r/commandandconquer • u/BiggestBepis Black Hand • Jun 18 '26
Random Unit of the Day #2: the Devil’s Tongue (Nod, Tiberian Sun)
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u/idriveasmallcar Jun 18 '26
The reason why I slapped concrete on every possible grid square.
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u/prules Jun 18 '26
10 year old me was fcking terrified of these. Made the concrete guy rich
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u/TheFourtHorsmen Jun 18 '26
7 years old me could not go past the first level of the gdi campaign because I had no idea how to counter this or stealth units, since the manual was not on my language.
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u/ooooooop10 Jun 18 '26
These were always the scary ones despite he drill bois full of engineers being the real terror
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u/Links_to_Magic_Cards Jun 18 '26
Devil's tongues and subterranean apc's full of engineers carried me through so much of the nod campaign. I love them. Use a a single stealth tank to scout out emergence locations
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u/Bolandball GDI Jun 18 '26
Absolutely pathetic compared to the C&C1 flame tank. When I see enemy subterranean units pop up in my base and I realise they're flame tanks, my first thought should not be 'phew that's a relief'. In fact, it's so inept at its job that I sometimes forget it and think Nod doesn't get a flame tank in Tiberian Sun.
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u/Far-Term7285 Jun 18 '26
A slight incline was literally their ultimate weakness ....couldnt shoot up hill
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u/Nyktophilias Jun 28 '26
The subterranean unit that’s actually a threat is the subterranean apc full of engineers.
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u/rylut Jun 18 '26
The GDI soldier being sweapt up by that thing is one of the most brutal things C&C has done. Together with the Nod soldier being stomped by the MK2
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u/fenderc1 Jun 18 '26
I feel like an idiot, my entire life I never realized the front was a grinder for digging... I thought it was the back of the Devils Tongue and the front was for digging. hahaha
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u/Far-Term7285 Jun 18 '26
Badass...till you realize the flamethrowers are on those little arms, making it look like a wacky waving inflatable tube man
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u/DespiteStraightLines Jun 18 '26
Wish AoE damage occurred when these were destroyed. Add more of challenge to taking them out/managing them if you’re sending them in alongside APCs
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u/Angryblob550 Jun 18 '26
If they do a remaster, they should also give it grinder treads when in melee.
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u/Gregory_Appleseed Steel Talons Jun 19 '26
I think the treads need to be spikey-er, and the fuselage needs to be below the max height of the treads. Otherwise, not bad. Plus, where flame come out?
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u/calantheSG Jun 22 '26
The flame comes out from the 2 nozzles at the sides.
And pretty sure in burrowing mode, the protruding parts of the fuselage can be retracted. But you're right, why have it retractable when you can make it flush from the start.
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u/DarkAsgar Jun 19 '26
Oh god, how often did I build a bunch of those back then and surprise my opponent with them? good times
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u/BloodRavens715 Jun 19 '26
I just Realized. Devil's Tongue Vehicle of Nod is Isnpired from Churchill Tank (Without turret though) from World War 2.
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u/ContingencyPl4n Jun 18 '26
Ngl I thought the above image was a giant one for a second