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The Stinger Site was a simple defense that served as the basic anti-air and anti-tank defense of the GLA.

Background[]

Consisting of a circle of sandbags with a camouflage net overhead, inside were three soldiers equipped with FIM-92A Stinger missile launchers. Should the Stinger infantry inside be killed, they would gradually be replaced by reinforcements from the GLA tunnel networks. However, if the structure itself was destroyed with the soldiers still intact, the men would simply fall under the collapsing structure.

Upgrades[]

Upgrade gla armor piercing rockets Armor-piercing Rockets Increased rocket damage. Purchasable at any Black Market for a cost of $2000.
ZH Camo Netting Icons Camo Netting Gave the Stinger Site camouflage protection Purchasable at the building for a cost of $500. Kassad's faction already has this upgrade when built

Strategy[]

With stealth detection, Stinger Sites can be an effective source of defense against enemy vehicles and aircraft. While they cost just as much as three RPG Troopers, their ability to gradually refill themselves can achieve far higher value in the right circumstances.

Counters[]

Stinger Sites, as with all other static base defenses, can be sniped by artillery units, or steamrolled by an overwhelming force, since compared to a proper garrisoned civilian structure, their firepower comes up short. Their reliance on disposable infantry units is also a liability at times, since any lost ones are only slowly replaced, and the structure offers no protection from anti-infantry attacks, not to mention its horrendous matchups against enemy infantry in general.

Changelog[]

  • Generals sneak peek patch 1.02:
    • cost increased from $750 to $900
    • technicals, Humvees, and Gattling weapons no longer kill the soldiers inside Stinger sites
    • Stinger missile fuel reduced from 10 to 5 seconds so they do not chase a target as far across the map as they used to
    • splash damage reduced
    • stealth detection radius cut from 360-400 down to 200
    • Raptors and MiGs slightly more effective against Stinger sites
  • Zero Hour patch 1.02: fixed a bug that caused Stinger site occupants to remain forever disabled after they have been attacked by a microwave tank

Trivia[]

CNCGZH Fake Stinger Site Cameo

The fake version cameo.

  • The GLA were originally meant to be able to construct fake Stinger Sites in Zero Hour.
    • For obvious reasons, it was removed, as fake structures cannot attack, train or research anything (apart from being upgraded to their real counterparts). As a result, it would have made it too obvious that the structure was fake, necessitating its removal. The cameo still remains within Generals' art archives, however, as seen below.
  • The crew cannot exit the Stinger site (selling the structure will remove the soldiers from the field). However, the second USA mission in the vanilla Generals depicts the soldiers outside the Stinger site, shooting down Comanches in the city. They were not seen while during the mission itself. They were also seen in the opening cutscene of the first USA mission, shooting down a Raptor, and in the last USA mission, defending the GLA stronghold on tops of walls, but only during the first cutscene.

See also[]

Gen GLA Logo Global Liberation Army War against the GLA Arsenal Gen GLA Logo
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