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The largest weapon in modern militrary arsenals. Use missiles, rockets and deck guns as defense weapons and can carry hundreds of combat ready planes and bombers as well as thousands of combat ready Marines. They are known as "Cities at Sea".
As prolific in video games as it is in real life, this iconic Russian workhorse is a mainstay of virtual firepower.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
Battleships are large, heavily armed and armored naval warships, designed both give and take large amounts of damage.
Bear Traps are intended for capturing bears and other large creatures.
"It's hard to keep your feet dry when you're kicking in a skull." Unless you've got the right gear, that is.
The chronosphere is a special building in Red Alert that allows Allied commanders to teleport a small number of vehicles anywhere on the map. Also used by Albert Einstein to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the start of Red Alert.
Destroyers are quick and agile warships that are effective at hunting other ships down, most famously submarines. They are extremely versatile and can be used for a variety of combat roles.
A dropship usually refers to a ship that ferries troops, heavy armor, and supplies from carriers in orbit to a planet's surface. Sometimes it refers to any futuristic in-atmosphere transport that is not a helicopter or airplane.
A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
A gun that uses various types of grenades as ammunition.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Gun Boat
A harvester is a vehicle that harvests resources
It is an advance structure that the soviets posses, that allows your vehicles to be invulnerable for a period of time. Although people do not live under the effect of the iron curtain.
Often used as either a weapon or in a weapon and also used often times as a weather effect, lightning is seen in several games. Called "thunder" in some games, even though thunder is the sound that lightning makes.
The Mammoth Tank is a C&C tank that first appeared in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn.
A term denoting a jump-pad that also flings objects activating it (such as a man or "mans") a significant lateral distance. "Man-cannon" was coined by Bungie Studios in 2007 to describe their alternative to teleport pads in Halo 3.
Mechs (or Mecha) are humanoid-like pilot driven vehicles often depicted in media as a combat machine. Early examples of Mech/Mecha in video games are often derived from early manga and anime as well as table-top games.
Mikoyan aircraft, also known as MiG, are Russian military aircraft that are used in many games.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
The Mobile Construction Vehicle or MCV plays a key part in most of the Command and Conquer series. In its Deployed state it becomes the main structure in the player's base, allowing the construction of other buildings.
A nuclear bomb is a device made up of fissionable materials (ie Uranium) and standard explosives. It creates a nuclear chain reaction, which release large amounts of radiation and a shockwave.
Last resort when falling from the sky. Allows the user to glide to safety with ease.
A powerful futuristic energy / atomic weapon, that can vanish enemies with a constant beam
Any structure which generates and provides power for other structures. These structures are usually critical to game play being required to maintain and grow influence and resources.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a chemical reaction that causes a controlled explosion resulting in thrust. Rockets are usually "dumb" weapons, meaning that they are not guided. Rockets are the most powerful projectile in many games.
A weapon that launches rockets.
The most powerful weapon at short range. Effective against Zombies, Nazis, Demons, etc. Videogame shotguns tend to have exaggerated inaccuracy at long range- real life shotguns are still fairly accurate over a decent distance, while videogame shotguns rarely go more than fifteen feet before becoming completely ineffective.
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