Propaganda Center

The Propaganda Center as it appears prior to Patch 3 and for General Leang

## Introduction

The **Propaganda Center** is a tech building used by all Chinese Generals. This building provides various upgrades and unlocks advanced units for any Chinese faction.

## Overview

The Propaganda Center has a modern-traditional fusion look: an octagon-shaped three storey building, reminiscent to a pagoda with a flag pole hanging two PLA flags on its top and connected to a small garage with the same shape on a foundation made from irregular trapeziums. The structure also comes with a Speaker Tower and a billboard at its upper-left corner.

This structure holds very important blueprints and design papers to allow engineers to develop and produce more powerful units as well as construct new types of buildings (Tier 2 and beyond). It also has numerous upgrades:

* A new version of propaganda speech that contains subliminal messages that only the Chinese-speaking PLA men know the true meaning, boosting their morale.
* Initiation of mandatory Nationalism/Patriotism Classes in field barracks to uplift the men's spirits.
* Installation of a new type of ATGM Warhead that charges itself towards a target faster via tandem exhausts to increase Tank Hunter's rate of fire and damage.
* Installation of better ECM devices that can cause area of effect damage to disable multiple vehicles and structures.
* Replacement of ordinary landmines by Neutron mines that can kill even better protected infantry as well as pilots out their vehicles.
* Installation of advanced locomotive engines and heavy armor plates on Infantry Troop Crawlers to make them sturdier and amphibious.
* Installation of an automatic shell-loading system and use of much cheaper, sleeker AT shells in tanks to increase their rate of fire.
* A new type of ceramic armor installed on tanks to increase their resistance against AT weapons.
* Preparation of emergency repair kits for every vehicle (needs authorization) to repair any damages while out in the open.
* Procurement of internal radiation suits for infantrymen and lead armor inside vehicles to resist against nuclear radiation.
* Installation of mini jet engines on artillery shells to increase their range.
* Replacement of conventional bullets by explosive depleted uranium bullets for Red Guards and Gatling Tanks to increase their damage output.
* Use of a more stable version of radioactive material alloys as nuclear energy source on vehicle engines to prevent nuclear meltdown when it is destroyed.
* Addition of more volatile flammables to napalm for bigger firestorms and development of new turret maneuvering systems to allow Dragon Tanks and Immolators to rotate their turrets in a steady pace.
* Use of hybrid thermobaric-flammable ammunition to increase damages.
* Installation of a new type of pellets with higher melting/burning point to enable the creation of a fire vortex when hitting a surface.
* Replacement of tank units' conventional engine by nuclear-powered engines to increase their speed.
* Replacement of conventional AT shells by depleted uranium shells to increase damage as well as add radiation effect.

This structure is basically a typical tech building in most RTS games. Unlike its American and GLA counterparts, this structure cannot defend itself at all. In other words, even though its Speaker Tower is quite a valuable asset, do not put it too far from your base's perimeters.

## Upgrades

* **Subliminal Messaging** - Increases Speaker Tower bonus by 65%.
* **Nationalism** - Increases all infantries horde bonus effect by 25%.
* **Patriotism (Fai only)** - Increases all infantries Horde bonus by additional 25%.
* **Advanced ECM Technology** - Allows ECM Tank to jam multiple vehicles and buildings.
* **Tandem Charge Warhead (Fai only) -**Increases ATGM Operator's damage output by 25%. Increases Tank Hunter's firepower and rate of fire by 10%.
* **Neutron Mines** - Upgrades cluster mines to neutron mines. Affects Cluster Mines general's power and Helix mine deployment ability.
* **Advanced Engineering (Fai only)** - All Troop Crawlers become 35% more durable and amphibious, but their speed is reduced.
* **Tank Armor (Kwai only)** - Increases the armor of all tier 1 tanks.
* **Emergency Repair II** - Increases the effect of Emergency Repair.
* **Emergency Repair III** - Increases the effect of Emergency Repair even further.
* **Autoloaders (Kwai only)** - Increases the fire rate of Sniper Cannons and War Masters, but reduces the former's damage.
* **Isotope Stability (Tao only)** - Prevents most collateral radiation from harming friendly units when nearby vehicles are destroyed.
* **Nuclear Ammo (Tao only)** - Increases Red Guard's firepower by 50%, Red Guards become more effective against vehicles and structures, Gatling Tanks deal 25% more damage.
* **Radioactive Shells (Tao only)** - Tank and artillery shells will leave radiation fields.
* **Radiation Defense (Tao only)** - All vehicles are immune to radiation, increases infantry's resistance to radiations.
* **Cluster Mines Advancement (Tao only)** - Upgrades Cluster Mines general's power to drop Neutron Mines.
* **Reactive Shells (Tao and Bao)** - Increases the range of artillery shells.
* **Flame Combustion (Bao only)** - Allows Howitzers to create firestorms and unlocks Firewall ability for Dragon Tanks and Immolators.
* **Thermobaric Warheads (Bao only)** - Gives significant damage bonus to all incendiary shells and missiles.
* **Turbulence (Bao only)** - Allow four or more Vortex cannons to create turbulence zones in the air, increasing damage to aircraft by 25%.
* **Nuclear Tanks**  - Increases the speed of tanks by 25%.
* **Uranium Shells (all except Bao and Tao)** - Increases the damage output of tanks by 25%.

## Assessment

Pros:

* Unlocks all advanced units, even those which need to reach Rank 5.
* In-built Speaker Tower increases morale and heals units.

Cons:

* Requires Rank 3.
* Can be infiltrated.
* Can only be built once.
* No means of self-defense.

## Trivia

* On the left side of the Propaganda Center, there is a yellow sign, which has the Chinese words "提防偷鞋" (*Beware of thieves stealing shoes*) written on it. This is very strange and awkward considering that a place where highly classified military information is stored can be infiltrated by regular thieves who steal shoes.
	+ The icon of this structure shows more signs, but they are unreadable. The "decrypted" signs in the model itself are as follows:
		- The red-yellow sign has a message of "立入禁止区域" (*Restricted area*).
		- The white-green signs says "存车处" (*Parking lot*, lit. meaning: *Car storage area*).
		- The white-purple sign is unreadable. However, it has the icon of a bicycle, suggesting this might be a parking space for bicycles.
		- The red-yellow banner at its rear vaguely reads as "合产作备" (lit. meaning: *Produce in cooperation and do preparations*).