M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
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| M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle | |
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| Weaponry | M60 machinegun |
| Armour | Light |
| Type | Anti-Infantry Recon |
| Faction | GDI |
As a low tech unit, M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, commonly called Humvees, traced their lineage to before Tiberium was discovered on earth, and entered the First Tiberium War with little change to their basic design. Basically, Humvees were fully enclosed units with reinforced windows and a powerful engine, and they were armed with a roof mounted 7.62 mm M-60 machine guns.
Humvees were used in the first Tiberium War by the GDI, and featured an M-60 Machine gun for use against infantry targets. The M-60 was highly ineffective against armored targets, although against structures it could be massed. A large group of Humvees would slowly wear down a structure's armor. Although not as fast as the Nod Buggy, Humvees made up for it with heavier armor, while still being reasonably fast and were able to take out large numbers of buggies. The heavier armor made for a more expensive unit overall. Unfortunately, the armor was not heavy enough to sustain tank bombardment. Generally, Humvees were used as light recon units and anti-infantry support, although they could also be used as escorts for APCs if necessary. As an extremely low-tech unit, humvees were deployed with most GDI task forces during the First Tiberium War. GDI commanders used them against most Nod light infantry in skirmishes.
Nod's Obelisk of Light, as a powerful one hit strike, was sufficient to destroy a Humvee in a single shot. Rocket Bikes were also suited for attacking them, being fast enough to catch a Humvee, and having anti-armor rockets, but their lack of armor meant that the M60 machine gun was often a more than effective counter to this approach. Light tanks could certainly do the job, but were too slow to catch Humvees and destroy them. Flame tanks, owing to their combination of relatively low speed and short range weaponry, were generally not used against Humvees, and in any case would be highly ineffective.
The basic Humvees were phased out as newer models were created (such as the one on the right) and the M60 was placed on a remote weapons station providing better safety for the crew. Later the Humvees on replaced in full with Wolverine walkers for recon and anti-infantry roles and new Pitbull ATVs fulfilling the Humvees' non-combat roles, though not used on the front lines. However, a number of these vehicles continued to be used even as far as 2047, but were mostly a classic curiosity rather than a fully fledged utility vehicle.
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