Generals:Bomb Truck
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| Bomb Truck | |
|---|---|
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| Weaponry | Explosives |
| Armour | Light/Medium |
| Type | Suicide attacker |
| Faction | Global Liberation Army |
The GLA used Bomb Trucks to strike fear into enemy forces. The Bomb Truck was driven by a fanatic willing to sacrifice himself for the GLA cause. Upon getting very close to the targeted enemy unit or structure he would detonate the explosives on board, causing tremendous damage. Individual Bomb Trucks could be upgraded with increased explosive capability and/or toxins, and could also be disguised as an enemy, civilian or friendly vehicle.
[edit] Upgrades
- High Explosive Bomb - Individual Bomb Trucks could be upgraded with the High Explosive Bomb, which increased their explosive potential by 100%. (Dr. Thrax did not have this upgrade, instead, the toxins did more damage.)
- BioBomb - Also applied to each individual Bomb Truck, this added toxins into the mix, contaminating the area of attack. Could be used in conjunction with the High Explosive Bomb. The BioBomb could itself be upgraded if the GLA general concerned purchased Anthrax Beta (or for Dr. Thrax, Anthrax Gamma. However, General Juhziz did not get this upgrade.
- Junk Repair
[edit] Tactics/Counters
Bomb Trucks were surprisingly resilient, but although they could be used to directly take on enemy units they were most effective when devious GLA generals managed to take the enemy by surprise. The ability to disguise Bomb Trucks helped greatly in this. Packing great explosive power, even a small group of Bomb Trucks could lay waste to enemy facilities or troop concentrations. Their effect on enemy morale was also important. Some generals used Bomb Trucks to blow up the turrets that were used for base defence, and second, letting Scorpion and Maurader Tank tanks destroy the base from inside out, whith no units to protect the base.
Bomb Trucks had no protection against aircraft and, having no ranged weaponry, were not best driven into heavy enemy fire. Also, they were pretty expensive for a one-shot suicide unit. This made their careful use all the more important.
