Watchtower
Unit
Affiliation	GDI
Role	Anti-infantry defense
Tier	1
Production
Cost	$600
Build time	0:06
Requires	Power Plant
Function
Upgrades	Armour piercing ammunition
Power	5

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Quickly build and deploy a Watchtower base defense from the support structure tab. - GDI Officer in North Carolina

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Watchtowers are GDI's primary anti-infantry defense in Tiberium Wars.

Contents 1 Background 2 Game building 3 Behind the scenes 4 Gallery

BackgroundEdit

They are armed with twin 20mm automatic railguns able to pierce through most infantry armor and even destroy light vehicles given enough time. The railguns rest safely on an elevated platform 30 feet above the ground. With an IR spotlight and a next generation sensor package, the watchtower is capable of detecting stealth units in addition to its role as an anti-infantry defense. In addition, its programming prioritizes enemy infantry, so that its efficiency is maximized against enemy forces consisting of both vehicles and infantry.

However, the watchtower needs to aim and fire a burst at every individual member of a squad (as opposed to the shotgun-like Shredder turret or the indiscriminate razors of the Buzzer Hive) so it has limited effectiveness against large groups of enemy infantry such as Nod Militants. However, the Watchtower is able to fire over structures, making Watchtowers placed behind obstacles very difficult to remove with just infantry.

It can be upgraded with special Armour piercing ammunition, increasing lethality especially against heavily armored troops such as the Black Hand, Enlightened, and Commando.

Game buildingEdit

The watchtower is a very effective defensive emplacement, able to tear through infantry in seconds. It also easily destroys lightly armoured targets, such as attack bikes. They will always target the weakest unit within their line of sight, which is generally infantry and light vehicles.

Behind the scenesEdit

• According to early screenshots, the watchtower was originally a component tower with the Vulcan cannon upgrade, indicating that early on the tower was supposed to make a return in Tiberium Wars.

GalleryEdit

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