Demolition Truck
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| Demolition Truck | |
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Suicide Attack Unit |
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Nuclear bomb |
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Light |
| “ | AH KAKAKAKAKAKA!!!! - A Demo Truck's Last Moments | ” |
A Demolition Truck is a vehicle equipped with a nuclear weapon. It does what its name suggests: demolish almost everything nearby upon detonation.
[edit] History
Near the end of the Great World War II, both the Allied and Soviet forces began development of the Demolition Truck. It was a small, lightly armored, remotely driven truck armed with a nuclear weapon. The goal was to drive the truck to a target, at which point the bomb would explode. The weapon was of similar design to the nuclear warheads launched from missile silos, and thus similar blast yields were often the result. During GWWIII, Libya employed the Demolition Truck again, although instead of using an AI to drive it they had a fanatic for the communist cause manually drive the truck to its destination.
During the Great World War II the truck's unstable nature caused it to explode if a commander attempted to use the Chronosphere to transport it. The Iron Curtain effect only lasted a split second on the nuclear weapon, presumably because of interactions between the incredible energy of a nuclear bomb and the similarly incredible energies of the Iron Curtain. However, these problems were overcome by the time of Great World War III.
[edit] Usage
Demo Trucks were used to take out large numbers of enemy forces together, particularly infantry. However, the nuclear weapons of only 1-kiloton yield (which were in use at this point) will seriously damage well armored vehicles and structures, but not destroy them. During Great World War III, Soviet commanders used it in combination with the Iron Curtain to deliver an unstoppable and deadly attack. A group of Demolition Trucks blanketed with the Iron Curtain can spell certain doom for an enemy.
These trucks are not known to be employed during World War III, as nuclear weapons no longer exist.
[edit] Counters
Due to the nature of the mobile weapon, the nuclear warhead on board was always armed. This often meant that if the truck was hit by an air strike, or otherwise destroyed, the bomb would explode. Many foolish commanders lost their bases when they failed to move the truck out of harm's way in time; nuclear weapons caught in enemy attacks were quickly exploded.
It also means that Demo Trucks are difficult to manage in groups, as one detonation will set off the other trucks if they are too close. During GWWIII, using the Iron Curtain on a group of Demo Trucks mitigates this problem.
Demolition Trucks are not heavily armored, have no means of defending itself (aside from its cargo) and therefore may be easily taken out before they reach your positions. However, engaging the trucks with tanks or infantry will almost certainly ensure their destruction in the subsequent atomic explosion. Air strikes are recommended.
Users of Demo Trucks are advised to keep their trucks well escorted while travelling through hostile territory, so that they are not destroyed before they reach their destination. They are quite costly and to see them explode before their time would be a waste. Of course, there is the risk that the escorts would be killed should the trucks get destroyed.
| “ | "Let's make a delivery!" - Soviet GWWIII Demo Truck | ” |
During the Great World War III Libya's Demolition truck proved to be of little use against Yuri because of his mind control technology, turning the driver against his comrades in an instant. Fortunately, many Soviet commanders found a solution in the upgraded Iron Curtain, which often blocked this mind control effect long enough for the driver to complete his mission.
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