Obelisk of Light
Obelisk of Light in TW3
Unit
Affiliation	Nod, Black Hand, Marked of Kane
Role	Advanced base defense
Armament	Heavy laser
Tier	3
Properties
Armor type	Heavy
Production
Cost	1800
Build time	0:18
Produced by	Construction Yard, Crane
Requires	Tech Lab
Combat
Ground attack	Lethal (vehicles) Moderate (infantry)
Cooldown	0:04
Attack range	Long
Function
Power	15
Abilities	Detects Stealth Beam Cannon Overcharge (max 4)

The Obelisk of Light is a powerful defensive structure used by Nod in the Third Tiberium War.

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Conception 2 Game building 3 Gallery 4 See Also 5 References

BackgroundEdit

The terrifying power of this heavy defensive structure is a shining testament to Nod's military application of laser technology. The Obelisk's basic design is largely unchanged since its introduction in the First Tiberium War, with the only obvious differences being a longer charge time and a more powerful discharge.

ConceptionEdit

First constructed to defend Nod bases during the First Tiberium War, this iconic structure is one of the best known and least loved among GDI forces. Massive capacitors charge and discharge a laser - which is aimed by advanced focusing and targeting systems - that can melt composite armor to molten slag and vaporize organic tissue.

Nod Beam Cannons, sharing the similar technology on these towers, can use their ability to fire at these towers, this improves charge frequency and damage.

Game buildingEdit

For 2500 credits, Nod Commanders can begin deploying Obelisks of Light but only when a Tech Lab is present.

Unlike other base defenses, this tower seems to have two modes of attack: When engaging vehicles, the tower will normally charge and then fire a beam to deal damage to enemy armor. Groups of these are hazardous to tougher vehicles, including Epic Units.

For infantry, it will not charge at all. Instead it will 'sweep' the enemy squads with the laser with a shorter firing time. It is quite clever because it is more efficient than just charging and blast every single squad-member .

GalleryEdit

See Also Edit

• Power plant
• Military applications of lasers
• Sonic Emitter
• Storm Column

References Edit

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

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.