense options were:

• Vulcan cannon: dual 20mm Vulcan cannons effective against light vehicles and infantry, but lacked range and the penetrating power needed to damage tanks.
• RPG launcher: fired explosive projectiles effective against most vehicles as well as infantry.
• SAM battery: fired anti-aircraft missiles at hostile aircraft.

Component towers themselves could be deployed as part of a wall, opening up new defensive options. Any upgrade placed upon a damaged component tower would also have a side effect of fully repairing the tower (possibly due to coding limitations). In addition, selling a component tower that is connected to a wall damaged all walls attached to the sold structure.

Background

Legacy

Component towers were decommissioned following the Firestorm Crisis in favor of combat-ready structures like in the First Tiberium War.

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Attacking stealth tanks in a cutscene

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in snow theater

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