China (3)

A comprehensive guide to all Chinese structures in Command & Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour, detailing their costs, abilities, upgrades, and strategic uses.

Every Chinese Structure can equip itself with mines. In Zero Hour, those mines can be upgraded to Neutron Mines.

Command Centre

• Type: Production, Ability.
• Utility: None.
• Armour: High.
• Size: Large.
• Cost: $2000.
• Power Consumption: None.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Available At Start.
• Upgrades Used: Radar, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Radar, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The HeadQuarters of the Dragon does not start with a radar, but can be upgraded to provide one.

Nuclear Reactor

• Type: Power Plant.
• Utility: Biological.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Small.
• Cost: $1000.
• Power Consumption: Provides 10, 15 in Overcharge Mode.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Available At Start.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

Nuclear Reactors start out with 10 power input. They can provide 5 more in Overcharge Mode. However, they can explode when destroyed and in Overcharge, the Reactor is gradually damaged. Only use Overcharge when extra power is needed until another Reactor is built.

Barracks

• Type: Production.
• Utility: Heal.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Medium.
• Cost: $500.
• Power Consumption: None.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Available At Start.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Capture Building, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The Chinese Barracks can produce Infantry in large numbers and can create secret agents to infiltrate Bases.

Bunker

• Type: Defence.
• Utility: Infantry.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Small.
• Cost: $400.
• Power Consumption: None.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Barracks.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

Bunkers can hold up to five Infantry that can shoot out. A good Bunker is near a Gattling Cannon and is filled with Tank Hunters.

Supply Centre

• Type: Money Making.
• Utility: None.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Medium.
• Cost: $2000.
• Power Consumption: 1.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Nuclear Reactor.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

This Supply Centre creates Supply Trucks and can be surrounded by mines.

Gattling Cannon

• Type: Defence.
• Utility: Bullet.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Tiny.
• Cost: $1200.
• Power Consumption: 3.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Nuclear Reactor.
• Upgrades Used: Chain Guns, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The Gattling Cannon is a lethal Infantry stopper. It can also destroy light Armour quite quickly. The Chain Guns Upgrade makes it even more dangerous.

War Factory

• Type: Production.
• Utility: Heal.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Large.
• Cost: $2000.
• Power Consumption: 1.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Supply Centre.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Chain Guns, Black Napalm, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

Chinese War Factories produce their Armour in great numbers. With a high production rate, the manpower inside is nearly infinite. The Chain Guns and Black Napalm Upgrades can be researched here.

Air Field

• Type: Production.
• Utility: Heal.
• Armour: Medium.
• Size: Large.
• Cost: $1000.
• Power Consumption: 1.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Supply Centre.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: MIG Armour, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The Chinese also have some Aircraft for use. MIGs secure the skies while Helixes can wreck havoc on Ground Units. In Zero Hour, a helicopter pad is added for the Helix.

Internet Centre

• Type: Money Making, Ability.
• Utility: Radar Scan.
• Armour: High.
• Size: Medium.
• Cost: $2500.
• Power Consumption: None.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: War Factory.
• Upgrades Used: Satellite Hack 1, Satellite Hack 2, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Satellite Hack 1, Satellite Hack 2, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Zero Hour Only.

The special building that can produce infinite money for the Chinese is the Internet Centre. Hackers can enter inside and will make money faster then outside. The Centre can also support up to three radars, the first two revealing all Command Centres, the third allowing the player to see what the enemy sees for a short period of time, like the Intelligence Ability. Only one of these can be built at a time.

Propaganda Centre

• Type: Store.
• Utility: None.
• Armour: High.
• Size: Medium.
• Cost: $2000.
• Power Consumption: 2.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: War Factory.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Nationalism, Subliminal Messaging, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The Propaganda Centre can raise the spirits of the Chinese Troops with its upgrades. No defence is featured with this Structure, but it is the cheapest.

Speaker Tower

• Type: Defence.
• Utility: Heal.
• Armour: Low.
• Size: Tiny.
• Cost: $500.
• Power Consumption: 1.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Propaganda Centre.
• Upgrades Used: Subliminal Messaging, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The Speaker Tower can heal friendly units with its morale. Its effectiveness can be upgraded further with Subliminal Messaging.

Nuclear Missile Silo

• Type: Super Weapon, Store.
• Utility: Explosive, Biological.
• Armour: Very High.
• Size: Large.
• Cost: $5000.
• Power Consumption: 10.
• Stealth: No.
• Requires: Propaganda Centre.
• Upgrades Used: Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Upgrades Available: Uranium Shells, Nuclear Tanks, Neutron Shells, Land Mines, Neutron Mines.
• Games: Both.

The Nuclear Missile Silo, like the Russian version in the Red Alert Series, launches a massive missile towards an area. It can destroy Medium armoured Structures and heavily