GD45

The GD45 was a sidearm used by GDI engineers.Electronic Arts Los Angeles, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. GDI Weapons, Tactics, and Systems, "GDI Engineer".
==Background==
The GD45 was the standard issue sidearm of GDI engineers. By the Third Tiberium War, it was noted to be unable to penetrate most modern body armor.
==History==
It has been a longstanding tradition of the GDI Engineering Corps to forego weapons training, with its members preferring to spend their time studying structural engineering and electronic subterfuge. However, Nod infiltration of the civilian population has placed Engineers at increased risk, resulting in a series of devastating casualties that have stripped the Corps of many of their best and brightest.Electronic Arts Los Angeles, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. Nod Weaponry, "GDI Combat Engineer".
In response, in the years following the Second Tiberium War, GDI initiated a combat training program for any Engineering Corps member facing a battlefield assignment, outfitting each with a pistol and slightly upgraded body armor.
The results of the program was apparently unsatisfactory, as by the Third Tiberium War in 2047, GDI engineers were no longer outfitted with body armor. While they were still armed with a GD45, they were instructed to use it only as a last resort due to its lack of effectiveness against modern body armor.
==References==
Category:Tiberium Wars weapons
Category:Tiberium universe personal weapons