Radar station

Radar
GDI (left) and Nod (right) radar stations
Structure
Affiliation	GDI Nod CABAL
Role	Radar uplink Research center
Tier	2
Tech level	3
Properties
Hit points	1000
Armour type	Wood
Production
Cost	$1000
Produced by	Construction yard
Requires	Tiberium refinery
Combat
Sight range	10
Function
Power	-40

The radar station was a structure used by GDI, Nod and CABAL during the Second Tiberium War and the Firestorm Crisis as a communications platform, replacing the obsolete Communications center.

Background

The radar station's primary feature is a large satellite dish for connecting to the network of satellites orbiting the Earth. It is also useful for better coordination between units, provide guidance for aircraft, and grants secure access to classified information (namely, access to advanced units and structures).

Some radar stations act as early warning systems, like the Nod radar array complex, which calls in additional Nod forces when Tratos' rescue mission was underway should it be left intact. GDI stations are also notable for having its own copy of EVA for better decentralization of command.

	The following is based on the Nod campaign for Tiberian Sun and some details might contradict canon.

GDI set up a radar array of its own, which prevented Nod forces from reaching the old Sarajevo temple from the south rather than across the Miljacka river.

During the Firestorm Crisis, Nod The Needs of the Many a GDI radar tower that contained an EVA unit to replace the rogue CABAL.

Legacy

After the Firestorm Crisis, satellite uplinks were miniaturized and installed directly into construction yards.

Trivia

The GDI radar station was originally supposed to have two upgrade slots and the name communications tower. The idea was forwarded to the separate upgrade center, but the residual SHP sprite still exists in Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 files.

Gallery

GDI communications tower render

GDI communications tower render

GDI communications tower render, with plugs later migrated to the upgrade center

Nod radar station render

GDI radar station buildup animation

Nod radar station buildup animation

Nod radar station concept art

GDI radar station in Snow Theater

Nod radar station in Snow Theater