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Re: Chinese listening outpost ZH

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From: HeXetic
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.

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- Tim G.

"HeXetic" <hexemail@hottic.com> wrote in message
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> 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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