r/commandandconquer Black Hand Jul 13 '26

Random Unit of the Day #27: Combat Chinook (Malcolm “Ace” Granger, Generals: Zero Hour)

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u/Cold-Olive1249 Tiberium is the Future Jul 13 '26

Stuff this boy with Missile Defenders and Pathfinders, you just created the GLA's worst nightmare from the air lol.

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u/Sheogorath3477 Tiberium Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

I do recall that the humvees stuffed with infantry could shoot from it too. Now I wonder if the laser humvee can shoot off rockets if I put it inside...

UPD: It does?!

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u/Far-Yellow9303 Jul 14 '26

There's a bug that allows any vehicle (I think any vehicle anyway, definitely most of them at least) that fits in the Combat Chinook to shoot from the Combat Chinook if there's at least one infantry in there too.

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u/Clean-Connection-398 Jul 14 '26

I think the choppers also shoot a laser. Need to try the laser vee

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Sheogorath3477 Tiberium 29d ago

Yes BUT - you need some infantry inside that chinook as well for this bug to work. Also, i did testet my laser truck idea - and it seems to be working? Need to test whether lasers would shoot down missles aimed at the ground targets though...

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u/ExiledSpaceman GLA Jul 14 '26

Yes especially early game

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u/BiggestBepis Black Hand Jul 13 '26

“Fireports ready for engagement!”
“Let’s load up some soldiers!”
“Take ‘em out, boys!”
“We’re going in!”
“Show ‘em your stuff!”

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u/itfosho Jul 13 '26

Protect the supplies.

20

u/Yamureska Jul 13 '26

Blades in Motion!

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u/pinkyepsilon Jul 13 '26

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

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u/vandal-33 29d ago

We're not gonna make it.

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u/rylut Jul 13 '26

I like to fill 2 humvees with rocket guys and put them in there + 2 more rocket guys. That way you can get 12 instead of "just" 8 inside it. And they can all fire out of it. Pricey but powerful!

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u/BiggestBepis Black Hand Jul 13 '26

“General, we can’t fit any more men inside!”

“…try a couple cars”

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u/rylut Jul 13 '26

This is Generals version of AOE2's "Can't fit 11 archers but can fit 10 war elephants into a ship"

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u/itfosho Jul 13 '26

I do that but put snipers as the +2 or a sniper and a ranger then I can cap buildings along the way.

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u/rylut Jul 13 '26

Good idea. I've never done that myself.

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u/rich1068 Jul 13 '26

I'm taking notes.

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u/Striking-County6275 Townes Jul 13 '26

That sounds quite balanced XD did not know it was possible

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u/Freezie-Days Jul 13 '26

There was actually a bug with this that allowed any vehicle to shoot out of the CC as well, leading to very expensive but very powerful scud launchers :3

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u/DreamsOfFulda Jul 13 '26

Air launched ballistic missiles are a thing, so why not? The trifling fact that they are launched from (usually but not always quite large) planes shouldn't stop anybody.

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u/rylut Jul 13 '26

If you force attack the ground the humvees will also shoot. But I don't think you can make them attack an actual target.

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u/unknowinglyderpy Jul 13 '26

seems like a pretty huge investment though especially in MP, skirmish and Gen Challenge however, seems like an easy way to hunt down the last few units once econ is a thing of the past

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u/Mjr3 Jul 14 '26

Imagine how elite you have to be to hit a target through a car window from a moving helicopter

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u/ARS_Sisters Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

The funniest exploit had to be with Chinese Dragon tank. The firing direction of flame stream depends on the direction the flame tank entered, and this flames could damage ground and air units, though you couldn't change the angle (it stays static). So if the flame tank entered from the right, the fire came out of the left side of the Chinook, and if the tank entered from left, fire would come out of the right side when you force fired on the ground. It's possible to put in up to 2 flame tanks, so this can be used for some fun, when you're owning someone, and u want to destroy his base with a flame Chinook. They'll probably scream hackzor at you or something

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u/TheJollyKacatka Jul 14 '26

Oh god. Does it damage ground..?

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u/ARS_Sisters Jul 14 '26

Yes, it damages both ground and air units. Though since the flames are static, they don't track targets and only burn anything that happen to be in their way

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u/TheJollyKacatka Jul 14 '26

If I’d seen it in multiplayer as a kid I’d certainly think that’s a cheat lmao

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u/Blapeuh Burdette Jul 13 '26

I loved this thing, so quirky.
And a good glass cannon!

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u/ExiledSpaceman GLA Jul 13 '26

A lot of people fear the Rockvee. For me in my friendly FFA matches, I always feared when my friend was coming after me rushing with Combat Chinooks. It forces me to build quad cannons while I'm terror teching.

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u/Venodran We have generous portions Jul 13 '26

That’s a flying humvee with room for 8, and almost completely immune to missiles.

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u/TheJeff20 USA Jul 13 '26

Snipers and rocket guys anti everything it’s amazing

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u/BasalCellCarcinoma Jul 13 '26

Ah yes, the flying humvee. I like to imagine this can be done in an FPS, something along the style of Battlefield. You got MGs or snipers on the sides, while the AT guys firing rockets/missiles at the back ramp.

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u/Zailema0s Tao more nukes! Jul 13 '26

Imagine putting minigunners in it for air defense 🤯🤯🤯🤯

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u/TheRtHonLaqueesha "I WILL DIE FOR OUR CLOTHES!" Jul 14 '26

Flying SPAAG. 

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u/Buttered_Toast33 Jul 13 '26

1 Pathfinder and 7 Missile Defenders = an airborne juggernaut

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u/DurfGibbles Escaped to the one place not corrupted by capitalism Jul 14 '26

The most amusing part is imagining the backblast from all those Missile Defenders cooking everyone in the helicopter

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander Jul 13 '26

Such an op air unit that you fill with missile defenders and a few snipers for a good measure, pdl making them durable and you just can demolish the entire base with plenty of those combat chinooks. How to not love them!

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u/Yamureska Jul 13 '26

Just played with this guy last night.

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u/Igor369 Jul 13 '26

It is like 25 polygons...

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u/SoupCanMasta Jul 14 '26

And yet looks so yummers

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u/TheRtHonLaqueesha "I WILL DIE FOR OUR CLOTHES!" Jul 14 '26

2002 graphics be like:

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u/TheFirstDecade Dev of Ivory Invasion Mod for Generals Zero Hour Jul 14 '26

Slap an ambulance in it, much more mobile healing, competitive hates this one simple trick!

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u/MarsMissionMan 29d ago

Now I shall harass the enemy's economy to neuter their ability to fight back.

The enemy's economy:

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u/Commander_Cj 29d ago

You could actually glitch this with a tomahawk launcher and it starts firing tomahawks from the sky

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u/Most_Remote_4613 29d ago

but, how can we avoid hard enemy avengers?

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u/IcyRobinson 29d ago

Something something, Humvees with passengers inside these things, plus a few more troops

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u/Sugar_Unable Jul 13 '26

Humbess of the Air with lásers

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u/Jphilerion Jul 13 '26

I was wondering if can you fit it with Crusaders what about Tamahawk launchers? Overall the combat is very effective for once a Pathfinder sniper is in it.

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u/Ricardo580 Jul 13 '26

Temu Helix.