Command and Conquer

Husky_Khan

The Dog Whistler... I mean Whisperer.
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I wasn't expecting the next Tank Comparison video this channel was going to do would be a Command & Conquer one, but I am greatly pleased that it is.



Ranking them by hit points.
 

Jormungandr

The Midgard Wyrm
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I wasn't expecting the next Tank Comparison video this channel was going to do would be a Command & Conquer one, but I am greatly pleased that it is.



Ranking them by hit points.

Without playing the video I can tell you that they've gotten it wrong already: That isn't the Mammoth Tank Mk. IV, it's the Mammoth Tank from Tiberian Dawn.

Amusingly, that's a debate in itself: The first Mammoth Tanks were used by the Soviets. They were diesel engined, and were what's basically the Mk I. There are also the Super Heavy Tanks built on the Mammoth chassis, but they were an errant prototype project. The MAD Tank also used a modified Mammoth chassis, too.

GDI then built their own, likely on Soviet plans, which were instead nuclear powered; while people say it's the Mk. I, it's only in GDI terms since its the first GDI Mammoth Tank -- in reality, it's basically the Mk. II.

Then there's the Mammoth Tank seen in Renegade, used by GDI at the war's end; there are enough minor deviations on the design to basically have it as a revision, so Mk. 1.5 or 2.5?

The following games had the Mk. III/"27", the Forgotten Mammoth which was a modified/salvaged Mk. III, the abomination seen in Rivals, and ultimately the nonsensical design seen in TIberian Twilight (IIRC before Twilight there were a design seen in the Tiberian Twilight Motion Comic, which was a stepping stone between the Mk. III and IV seen in Twilight).
 

Husky_Khan

The Dog Whistler... I mean Whisperer.
Founder
Without playing the video I can tell you that they've gotten it wrong already: That isn't the Mammoth Tank Mk. IV, it's the Mammoth Tank from Tiberian Dawn.

Amusingly, that's a debate in itself: The first Mammoth Tanks were used by the Soviets. They were diesel engined, and were what's basically the Mk I. There are also the Super Heavy Tanks built on the Mammoth chassis, but they were an errant prototype project. The MAD Tank also used a modified Mammoth chassis, too.

GDI then built their own, likely on Soviet plans, which were instead nuclear powered; while people say it's the Mk. I, it's only in GDI terms since its the first GDI Mammoth Tank -- in reality, it's basically the Mk. II.

Then there's the Mammoth Tank seen in Renegade, used by GDI at the war's end; there are enough minor deviations on the design to basically have it as a revision, so Mk. 1.5 or 2.5?

The following games had the Mk. III/"27", the Forgotten Mammoth which was a modified/salvaged Mk. III, the abomination seen in Rivals, and ultimately the nonsensical design seen in TIberian Twilight (IIRC before Twilight there were a design seen in the Tiberian Twilight Motion Comic, which was a stepping stone between the Mk. III and IV seen in Twilight).

Yeah all of the Videos seem to have epic errors. They did one for Warhammer recently as well that I posted.

My fave was how the NOD Scorpion Light Tank was at the near top of the list with 2760 hit points!!!1

Best to just stick with Jethild for serious lore stuff.

But I like these videos regardless.
 

Jormungandr

The Midgard Wyrm
Founder
Yeah all of the Videos seem to have epic errors. They did one for Warhammer recently as well that I posted.

My fave was how the NOD Scorpion Light Tank was at the near top of the list with 2760 hit points!!!1

Best to just stick with Jethild for serious lore stuff.

But I like these videos regardless.
...Wat? No Scorpion Tank, regardless of what variant in what game, never had 2760 hitpoints.

Where in the hell are these prats getting their information from? 😮‍💨
 

Husky_Khan

The Dog Whistler... I mean Whisperer.
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Okay these April 1st Videos are getting out of control. Jethild is jumping on the bandwagon.

Funpark? Really?



Wait... it's not a parody?
 
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ThatZenoGuy

Zealous Evolutionary Nano Organism
Comrade
Nope!

Giant Ants in Red Alert 1; Dinosaurs in Tiberian Dawn.

They were fun missions, but very, very fucking hard. The Dinosaur ones especially.
Final mission for the giant ants was challenging too, minimal reinforcements although you do start with some very powerful units.
 

Jormungandr

The Midgard Wyrm
Founder
Final mission for the giant ants was challenging too, minimal reinforcements although you do start with some very powerful units.
I found the first mission more challenging, to be honest. Especially when the fuckers ate through the tree in your ore field and came up that way, and especially when they took down your pillboxes with fire ants. :(
 

ThatZenoGuy

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I found the first mission more challenging, to be honest. Especially when the fuckers ate through the tree in your ore field and came up that way, and especially when they took down your pillboxes with fire ants. :(
Oh god the fire ants. One of the most powerful CnC1 units in the game lmao.
 

ThatZenoGuy

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They fucking killed everything, especially when you only really had Riflemen and Rangers as counters in the first level. :(
IIRC you also got rocket troops in the first mission, which were helpful but didn't fire very fast. But I might be confusing it with the later ones.
Camo bunkers were also useful.
 

Jormungandr

The Midgard Wyrm
Founder
IIRC you also got rocket troops in the first mission, which were helpful but didn't fire very fast. But I might be confusing it with the later ones.
Camo bunkers were also useful.
You had Rocket Soldiers, but they weren't cost efficient and died very easily; plus, while they weren't all that effective. It was better to just mass bullets.

Ten Riflemen to kill one Warrior Ant in about 5 seconds, with a casualty rate of like 3 of those Riflemen dying, haha.
 

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