For regular militants, see Militants.

Militant rocket squad
Unit
Affiliation	Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane
Armament	Airburst rocket launchers
Protection	N/A
Production
Cost	$400
Build time	0:04
Produced by	Hand of Nod
Function
Upgrades	Confessor upgrade (Nod only) Black Disciple (BH only) Tiberium infusion Redemption

The Militant rocket squad was Nod's anti-aircraft and anti-tank infantry in Tiberium Wars and Kane's Wrath.

BackgroundEdit

They are chosen based on former military training from state governments or partisan experience^[1], but generally lack the refined training that GDI missile squads receive. They wield Airburst rocket launchers, and are able to destroy aircraft and significantly damage tanks, especially when garrisoned in civilian buildings. Despite their status as militants, they are well trained enough and considered essential that neither the Black Hand's desire for purification nor the Marked of Kane's reliance on cyborgs could cause their removal from their respective selections of infantry.

The rocket squads are easily recognizable by their red ponchos with Nod's emblem, along with red hoods and white scarfs covering their faces. This stands in contrast to regular militants, who wear gray civilian clothes or TWII Nod combat armour.

UpgradesEdit

	Adds a Confessor to the squad, increasing firepower and adding the automatically used Hallucinogenic grenade ability (Nod only)
	The Black Hand faction gets the Black Disciple upgrade instead, which adds a Black Hand trooper instead of a Confessor. This gives the Rocket Squad a short range anti-infantry defense and ability to clear garrissons
	Enhances the squad with Tiberium infusion, increasing health and granting immunity to Tiberium
	When Redemption is used, all militants who fall within the area of effect will instantly return as the Awakened

In-gameEdit

They are marginally effective against other infantry and can easily be killed by rifleman squads, grenadiers, or buzzers. Anti-Infantry specialists such as sniper teams can eliminate entire regiments of them without too much trouble. The best way to use them is in garrisoned buildings or from ambushes. Otherwise, they don't stand much of a chance.

AssessmentEdit

ProsEdit

• Cheap and effective anti-armour and anti-air unit, best results when massed
• An economic and useful support unit for tanks lacking anti-air capabilities
• Can provide a good defensive line if garrisoned inside buildings or a Reckoner
• Upgrading with Confessors or Black Disciples gives them better anti-infantry protection
• Black Hand variants are troubling even to masses of enemy infantry when upgraded with Black Disciples and the Purifying Flame upgrade.

ConsEdit

• Any anti-infantry unit can basically take them down with ease
• Rockets are not fast enough to efficiently engage fast moving or heavy aircraft such as the Vertigo bombers and Devastator Warships unless grouped in large numbers
• Relies primarily on strength in numbers
• Due to the Black Hand replacing the Confessor upgrade with Black Hand troopers, Black Hand Rocket Militia have almost no ranged anti-infantry power.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Command & Conquer 3 units profile, Militants

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Units Infantry Militants (Nod) • Confessor Cabal (BH) • Awakened (MoK) • Militant rocket squad • Fanatics • Enlightened (MoK) • Shadow Team (Nod/MoK) • Saboteur • Tiberium trooper (MoK) • Black Hand trooper (BH/Nod) • Commando Vehicles Attack bike • Raider buggy • Reckoner • Scorpion tank • MCV • Emissary • Harvester • Flame tank (Nod/BH) • Specter artillery • Beam cannon • Stealth tank (Nod/MoK) • Mantis (BH) • Purifier Warmech (BH) • Avatar Warmech (Nod/MoK) • Redeemer Aircraft* Venom patrol craft • Vertigo bomber • Carryall • Armageddon Bomber Vessels Battleship • Hovercraft   Structures Buildings Construction yard • Power plant • Tiberium refinery • Hand of Nod • War factory • Operations center • Air tower (Nod/MoK) • Secret Shrine • Tech lab • Tiberium chemical plant • Crane • Redeemer engineering facility Support structures Tiberium silo • Shredder turret • Laser turret • SAM turret • Obelisk of Light • Disruption tower • Temple of Nod •Voice of Kane • Air support tower   Support Powers & Upgrades Support Powers Radar jamming missile • Decoy army • Cloaking field (Nod/MoK) • Shadow strike team (Nod/MoK) • Mine drop (Nod) • Tiberium vapor bomb • Seed Tiberium • Catalyst missile • Master computer countermeasures • Nuclear missile strike • Laser fencing • Redemption (Nod) • Tiberium vein detonation • Power signature scan (BH) • Decoy Temple of Nod (BH) • Magnetic mine drop (MoK) Upgrades Tiberium infusion (Nod/MoK) • Confessor upgrade (Nod) • EMP coils • Dozer blades • Laser capacitors (Nod) • Signature generators (Nod/MoK) • Liquid Tiberium core • Quad turrets • Disruption pods (Nod/MoK) • Tiberium core missiles • Black Disciple (BH) • Purifying flame (BH) • Charged particle beams (BH) • Cybernetic legs (MoK) • Supercharged particle beams (MoK) Items marked in italics are exclusive to Kane's Wrath *The Black Hand does not use aircraft. The listed entries are exclusive to Nod and the Marked of Kane.