Sentry drone

Sentry Drone
Sentry Drone: basic, upgrade with Sentry Drone Gun
Unit
Affiliation	USA China (Leang only)
Role	Reconnaissance drone
Armament	Machine gun (upgrade)
Protection	Low
Properties
Hit points	300
Armour type	Humvee Armor
Production
Cost	$800 $1000 (General Alexander)
Build time	0:10
Produced by	USA War Factory China War Factory (Leang only)
Hotkey	S0
Combat
Ground attack	8 (Comanche Vulcan)
Cooldown	200
Speed	60 (50 if badly damaged)
Attack range	150
Sight range	200-350
Function
Upgrades	Sentry drone gun Drone armor
Abilities	Stealth Detect stealth
Notes
Strong vs infantry, vehicles. Weak vs tanks, aircraft.

Sentry drones were American remote-controlled drones with scanning equipment, deployed during the War against the GLA.

Background

Sentry Drones are very fast. When not moving, they enter stealth mode. The are also able to detect other stealth units. When upgraded Sentry Drones gain access to a 20mm autocannon. Rumor has it that the Chinese General Leang also had the ability to construct sentry drones.

Upgrades

	Sentry Drone Gun	Upgrades all Sentry Drones with 20mm machine guns.	Purchasable at any USA War Factory in Zero Hour for $800
	Drone Armor	Increases Sentry Drones' armor by 25%.	Purchasable at any Strategy Center for $500

Game unit

Individual Sentry Drones are vulnerable to most other vehicles, and in particular enemy armour, which their machine guns are next to useless against. They take up one unit space on Chinooks allowing them to be deployed in several per transport. They are most effective at guarding supply piles and destroying unarmed dozers, supply trucks, and GLA workers.

It suffers from a delayed response to commands, making Humvees more practical to use as scouts. Sentry Drones are unarmed by default and quite costly; being limited machines, they can not gain battlefield experience and veterancy. They are, however, indeed quite useful as sentries. Positioned around a base they can detect any stealthy infantry units attempting infiltration, and then gun them down. Jarmen Kell and Hijackers, in particular, are easy prey for the drones as they have no defense against them.

Assessment

Pros

• Available early in the game
• Cannot be hijacked or depiloted
• Stealthed when stationary
• Stealth detection
• Fast moving
• Can be upgraded with Sentry Drone Gun to give it an anti-infantry attack
• Can be upgraded with Drone Armor to improve durability

Cons

• Cannot gain veterancy
• Weak armor
• Has a delayed response to commands
• Cannot attack without Sentry Drone Gun upgrade

Trivia

• The sentry drone appears to be a larger version of the TALON robot presently used by the US military, with a larger size to accommodate the upgrade for a 20mm autocannon.

See also

Internal

• Robotics
• Spy Drone
• Scout Drone
• Battle Drone
• Hellfire Drone
• Drone Armor

External

• TALON at Wikipedia

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