Rocket buggy (Generals 1)

The rocket buggy was a light artillery vehicle used by the GLA in Command & Conquer: Generals and its expansion, Zero Hour.
==Background==
Unlike other long-range units, the rocket buggy was fast and agile, but had the weakest armor of all siege/support vehicles. They were armed with pods of small missiles, which were weaker than the RPG trooper's rockets individually. Buggies compensated their relative lack of firepower by firing a swarm of projectiles in rapid succession, especially when upgraded with extra ammo. The buggy's rocket launcher can rotate to face enemies, allowing the buggy itself to rapidly flee after firing if a threat approaches.
==Game unit==
The rocket buggy is used in the spirit of GLA's hit-and-run tactics. Fast, agile, and vulnerable at close range against other units, rocket buggies are required to get in, attack, and get out again. In groups, it can destroy almost any armored ground unit in matter of seconds. It is useful for destroying enemy defensive structures from outside their range and acts as support for armored assaults. A small number of rocket buggies can quickly destroy the oft-feared Chinese Overlord tank.
The rocket buggy is poorly armored, cannot target air, and remains vulnerable during its long reload time. Its projectiles can also be destroyed by point defense lasers and thrown off by ECM Tanks, but it would require several such units to completely neutralize all rockets in a single volley.
Unlike most artillery units, Rocket Buggies provide direct fire, and as such are of limited use if the projectiles struggle to reach their target conventionally.
===Upgrades===
==Changelog==
* Generals sneak peek patch 1.02:
** now requires the palace to be built
** cost increased from $800 to $900
** build time decreased from 15 to 10 seconds
** missiles now track
** missiles now scatter only against infantry
* Generals patch 1.05: 
** missiles now continue tracking targets after upgrading the rocket buggy
** now reloads more reliably
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
* The Rocket Buggy's rocket launchers are not connected to the buggy model. This is especially obvious with Buggy Ammo upgrade, since the upgraded rocket launchers simply float above the buggy, unconnected to one another.
* There is a unused upgrade, similar to toxin shells, which would have caused the Rocket Buggy's rockets to leave toxin residue. The upgrade exists in the code but is not enabled.
* Inaccurately, the in-game text description states that the Rocket Buggy is strong against infantry and weak against tanks, the opposite of its actual performance.
==Gallery==
Rocket Buggy Concept.jpg|Concept art
File:Rocket_Buggy_Texture_1.png|Alpha texture
File:Rocket_Buggy_Texture_2.png|Alpha texture
File:Rocket_Buggy_Texture_3.png|Damaged alpha texture
File:Rocket_Buggy_Texture_4.png|Damaged alpha texture
Category:Generals 1 vehicles