| “ | Buckle up! - Humvee, leaving the War Factory |
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The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, known colloquially as the Humvee, was a lightly-armored United States infantry transport and scout vehicle. It was also deployed by the United Nations for humanitarian aid missions.
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Background
Though first deployed in the 1990s, the Humvee was still one of the most reliable and versatile assets in the US Army by the time of the War against the GLA. The Humvee was armed with a machine gun, and was capable of being upgraded with a TOW Missile. It could also transport up to five infantry units, who were able to fire their weapons from inside the Humvee. While not as fast as the GLA Technical, the Humvee was a fast all-round multi-purpose vehicle that could provide anti-infantry support for US tank divisions, scout, transport infantry, and act as a hit-and-run vehicle to harass the enemy. With the TOW Missile, the Humvee could also serve as a basic and low-cost anti-aircraft unit.
Game unit
Strategy
Although lightly armoured, the Humvee is a very fast vehicle and could easily escape from enemies it could not overpower, such as tanks. The ability to have all five loaded infantrymen attack from inside the Humvee, alongisde the Humvee's own weapons, meant even a small force of loaded Humvees could be a significant threat.
Inexpensive and fast, it quickly became popular as a weapon to surprise the enemy early on in a conflict. Due the ability to mix and match infantry, along with the varied drone upgrades, a small force of Humvees could be equipped to tackle anything. Loaded with Missile Defenders, and upgraded with the TOW Missile, Humvees were very dangerous against enemy armor, using the superior range of Missile Defenders and the superior speed of Humvees to pick off enemy tanks while remaining just outside of cannon range. This ability was enhanced by the range bonus of the Search and Destroy battle plan. These Humvees could also be used to cut off enemy supply lines by destroying collector units, bringing the opposing general's production to a halt if the Humvees were not stopped.
A Humvee armed with TOW Missile, Battle Drone while loaded with 2 Pathfinders and 3 Missile defenders is powerful enough to completely destroy a medium base.
Counters
In spite of the aforementioned, the Humvee is vulnerable to heavy weapons, being only a light vehicle. When faced with enemy armor, it fares poorly, having to rely on superior speed to either retreat or outrun. Even with Missile Defenders inside, the Humvee is still easily destroyed if not carefully micromanaged and kept out of cannon range. It is also very vulnerable to anti-vehicle weapons and, before upgrades and without Missile Defenders inside, it cannot attack enemy aircraft.
In addition, when the Humvee was destroyed, all passengers would be immediately killed. This problem was accentuated by the slow unloading speed: one at a time, as opposed to the GLA Technical's simultaneous unloading of all its passengers. This meant that a quick evacuation before the destruction of the Humvee was difficult.
Upgrades
Every ground vehicle in the US Army, with the exception of the Construction Dozer and Sentry Drone, can be upgraded with drones. While three different types of drone are available, only one of these drones can be deployed on the chosen vehicle at any one time. These three drones are vulnerable to anti-air weapons, and can be upgraded with Drone Armor to increase survivability.
Drones
| “ | Chew on these! - Humvee |
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Scout Drone | The Scout Drone feeds battlefield information to the vehicle crew, increasing their sight range and revealing nearby stealthed units. Costs $100. |
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Battle Drone | The Battle Drone is armed with a small machine gun to defeat enemy infantry, and could also repair its parent vehicle. Costs $300. |
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Hellfire Drone | The Hellfire Drone, available in Zero Hour, fires a small but surprisingly powerful missile against enemy ground units. Costs $500. |
Structure-specific
| “ | Hey, check out our new TOW Missile! - Humvee receiving the TOW Missile upgrade |
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TOW Missile | Adds a TOW Missile Launcher to the Humvee, giving it additional firepower against enemy vehicles as well as the ability to attack enemy aircraft. | Purchasable at any American War Factory for $1200. |
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Advanced Training | Allows Humvees, along with all other USA units, to gain veterancy at twice the usual rate. | Purchasable at any Strategy Center for $800. |
Variants
- The Humvee was versatile enough that the US Army created a modified version known as the Ambulance, which carried medical supplies and healed friendly infantry.
- The United Nations also has their own version of the Humvee used for humanitarian purposes.
- The Avenger, a laser designated anti-air vehicle, also uses the Humvee's chassis.
Changelog
- Generals sneak peek patch 1.02: can no longer kill the soldiers inside Stinger sites
- Zero Hour patch 1.03: transported units can now directly target air units
Selected Quotes
| “ | Buckle up! - When emerging from the War Factory |
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| “ | Humvee here! - When selected |
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| “ | How about a lift? - When selected |
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| “ | Four wheeling! - When selected |
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| “ | Hey, little off-roading? - When selected |
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| “ | Alright, let's have some fun! - When selected |
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| “ | Got room for five! - When selected |
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| “ | Come on in! - When selected |
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| “ | Oh yeah! - When moving |
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| “ | Let's go for it! - When moving |
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| “ | Woo-hoo! - When moving |
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| “ | Looks like a good run! - When moving |
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| “ | Breaking loose! - When moving |
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| “ | Whoa! - When moving |
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| “ | Let's go! - When moving |
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| “ | Whoo, be careful now! - When moving |
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| “ | Rip it up! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | You want some of this?! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Hah, this should be fun! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Keep the change. - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Chew on these! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Hahaha, come on! - When ordered to attack |
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| “ | Loading TOW! - When ordered to attack with the TOW missile |
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| “ | Missiles should do the trick! - When ordered to attack with the TOW missile |
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| “ | Hit and run! - When ordered to attack with the TOW missile |
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| “ | Haha, hahaha! - When ordered to attack with the TOW missile |
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| “ | Tooled them! - When ordered to attack with the TOW missile |
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| “ | Run them over! - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Hey, they're in the way! - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Couple extra dents won't matter. - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Why are they just standing there!? - When ordered to run over |
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| “ | Okay, everybody out. - When unloading infantry |
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| “ | That's it, joyride's over. - When unloading infantry |
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| “ | It's been real! - When unloading infantry |
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| “ | Laters! - When unloading infantry |
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| “ | The Battle Drone might come in handy. - When deploying a Battle Drone |
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| “ | I could use a sidekick. - When deploying a Battle Drone |
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| “ | Let's get a Battle Drone in the works. - When deploying a Battle Drone |
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| “ | Hey, check out our new TOW Missile! - When the TOW Missile upgrade is completed |
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Cut Laser Humvee quotes
| “ | I always wanted a laser gun! - When selected |
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| “ | These lasers can shoot anything down! - When selected |
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| “ | I love this new technology! - When selected |
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| “ | Burn a hole through 'em! - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | Time for some laser shootin'! - When ordered to attack land units |
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| “ | There in the sky! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | The enemy's above us! - When ordered to attack air units |
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| “ | We'll bring 'em down! - When ordered to attack air units |
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Trivia
- In a real life situation, it is possible for passengers of a Humvee to fire their weapons from inside the vehicle. However, this is discouraged - passengers are advised to disembark before engaging their enemy. In particular, firing a missile launcher from inside the Humvee would be very dangerous, as the backblast in such a confined space could easily injure fellow passengers.
- According to the Zero Hour sound files, General Townes was supposed to have his own version of the Humvee called the Laser Humvee armed with a Laser weapon. It was likely cut due to time constraints as no models or textures exist of this unit.
- The Humvee also has the unique distinction of showing up 3 times as separate units, all within the USA arsenal. The standard Humvee, the ambulance, and the Avenger are all essentially the same vehicle with different loadouts.
See also
Humvee variants
Similar vehicles from other factions
- Troop Crawler, Chinese transport counterpart
- Assault Troop Transport, Shin Fai's counterpart
- Technical and battle bus, GLA transport counterparts
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