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Article #26643Re: Chinese listening outpost ZH
From: HeXetic
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:42
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:42
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Also note that it can serve a similar role as the USA Sentry Drone - park them near likely avenues of attack and you can get a sense of what your opponent is doing with the opportunity to do a little damage if it looks like an asssault force. -- - Tim G. "HeXetic" <hexemail@hottic.com> wrote in message news:kuhkb.13101$PM2.1506976@news20.bellglobal.com > It's a detector unit, like the radar van, but you can also stick 2 infantry > inside (or 5 if you are Shin Fai) who can fire out the windows. Unlike the > radar van, the listening outpost also cloaks when it "sets up" (about 2 > seconds after stopping). I'm not entirely sure if the outpost detects when it > is moving, seeing as how the radar thingy on the top folds down, but it > probably does. > > Use this unit if you are afraid of stealthed units or have to target artillery > or air against stealthed defenses (i.e. against GLA). It has a pretty long > range, but remember that other units such as the troop crawler and the > chaingun on the overlord can also detect stuff. > > -- > - Tim G. > > "John Hardy" <lee15@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > news:SQbkb.1266$rL5.364@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk >> Hi >> >> Could someone tell me wat it is that this unit exactly does (Listening >> Outpost)- i have rarely used it and when i have it does'nt appear to do that >> much. I know its a rader van but wat is the range of it. Could someone >> please tell me how best to use this unit. >> >> Thanks >> >> Lee Hardy
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