Several Chinese armoured units in Zero Hour

This page lists Chinas armoured units in the real-time strategy PC game Command & Conquer: Generals and its expasion pack Zero Hour. Image File history File links China_Armoured_Units_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_Armoured_Units_(C&CG). ... Age of Empires (1997), Invasion of an enemy A real-time strategy (RTS) game is a type of computer game characterised by being in real-time being a wargame (strategic) featuring resource gathering featuring base building technology development using direct control over individual units Thus, RTS titles are strategy wargames...

Combat Vehicles

These are the vehicles designed to engage enemy units and structures. Each vehicle listed here has at least one weapon it can use in either an offensive or defensive mode.

Battlemaster Tank

A Chinese Battlemaster Tank is Zero Hour

The PLA main battle tank, the Battlemaster appears to be similar to the existing Type 59 tank. It comes with decent speed and a respectable rate of fire, as well as relatively good damage and armor. Battlemasters can be upgraded to use depleted uranium shells which have improved damage characteristics. They can also be upgraded to run on an internal nuclear reactor, which provides improved speed at the added danger of violently exploding upon death and damaging nearby allies. Large groups of Battlemasters receive a Horde bonus, which enables them to move and fire faster.
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Gatling Tank

A Chinese Gatling tank in Zero Hour

A powerful special-purpose tank, the Gatling Tank is equipped with a large gatling gun that can easily deal with infantry and lightly-armoured vehicles. The tank is ill-suited to engaging enemy armour, but can bring down aircraft with great success. The weapon requires a few seconds to reach its full firing rate and can be upgraded to operate like a chain gun, which increases the damage they can deal by 25%. Image File history File links China_Gattling_Tank_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_Gattling_Tank_(C&CG). ... ... The M242 25mm Chain gun A chain gun is a type of machine gun or autocannon that uses an external source of power, rather than recoil, to cycle the weapon. ...

An oversight by Electronic Arts has the word "Gatling" spelled as "Gattling" in the game.
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Dragon Tank

A Chinese Dragon Tank in Zero Hour

A signature Chinese unit, the Dragon Tank is in many ways a spiritual successor to the Flame Tank of Command & Conquer. This unit engages opponents by firing a continuous stream of napalm at an enemy, and can be used to rapidly clear garrisoned buildings. Dragon Tanks can be upgraded to use black napalm, an improved version of the already potent incendiary agent. Image File history File links China_Dragon_Tank_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_Dragon_Tank_(C&CG). ... This article is about the specific game. ... A napalm airstrike during the Vietnam War Napalm, or jellied gasoline, is a flammable liquid fuel weapon first used in World War I by the Germans, with the Allies quickly following suit. ...

They can be ordered to create a firewall, which is essentially a wide arc of terrain that the Dragon Tank will continuously douse with napalm. This method is effective at handling grouped targets and can be used to implement scorched earth tactics, destroying clusters of buildings to prevent them from being garrisoned.
A scorched earth policy is a military tactic which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. ...

Inferno Cannon

A Chinese Inferno Cannon in Zero Hour

One of two artillery units available to the Chinese, the Inferno Cannon fires a napalm shell great distances and is effective against stationary targets. These vehicles are also slower than others, and their inability to engage targets in close-proximity, coupled with their difficulty in handling moving targets means that they require escorts on the battlefield. As with the Chinese MiG aircraft, enough Infero Cannons firing upon the same spot will turn the normal burning effect into a short-lived firestorm.
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Overlord Tank

A stansdard Chinese Overlord Tank in Zero Hour.

A spiritual succsessor to the Mammoth Tank of both Command & Conquer and its prequel Red Alert, the Overlord Tank is deserving of its name. Easily twice the size of a normal tank, the lumbering Overlord is protected by thick layers of armour and bears not one but two main cannons, which can fire depleted uranium shells if the upgrade is purchased. The drive system can likewise be upgraded to use an onboard nuclear reactor, which improves the top speed by 25% and causes the tank to violently explode and leave residual radiation in the event of fatal damage. Image File history File links China_Overlord_Tank_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_Overlord_Tank_(C&CG). ... The Mammoth Tank is a fictional ground vehicle in Command & Conquer real-time strategy computer games. ... This article is about the specific game. ...

The turret is so big it can comfortably house one of three modules on its back to help increase the capabilities of the tank on the battlefield:

• Bunker: A five-man bunker housed on the tank's back that allows the garrison within to fire on targets in safety.
• Gatling Cannon: A pair of gatling guns mounted on a coaxial turret on top of the main one. Grants the Overlord the ability to easily handle infantry and aircraft.
• Speaker Tower: A horn speaker array that broadcasts uplifting propaganda. Grants the tank and surrounding allies the ability to automatically regenerate from damage.

Bunkers in Albania A bunker is a defensive military fortification. ... Horn loudspeaker schematic. ... It has been suggested that Propaganda in the United States be merged into this article or section. ...

Nuclear Cannon

A Chinese Nuclear Cannon in Zero Hour

Normally unavailable, the Nuclear Cannon requires a player to expend a General's point for the ability to build it. Nuclear cannons are slow-moving, fragile and have to deploy before firing, by make up for this by being able to lob fairly-powerful nuclear artillery shells a good distance. Image File history File links China_Nuke_Cannon_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_Nuke_Cannon_(C&CG). ... A nuclear artillery shell is a limited yield nuclear weapon delivered by artillery. ...

In Zero Hour, an upgrade can be purchased to allow for the option to fire tactical neutron shells that instantly kill infantry in the area. What is truly of note however, is the fact that the shells kill vehicle crews but do no damage whatsoever to the vehicles themselves, leaving them open for capture. A neutron bomb is a type of nuclear weapon invented by Samuel Cohen specifically designed to release a relatively large portion of its energy as energetic neutron radiation. ...

The unit's icon art is based on a well-known 1953 image in the history of nuclear weapons, showing the test-firing of the "Grable" atomic shell during Operation Upshot-Knothole at the Nevada Test Site.
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... A nuclear fireball lights up the night in a United States nuclear test. ... Operation Upshot-Knothole was a series of eleven nuclear test shots conducted in 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. ... November 1951 nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. ...

Non-Combat Units

These are vehicles that do not have a weapon but are none the less important for base operations.

Construction Dozer

A Chinese construction Dozer in Zero Hour

Command & Conquer: Generals introduced a new group of middlemen responsible for all construction tasks for a given side. For the Chinese, this was the Construction Dozer, a large vehicle that resembles a bulldozer. In addition to their primary role as builders, they can repair structures damaged due to battle action, in effect taking over the responsibility of base repairs from the engineers and Construction Yards of past Command & Conquer games. The Construction Dozer also performs demining and bomb disposal tasks. Image File history File links China_Construction_Dozer_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_Construction_Dozer_(C&CG). ... A bulldozer is a powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ... Hydrema mine clearing vehicle Demining is the process of removing landmines or naval mines from an area, which is usually done to enable military action in that area or for humanitarian reasons, as old minefields represent an important hazard to civilians. ... US Soldiers removing landmines. ...

Dozers are strictly a non-combat unit; they mount no weapon and therefore rely on others for defense. They are also slightly slow-moving, but can take a bit of damage before being rendered useless.

The inclusion of this unit was also met with resistance from long-time C&C fans. Until the introduction of Generals and Zero Hour all building construction was handled from a Construction Yard, centralized construction being one of the cornerstones of the C&C games, and which allowed credits to be fully-divested on war units like tanks rather than having to include expenditure on relatively minor details like the Dozer. Many fans cited the introduction of the Dozer as one of the reasons why Generals and Zero Hour should not be considered "true" Command & Conquer games.

While visually similar to the American Construction Dozer at a distance, the Chinese one can be distinguished by its caterpillar tracks. Caterpillar tracks are large (modular) tracks used on tanks, construction equipment and certain other off-road vehicles. ...

Supply Truck

A Chinese Supply truck in Zero Hour

Supply trucks are tri-axle flatbed trucks that are used exclusively for the movement of supplies from supply piles to the depot for processing into useable currency. Once all piles are depleted and the base has sufficient Hackers, these trucks become unnecessary.
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Troop Crawler

A Chinese Trop Crawler in Zero Hour

The Troop Crawler is essentially a multi-wheeled APC, relying entirely upon the troops based inside for armed combat. The Troop Crawler itself is instead equipped with a detection suite that allows it to reveal hidden buildings, people and vehicles in the nearby vicinity. Each Troop Crawler comes fully-loaded with 8 Red Guard.
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ECM Tank

A Chinese ECM Tank in Zero Hour

Exclusive to Zero Hour, the unarmed Chinese ECM Tank performs protective electronic warfare through constant radar jamming, causing incoming hostile guided missiles to miss their target. They can also shut down a single enemy vehicle if asked to do so.
Image File history File links China_ECM_Tank_(C&CG). ... Image File history File links China_ECM_Tank_(C&CG). ... Inspecting an AN/ALQ-184 Electronic Attack Pod Electronic countermeasures (ECM) are any sort of electrical or electronic device designed to spoof radar, sonar, or other detection systems. ... Electronic warfare (EW) has three main components: Electronic Attack (EA) This is the active use of the electromagnetic spectrum to deny its use by an adversary. ... Radar jamming is the intentional emission of radio frequency signals to interfere with the operation of a radar by saturating its receiver with false information. ... A guided missile is a military rocket that can be directed in flight to change its flight path. ...

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