Explore China upgrades in Command & Conquer: Generals, including Land Mines for $600 and Black Napalm for $2000.
Land Mines
Type: Structure Upgrade. Enables: Extra Weapon. Purchased At: All Structures. Applies To: All Structures. Cost: $600. Games: Both. Description: Structure is secured by Land Mines. Land Mines can protect Chinese Structures from attacks and capture.
Neutron Mines
Type: Structure Upgrade. Enables: Extra Weapon. Purchased At: All Structures. Applies To: All Structures. Cost: $500. Games: Zero Hour Only. Description: Turns the Land Mines into Neutron Mines. The Land Mines can be turned into Neutron Mines, which explode on impact, killing Infantry and drivers of Armour. Then friendly Infantry can capture the Armour.
Chain Guns
Type: Unit/Stucture Upgrade. Enables: Improved Offence. Purchased At: A War Factory. Applies To: Gattling Tanks, Gattling Cannons, Gattling Overlords and Helixes. Cost: $1500. Games: Both. Description: Increases Gattling power by %25. Gattling Guns can be even more devastating with this upgrade.
Black Napalm
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Improved Offence. Purchased At: A War Factory. Applies To: Dragon Tanks, Inferno Cannons, MIGs, Helixes. Cost: $2000. Games: Both. Description: Increases Fire damage by %25. Black Napalm increases Fire by the Dragon as well as changing it form Red & Orange to Purple & Blue.
MIG Armour
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Improved Defence. Purchased At: An Air Field. Applies To: MIGs. Cost: $1000. Games: Both. Description: Increases MIG armour by %25. MIG fighters are vulnerable to Anti-Aircraft fire, so this upgrade allows them to take more damage.
Nationalism
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Improved Symptoms. Purchased At: A Propaganda Centre. Applies To: Red Guards, Tank Hunters, BattleMasters. Cost: $2000. Games: Both. Description: Increases the Horde Effect by %25. Basic units in numbers are more powerful thanks to this improvement.
Subliminal Messaging
Type: Unit/Structure Upgrade. Enables: Improved Symptoms. Purchased At: A Propaganda Centre. Applies To: Speaker Towers, Tower Overlords and Helixes. Cost: $500. Games: Both. Description: Increases Speaker Tower healing by %25. Subliminal Messages in Speaker Towers can encourage units nearby to heal much faster!
Satellite Hack 1
Type: Structure Upgrade. Enables: New Ability. Purchased At: The Internet Centre. Applies To: The Internet Centre. Cost: $1000. Games: Zero Hour Only. Description: Reveals all Command Centres. There's two ranks of Satellite Hack. The first reveals all of the Command Centres on the map.
Satellite Hack 2
Type: Structure Upgrade. Enables: New Ability. Purchased At: The Internet Centre. Applies To: The Internet Centre. Cost: $2500. Games: Zero Hour Only. Description: Reveals what the enemy sees for a short period of time. The second rank is much like the USA Intellegence Ability, only that it's done automatically.
Uranium Shells
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Improved Offence. Purchased At: A Nuclear Missile Silo. Applies To: BattleMasters, Overlords. Cost: $2500. Games: Both. Description: Increases Shell damage by %25. The Uranium Shells Upgrade can increase the effectiveness of tanks.
Nuclear Tanks
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Improved Symptoms. . Applies To: BattleMasters, Overlords. Cost: $2000. Games: Both. Description: Increases Tank speed. The Chinese Empire is a slow and ponderous army, so this upgrade could prove useful. However, when destroyed, tanks will explode in a cloud of Nuclear Waste.
Neutron Shells
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: New Ability. . Applies To: Nuke Cannons. Cost: $2500. Games: Zero Hour Only. Description: Allows Nuke Cannons to fire Neutron Bombs. Nuke Cannons can fire Neutron Shells, which can kill Infantry and neutralize Armour. The Armour can then be captured by friendly Infantry. This is one of the best Upgrades available, so don't miss it!
Bunker
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Extra Weapon. Purchased At: Overlords and Helixes. Applies To: Overlords and Helixes. Cost: $400. Games: Both. Description: Gives the Overlord/Helix a Bunker. A Bunker can be attached to the Overlord/Helix. For Helixes, the Bunker upgrade can be used to fit a group of Tank Hunters inside, allowing the Helix to be more effective against Armour and Aircraft. Don't bother building a Bunker on an Overlord.
Gattling Cannon
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Extra Weapon. . . Cost: $1200. Games: Both. Description: Gives the Overlord/Helix a Gattling Cannon. The Gattling Cannon allows the Overlord to become effective against Infantry, and makes the Helix even more deadly against Infantry!
Speaker Tower
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Extra Ability. . . Cost: $500. Games: Both. Description: Gives the Overlord/Helix a Speaker Tower. A few Overlords and Helixes in large groups should be equipped with this. They can heal nearby units, which is a good thing.
Napalm Bomb
Type: Unit Upgrade. Enables: Extra Ability. Purchased At: Helixes. Applies To: Helixes. Cost: $800. Games: Zero Hour Only. Description: Allows Helixes to drop a Fire Bomb. Helixes are armed with only bullets. This upgrade can make them effective against Armour and Structures too!
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