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Article #26645Re: Chinese listening outpost ZH
From: minmay lynn
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 06:54
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 06:54
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if you ever want to be good at infantry general, outpost and troop crawler are must. I have beaten 10 overlords (fully upgraded) with only 5 outpost with full troops....and 6 or 7 empirior overlords with 4 outpost with full troops....its god send...... "Lee Hardy" <lee15@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:L4kkb.697$hA6.194@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk... > Thanks for all of this info, i will be able to finally use this unit > effectively in-game. > > Thanks again > > Lee Hardy > > "HeXetic" <hexemail@hottic.com> wrote in message > news:aBhkb.13106$PM2.1508057@news20.bellglobal.com... > > 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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