Barracks (Tiberium Wars)

Barracks
Unit
Affiliation	GDI ZOCOM Steel Talons
Role	Infantry production
Tier	1
Properties
Hit points	3000
Armour type	Light (100% Cannon, 50% Rocket, 100% Grenade, 25% Gun, 1% Sniper)
Production
Cost	$500
Build time	0:05
Produced by	GDI Construction Yard
Requires	GDI Power Plant
Hotkey	F3
Combat
Sight range	5
Function
Produces	GDI Infantry
Allows	GDI War Factory Armory Guardian Cannon
Power	-5

The Barracks is a GDI structure designed to provide living quarters for soldiers, as well as store their equipment. Generally simple, they are designed to hold large numbers of soldiers comfortably, with most of their facilities located underground. This generation of Barracks was designed immediately after the Firestorm Crisis and was first seen in 2034.

Background

GDI base camps are created using highly portable, modular buildings. This allows for easy construction and tear-down of shelters in harsh climates and remote locations. Personnel stationed at GDI bases will find themselves protected from Tiberium contamination and ion storms due to their durable armour plating, but will not have access to advanced weaponry without the support of an Armory.

Produced infantry

Icon	Unit	Requirements	Ability
	Rifleman squad	none	Dig in Call for transport
	Missile squad	none	Call for transport
	Engineer	GDI and ZOCOM only	Capture structures Repair structures and bridges Call for transport
	Combat engineer	Steel Talons only	Capture structures Repair structures and bridges Call for transport
	Sniper team	Armory GDI and ZOCOM only	Spot area for Juggernaut bombardment Call for transport
	Grenadier squad	Command Post	Clear garrisoned structure EMP grenades Call for transport
	Zone Trooper	Tech Center GDI only	Jetpack Call for transport
	Zone Raider	Tech Center ZOCOM only	Jetpack Call for transport
	Commando	Armory Tech Center GDI and ZOCOM only	Jetpack Call for transport

Gallery

Early concept art (taken from the GDI style guide)

Ditto, without the annotations

Intelligence database image

Trivia

Each Barracks have a walkway, where a Sergeant patrols. Although armed, he does not fire on enemies. He reuses the model originally made for an early "Blue Zone" version of the Commando. If the Barracks is heavily damaged, the walkway will be damaged and the Sergeant patrolling will disappear in thin air.

It heavily resembles the Instant Dojo used by the Empire of the Rising Sun in Red Alert 3, while the patrolling rifleman resembles patrolling Peacekeeper on the Allied Boot Camp.