Rocket buggy (Generals 1)

Rocket Buggy
Unit
Faction	Global Liberation Army Rodall Juhziz Dr. Thrax Kassad Leang
Role	Artillery
Armament	Long-range rocket launchers
Properties
Hit points	120
Armor type	Truck Armor
Production
Cost	$900 $1000 (Juhziz)
Build time	0:10
Produced by	Arms dealer
Requires	Palace
Hot key	B
Combat
Ground attack	20 (25 with AP Rocket) (Explosion)
Cooldown	200
Speed	90 (80 if badly damaged)
Attack range	300
Sight range	180-300
Function
Upgrades	AP Rocket Buggy Ammo Junk Repair
Notes
Low armor, vulnerable to infantry

“

Let's kick up some dirt! - Rocket Buggy leaving the arms dealer

”

The Rockey Buggy is a GLA Artillery Unit in Generals and Zero Hour.

Background

Unlike other long-range units, the rocket buggy was fast and agile, but had the weakest armor of all siege/support vehicles. They were armed with pods of small missiles, which were weaker than the RPG trooper's rockets individually. Buggies compensated their relative lack of firepower by firing a swarm of projectiles in rapid succession, especially when upgraded with extra ammo. The buggy's rocket launcher can rotate to face enemies, allowing the buggy itself to rapidly flee after firing if a threat approaches.

Game unit

The rocket buggy is used in the spirit of GLA's hit-and-run tactics. Fast, agile, and vulnerable at close range against other units, rocket buggies are required to get in, attack, and get out again. In groups, it can destroy almost any armored ground unit in matter of seconds. It is useful for destroying enemy defensive structures from outside their range and acts as support for armored assaults. A small number of rocket buggies can quickly destroy the oft-feared Chinese Overlord tank.

The rocket buggy is poorly armored, cannot target air, and remains vulnerable during its long reload time. Its projectiles can also be destroyed by point defense lasers and thrown off by ECM Tanks, but it would require several such units to completely neutralize all rockets in a single volley.

Unlike most artillery units, Rocket Buggies provide direct fire, and as such are of limited use if the projectiles struggle to reach their target conventionally.

Upgrades

Armor-Piercing Rockets Increases the Rocket Buggy's damage by 25%. Purchased from the Black Market for $2000.

Buggy Ammo Doubles the launcher capacity on all rocket buggies, allowing them to fire more rockets in a single attack. Purchased from the Black Market for $500.

Junk Repair Rocket Buggies slowly repair themselves over time/ Purchased from the Black Market for $2000.

Changelog

• Generals sneak peek patch 1.02:
  • now requires the palace to be built
  • cost increased from $800 to $900
  • build time decreased from 15 to 10 seconds
  • missiles now track
  • missiles now scatter only against infantry
• Generals patch 1.05:
  • missiles now continue tracking targets after upgrading the rocket buggy
  • now reloads more reliably

Quotes

When created
Let's kick up some dirt!
When selected
Yes? I ride alone. I will make my own path. Roads? How boring. What is it? Rocket barrage ready.
When ordered to move
Leave them in the dust. Aaaaiiiiieeeeeeeeee! I wait for you. Alright, let's go. I am going. Of course. Step on the gas!
When ordered to attack
Get off my trail! Die! They will be humiliated! It is my duty! Attacking!
When ordered to crush
Hit them! Let's go for it!

Trivia

• The Rocket Buggy's rocket launchers are not connected to the buggy model. This is especially obvious with Buggy Ammo upgrade, since the upgraded rocket launchers simply float above the vehicle's model.
• An unused upgrade would have allowed the Rocket Buggy's projectiles to leave anthrax residue, similar to Toxin shells for Marauder tanks and Scorpion Tanks/
• Inaccurately, the in-game text description states that the Rocket Buggy is strong against infantry and weak against tanks, the opposite of its actual performance.

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