Surface-to-air missile component

Surface-to-Air Missile Upgrade
Unit
Internal name	GACSAM
Faction	GDI Forgotten
Role	Anti-air base defense
Armament	Surface-to-air missiles
Tier	2
Tech level	5
Properties
Armor type	Wood
Production
Cost	$300
Produced by	GDI construction yard
Requires	Component tower GDI radar
Combat
Air attack	33 (SAMWH)
Cooldown	55
Attack range	15
Sight range	10
Function
Parent	Component tower
Power	-30

The Surface-to-Air Missile component, simply called SAM upgrade in-game, is one of the possible upgrade options for GDI's component tower in Tiberian Sun and Firestorm.

Game building

As with other component tower modules, the SAM tower can function even when low on power. It has a lower rate of fire than the Hover MLRS, but has a much higher health, able to survive a bombing run from an Orca bomber with timely repairs. Three SAM towers would be enough to reliably shoot down an Orca bomber or a Banshee.