War Factory
Unit
Affiliation	GDI
Role	Vehicle Production Facility
Protection	Medium
Properties
Hit points	1200
Armor type	Heavy
Production
Cost	2000
Build time	0:20
Produced by	GDI construction yard (Tiberium Wars)
Requires	Tiberium Refinery Barracks
Function
Power	-7
Produces	Vehicles
Abilities	Vehicle repair

The War Factory is GDI's main vehicle assembly building in Tiberium Wars.

BackgroundEdit

These fully automated factories are a result of Otani-Lincoln Laboratories research into autonomous All Terrain Structures, as part of a research project commissioned by GDI's Mil-Spec Omnibus Agency. In 2040, 30 years after their initial contract, GDI deployed the first OLL designed War Factory of the modern era during the battle of San Vicente in Argentina.^[1]

Combining the ability to manufacture light and heavy armor in a high throughput robotic manufacturing with the build anywhere and ATS design principles, the OLL War Factory was credited with turning the tide of the battle and obtaining victory for the GDI ground forces over NOD terrorist cells worldwide. While the actual output of the War Factory is classified the numbers are reported in the press to be in the range of 1 to 2 minutes for light armored vehicles and tanks.^[1]

These next generation war factories are equipped with repair drones, automated flying robots capable of repairing any damaged vehicles in the vicinity of the factory, as long as they are still functioning.

For a list of units that could be produced by the factory, examine the list of units constructed in the war factory

In-gameEdit

The War Factory can be used to aid in vehicular base defense, as it will repair vehicles nearby even as they take damage. As a result, it's a useful tactic to place it near the "forward" edge of your base. They do not, however, project a ground control radius, focusing resources instead upon unit production, so this may make further localized base expansion more difficult in that direction. War Factories are responsible for MCV production, making them a big target for "disabling" a base once construction buildings have been eliminated. As such, they should alternatively be defended well, to allow recovery in the case of accidental MCV loss.

DevelopmentEdit

While the original design called for a tall, circular building, for unknown reasons, the building in the final game is a simple assembly hall, while the large, cylindrical war factory was recycled in Tibeirum Wars as Munich's defence nexus and in Kane's Wrath as a Tiberium processing plant strategic structure. However, it can be assumed that the backstory in the GDI style guide is still applicable, as most of the details match.

GalleryEdit

Early war factory concept

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ReferencesEdit

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

Units Infantry Rifleman squad • Missile squad • Grenadier squad • Sniper team • Engineer/Combat engineer(ST) • Zone Troopers • Zone Raiders • Commando Vehicles Guardian APC (GDI/ZOCOM)/Mobile Repair Transport (ST) • Wolverine (ST) • CC-6 Pitbull • MBT-6 Predator (GDI/ZOCOM) • Titan (ST) • Slingshot AA hovercraft • Shatterer (GDI)/Zone Shatterer (ZOCOM) • MCV • Surveyor • Harvester (GDI)/Rocket harvester (ZOCOM)/Heavy harvester (ST) • Rig • Behemoth (ST)/Juggernaut Mk. III (GDI) • Mammoth Mk. III • MARV Aircraft A-15 Orca (GDI/ST)/ZOCOM Orca (ZOCOM) • Firehawk • V-35 Ox • Orca Strike Craft • Hammerhead • Ironside • Supersonic fighter Vessels Aircraft carrier • Battleship • Hovercraft Cut content Bull • GDI shipyard   Structures Buildings Construction yard • Power plant • Tiberium refinery • Barracks • War factory • Command post • Airfield • Armory (GDI/ZOCOM) • Tech center • Space command uplink • Crane • Reclamator hub • Combat support airfield Aux. structures Tiberium silo • Watchtower • Guardian cannon • AA Battery • Sonic emitter (GDI/ZOCOM) • Ion cannon control • Battle Base • Tiberium processing plant • Intelligence center Other Pentagon • GDSS Philadelphia   Support Powers & Upgrades Support Powers Orca strike • Radar scan • GDI Airborne • Sharpshooter team • Bloodhounds • Shockwave artillery • Zone Trooper Drop Pods • Ion Cannon • Sonic fence • Supersonic air strike • Orbital strike • Railgun accelerator (ST) • Zone Raider drop (ZOCOM) Upgrades Composite armour (GDI) • Power packs (GDI/ZOCOM) • Scanner packs (GDI/ZOCOM) • Mortar • Stratofighter upgrade • Sensor pods • Advanced turbines • Railgun Upgrade (GDI/ST) • Armour piercing ammunition • Tungsten shells • EMP grenades (GDI/ZOCOM) • Hardpoints (GDI/ST) • Adaptive armour (ST) • Tiberium field suits (ZOCOM) • Ceramic armour (ZOCOM) Items in italics exclusive to Kane's Wrath