Posted: 2/25/2007 10:31:16 PM EDT
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So what are some of your favorite strategies in C&C Generals/Zero Hour? Me, I love China(in zero hour) and creating air mobile unit groups. Nothing like having massed mech-inf and Armor with artillery support(Nuke canons) being air lifted to anywhere on the map (especially the flanks). 
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The only real good base defense against mass infantry and light armored vehicle attacks are the Chinese gatling cannons. I usually build a thick Magino Line across the entrances of my base, loading the pillbox with all rocket infantry for tanks, and then building up my own tank raping division :-) |
The fixed gattling canons are really nice, if you get enough of them, they can shoot down the Tomahawk and scud missiles before they land, thus making your parameter defenses impervious to all conventional enemy attacks, unless of course that enemy is Chinese as well, and they have nuke cannons, and of course special off screen attacks. Chinese nuke canons are easy to deal with, just simply have air cover, or your own canons to return fire with. What's really fun is to play on a 4 player custom map, and have the two teams start at the same location. That way one can concentrate fully on base defenses and the other can concentrate on building an attack force, you make a gentleman's agreement to not use super-weapons, and you can have a real interesting conventional pitched battle going on. 
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USA ALL THE WAY! I like to send out tons of hunter-killer HMMVs loaded with snipers and TOW missiles. Backstop those with Tomahawk launchers and tanks. Air mobile infantry into defensive positions, set up fixed guns and wait for the enemy to break themselves on my lines. Sally the HMMVs out to poke 'em in the snout and then run back to Momma! Rinse repeat. I think I might have to re-install that game ;) |
I love using the Air general and using teams of snipers, Tomahawks and the laser HMMVWs for ground assaults with a contingent of Comanches for air cover. I'll keep a couple of flights of Super Raptors and Auroras circling behind the lines for CAS on call. It's lethal. |
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The helo's have a nasty death rate for me. I prefer to build a ton of raptors and send them in in waves to blast the enemy. Usually I coordinate off screen assets to suppress the AA fire and concentrate on the HQ and vehicle building. Killing dozers are secondary targets to hamper rebuilding before the next wave attack. Shock and Awe are the name of the game. |