Throwback Thursday for 16th November

In today’s Throwback Thursday, we feature the unit with possibly the biggest drawback in a C&C game – General Townes’ Laser Tank from Generals: Zero Hour. This modification of the standard Crusader Tank was armed with a more powerful laser cannon, but not only did each Laser Tank drain 1 unit of power, they would all completely deactivate once the power of their owner’s base went down, much like Robot Tanks from Yuri’s Revenge. Considering this is Townes’ only front line vehicle apart from the ever-present Humvee, players seem to be discouraged from massing Laser Tanks. The unofficial 1.06 patch prevents them from shutting down in low power situations, but retains their power requirement.

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