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2 new generals released in October patch + changelog

By -Netput - 3 Oct 2013
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In the October patch EA has released 2 new generals: APA Espionage General: Callsign 'Blackjack' and GLA Engineer General: Callsign 'Kitbash'. All the information about the generals, including gamepowers can be found here. On top of that, the last detailed changelog is also available.

APA Espionage General: Callsign 'Blackjack'

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General Info:
The APA Espionage General, Blackjack, makes excellent use of stealth to soften targets before bringing a powerful front line to finish enemies off. Whether using Fireflys and Saboteurs to sneak into enemy bases are wreak havoc or using Shadow Tanks to take out high priority targets, Blackjack is a force to be reckoned with.

Backstory:
Equal part spy and soldier, Zhu Guozhi has lived in the shadows for more than a decade. He speaks little of his past. His childhood spent on the heavily industrialized outskirts of Shenzhen, was remarkable only in how unremarkable it had been. Destined for a long military career from an early age, Guozhi graduated with top honors from the APA military academy before being recruited by Chinese Military Intelligence and trained in the arts of battlefield espionage and misdirection. Quickly he became the scourge of the GLA, infamous for using misdirection - notably using false intelligence and satellite holo-armies to lure GLA forces into deadly ambushes, turning the tactics of the enemy against them. Zhu's years fighting a shadow war have left him mistrustful of strangers. He is careful not to reveal too much lest he fall victim to the tactics he has shown such mastery of.

Player Power:
Misdirection
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Blackjack has the ability to confuse and outplay his opponents with his player power Misdirection. Misdirection creates holographic copies of the affected troops that, to the enemy, look like real units. The holograms can be used in a variety of ways, from scouting into enemy territory without risking real units to providing additional targets to enemies so that his real units stay alive longer and do more damage. At level 3, the holograms created by Misdirection will actually do damage with their attacks, allowing Blackjack to put some more firepower on enemies while the enemy attempts to sort out the real units from the fakes.

New Unit:
Shadow Tank
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Tactics:
The Shadow Tank is a stealth main battle tank that is fast, hard hitting and can be used for a variety of combat maneuvers. Given its passive stealth ability, the Shadow Tank can be used to safely scout locations on the map and take down unguarded enemy supply depots or oil wells.
In addition to the passive stealth, the Shadow Tank has the Particle Accelerator ability. The Particle Accelerator ability allows for the Shadow Tank to fire a single target, high damage shot at the expense of forcibly removing the Shadow Tank's stealth for a limited amount of time. This can be used to snipe down high value targets, such as Artillery units, before you engage with the rest of your army.
The Shadow Tank enables you to bait out enemies as you can mix them into a normal force and enemies who believe they out number your force suddenly find themselves outnumbered. Additionally, the Shadow Tanks are excellent at cleaning up enemy forces as you can safely chase down enemies without them realizing they are being followed.

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