Scorpion tank (Generals 1)

	For other units of the same name, see Scorpion tank.

The Scorpion tank was the GLA's primary choice armored vehicle during the War against the GLA.

Background

While fast, they are a poor match for more modern armour in direct combat. This was demonstrated amply in Iraq, when a division of USA Crusader tanks took on an equally-sized division of Scorpions, annihilating the latter without suffering any losses. Nevertheless, the GLA have plenty of upgrades available to make the Scorpion a viable weapon, such as the Scorpion rocket and the toxin shells upgrades. Like most combatant GLA vehicles, they could upgrade their primary weapon by salvaging parts from destroyed enemy vehicles in Zero Hour.

Upgrades

Base

	Scorpion Rocket	When purchased, all Scorpions are given a crude rocket launcher able to fire at ground targets.	Purchasable at any Arms Dealer for a cost of $1000.
	Toxin shells	When purchased, all Scorpions fire shells laced with toxin.	Purchasable from a regular GLA Palace for a cost of $1000.
	Anthrax Beta	When purchased, all Scorpions' toxin shells use a deadlier mixture.	Purchasable from a regular GLA Palace for a cost of $2000.
	Anthrax Gamma	When purchased, all Scorpions' toxin shells use a mixture improved to the regular Anthrax Beta.	Purchasable from Dr. Thrax's Palace for a cost of $2000.
	AP Rocket	When purchased, the Scorpion rocket does 25% more damage.	Purchasable from any Black Market for a cost of $2000.
	Junk Repair	When purchased, all Scorpion crews slowly repair their vehicles with improvised materials.	Purchasable from any Black Market for a cost of $2000.

Salvage

In Zero Hour, the Scorpion can also be upgraded with salvaged parts. The first upgrade improves its cannon, while the second upgrade will improve its cannon even more and add a second rocket to its weapons systems, bringing the Scorpion tank up to par with the Battlemaster and Crusader tanks in terms of damage output. A Scorpion can only receive the second improvement if Scorpion rockets have been researched. Otherwise, the salvage will be converted into money.

Game unit

Speedy and inexpensive, Scorpions are good for hit-and-run missions in the early phases of a battle. The Scorpion's cannon is most effective against lighter vehicles and structures. It has numerous upgrades to bring the tank to its true power. The Scorpion rocket upgrade is very useful, significantly adding to the Scorpion's firepower and giving it an edge against stationary anti-tank infantry. Toxin shells, leaves a small area of anthrax to deal lethal splash damage over time against infantry and it gains the bonus from Anthrax Beta and Gamma upgrades.

However, direct confrontation with technologically advanced USA and China heavy weapons is ill-advised in most cases. Furthermore, Scorpions remain vulnerable to anti-tank infantry (although the toxin shells and rocket upgrades help resolve this) and aircraft.

On the contrary of other MBT in the game, upgraded scorpion tanks can be a hard counter against enemy infantry, as scorpion rockets can exterminate hordes of enemy infantry and toxin shells can deliver a fair sum of damage too. That gives scorpions an ability not available to any other anti-armor tank (except the gattling cannon overlord) making the use of scorpions less risky. The various upgrades will add up, making it a very rounded cheap battle tank that can deliver a heavy amount of burst damage even in limited numbers.

With Zero Hour installed, the Scorpions may enhance its combat capability with salvaged parts. The first upgrade increases the effectiveness of its gun, while the second upgrade grants it another rocket if upgraded. The latter is extremely important, as a second rocket will grant Scorpion a desperately needed edge against the sturdier tanks from both the USA and China, although the rocket is still susceptible to being intercepted or diverted by the likes of the Avenger and the ECM tank.

Assessment

Pros

• Cheap and fast
• Good for hit-and-run attacks
• Scorpion rocket upgrade improves anti-vehicle damage, benefitting from the AP Rockets upgrade
• Toxin shell upgrade improves its chances against infantry, benefitting from the Anthrax Beta/Gamma upgrade
• Salvaged parts increase firepower and add a second rocket
• Highly effective against hordes of enemy infantry (even anti-tank infantry)
• Combination of tank cannon, rockets, and toxin shell give huge burst damage against all ground targets, greatly helped further with salvaging and its numerous upgrades.
• Strong in numbers, especially when fully upgraded and has all salvaged parts.

Cons

• Inferior to other MBTs, loses in one-on-one battles with other MBTs while unupgraded
• Lowest base DPS without rockets (2/3 that of the base Crusader Tank and the Battlemaster tank)
• Poorer match against other tanks that are more modern and heavily armored
• Rockets can be countered by point defense laser and ECM tanks
• Helpless against aircraft
• Ineffective against infantry without toxin shells or scorpion rockets
• Weakest tank in the game
• Needs the numerous upgrades (And Salvaging from Zero Hour) to bring out the tank's full potential.

Quotes

Gallery

Concept art (an FV430 APC)

The original Scorpion tank (turretless T72 tank)

Another unused model

The original Scorpion tank texture

A World War II Italian Carro Armato P-40 which resembles the Scorpion tank.

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Trivia

• The model/design Scorpion tank is similar to several medium tanks of the real World War II, such as the P-40 and the Panzer 38(t).
• The concept and unused turretless model suggests the Scorpion was originally going to be a modified M113 or M114 APC.
• The Scorpion tank was originally meant to be a Chinese tank. While only an unfinished model (shown in the gallery) is available inside the game files, the original Scorpion tank looked like an actual scorpion, with its double barrels and a rocket launcher "tail".
• The second model of the Scorpion tank looks like the real life King Scorpion.
• If a Scorpion tank is destroyed in vanilla Generals, it uses the wreckage model of the Crusader tank. This is corrected in Zero Hour, where the Scorpion receives its own wreckage model.

See also

• Crusader tank
• Laser tank
• Battlemaster
• P-40 on Wikipedia

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