Limpet drone

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Limpet Drone
Unit
Affiliation	GDI Nod
Role	Reconnaissance drone
Properties
Hit points	100
Armor type	None
Production
Cost	550
Produced by	War factory
Requires	Radar installation
Combat
Land Speed	8
Sea Speed	8
Sight range	5
Function
Abilities	Slows target movement speed Shares target vision

The limpet drone was a hovering reconnaissance drone used by GDI and Nod during the Firestorm Crisis.

Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Game Unit 4 Gallery 5 References

[edit] Description

The drone deployed as a mine and waited for a target to pass over. Targets had to be more massive than a man, generally vehicles, to activate the drone. The drone spot-welded itself to the underside of the target. Once attached the drone interfered with electrical systems, usually resulting in a loss of speed, and relayed terrain and tactical data back to its controller or designated radar facility from its sensor/camera device.^[1]

Sensor systems could detect deployed drones, and the drones disabled by EMP. Field repair units were modified to remove drones from affected vehicles.^[1]

[edit] History

GDI developed the limpet drone prior to the Firestorm Crisis as another method of detecting stealthed Nod bases. They were fielded by covert operations teams before being released for general use.^[1]

Nod also procured the technology and used it during the Firestorm Crisis as well.^[2]

Limpet drones were no longer generally deployed by the Third Tiberium War.

[edit] Game Unit

Drones are hover units and may move over water. When deployed they become stealthed but can be instantly destroyed by EMP. A drone may be removed from an affected vehicle by having the vehicle repaired at a service depot or by a mobile repair vehicle; the drone is subsequently removed from play.

[edit] Gallery

Concept art

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pannullo, Patrick, Joseph Selinske, and David Lamoreaux. Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun: Firestorm: Instruction Manual. Las Vegas, Nevada: Westwood Studios, 1999.
2. ↑ Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun: Firestorm. Nod mission 3: "NOD 03:Tratos' Final Act".

v·d·e Global Defense Initiative Second Tiberium War Arsenal

Infantry Light Infantry • Jump jet infantry • Medic • Disc thrower • Engineer • Ghostalker Vehicles Amphibious APC • Wolverine • Titan Mk. I • Mobile Construction Vehicle • Harvester • Mobile EMP (FS only) • Mobile Sensor Array • Disruptor • Hover MLRS • Mammoth Mk. II • Juggernaut (FS only) • Mobile war factory (FS only) Aircraft Orca Fighter • Orca Bomber • Orca Carryall • Orca Command • Orca Dropship • Orca Transport Robotics Limpet drone (FS only) • Hunter-Seeker droid Structures Buildings Construction yard • Tiberium refinery • Barracks • War factory • Upgrade center • Service depot • Power plant • Technology center Aux. structures Tiberium silo • Component tower (Vulcan cannon/RPG/SAM) • Electromagnetic pulse cannon • Firestorm barrier section • Seeker control • Ion cannon uplink • Drop pod control plug

v·d·e Brotherhood of Nod Second Tiberium War Arsenal

Infantry Light infantry • Rocket infantry • Elite Cadre • Engineer • Toxin soldier • Mutant Hijacker • Cyborg • Cyborg Commando Vehicles Subterranean APC • Attack buggy • Attack cycle • Tick tank • Mobile construction vehicle • Harvester • Weed eater • Mobile Sensor Array • Mobile repair vehicle • Mobile stealth generator • Artillery • Stealth tank • Devil's Tongue subterranean flame tank • Fist of Nod Aircraft Banshee • Harpy Cybernetics & Robotics Cyborg • Cyborg Reaper • Cyborg Commando • Limpet drone • Hunter-Seeker droid Structures Buildings Construction yard • Tiberium refinery • Hand of Nod • Weapons factory • Helicopter pad • Power plant • Advanced power plant • Technology center • Temple of Nod • Stealth generator • Tiberium waste facility • Missile Silo • Nod Pyramid Aux. structures Tiberium silo • Laser turret • Laser fence • Obelisk of Light • SAM site • Electromagnetic pulse cannon Other Weapons Chemical missile • Multi missile

v·d·e CABAL Second Tiberium War Arsenal

Units Cybernetics & Robotics Cyborg • Cyborg Reaper • Cyborg Commando • Limpet drone • Hunter-Seeker droid • Core Defender Vehicles Subterranean APC • Attack buggy • Attack cycle • Tick tank • Mobile construction vehicle • Harvester • Weed eater • Mobile Sensor Array • Mobile repair vehicle • Mobile stealth generator • Artillery • Stealth tank • Devil's Tongue subterranean flame tank Aircraft Banshee • Harpy Structures Buildings Construction yard • Tiberium refinery • Cyborg production plant • Weapons factory • Helicopter pad • Power plant • Advanced power plant • Technology center • Temple of Nod • Stealth generator • Tiberium waste facility • Missile Silo • Nod Pyramid Aux. structures Tiberium silo • Laser turret • Laser fence • Obelisk of Light • SAM site • Electromagnetic pulse cannon Special Structures CABAL Core • Obelisk of Darkness • CABAL Obelisk • Firestorm Generator Other Weapons Chemical missile • Multi missile