Rocket soldier (Tiberian Dawn)

Rocket Soldier
GDI Rocket Soldier Nod Rocket Soldier 1 of 2
Unit
Affiliation	GDI Nod
Role	Anti-armor/anti-aircraft infantry
Armament	Light TOW rockets
Tech level	2
Properties
Hit points	25
Armour type	N/A
Production
Cost	$300
Build time	0:17
Produced by	Barracks (GDI) Hand of Nod (Nod)
Combat
Ground attack	30 (AP)
Air attack	30 (AP)
Cooldown	60
Speed	6
Attack range	4
Sight range	2

Rocket soldiers were a type of heavy infantry employed by GDI and Nod during the First Tiberium War.

Background

Rocket soldiers made up the anti-tank/air component of both Nod and GDI.

Legacy

While GDI decommissioned these units, Nod replaced them with the Rocket infantry.

Game unit

Rocket Soldiers are trained at Barracks installations for GDI forces and Hand of Nod installations for the Brotherhood of Nod.

Rocket soldiers are highly effective against vehicles and buildings when in numbers. However, whilst a small group can usually hold out against enemy armour, their slow speed leaves them vulnerable to being crushed. Also, Rocket Soldiers are ineffective against other enemy infantry, and as such it is usually prudent for them to be escorted by other infantry or vehicles.

Rocket soldiers are capable of engaging both ground and air targets, and perform well in the anti-air role, allowing them to provide protection to other units that do not have anti-air capablity.

Assessment

Pros

• Effective against vehicles, aircraft and buildings.
• Cheap and effective anti-armour and anti-air unit, best results when massed.
• An economic and useful support unit for units lacking anti-air capabilities
• Powerful in numbers.

Cons

• Can easily be crushed by vehicles.
• Slow moving.
• Ineffective against other infantry.
• Vulnerable to anti-infantry units especially flamethrower infantry and the grenadiers.
• Loses against an Apache in one-on-one matches

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Trivia

• The sidebar icon in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn depicts rocket infantry armed with M72 LAW.
• The pop-up icon on the sidebar of this unit, when displayed, calls the unit "Bazooka".

See also

• Wire-guided missile (Wikipedia)

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v·d·e Brotherhood of Nod First Tiberium War Arsenal

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