This Contra 007 wiki covers a version of the mod whose units differ noticeably from both Zero Hour and the later Contra 009. It is the classic 2009 release of the mod: 12 generals, four each for the USA, China and GLA, three of them new. The wiki is built from the mod's own files: costs, build times, health and weapons of every unit, the differences from 009 and the real hardware the vehicles were copied from.
What Contra 007 is and how it differs from 009
Contra 007 came out in August 2009, and its last patches were released up to 2011. Where to get it and how to install it is covered on the Contra 007 for Generals Zero Hour page. Here we only look at the armies.
The list of generals in 009 is the same, and the new generals keep their names: Ironhand, Bao and Huchum. What differs is the numbers and some of the units. We compared the 007 files with the files of Contra 009 Final (Patch 3):
| What we compare | Contra 007 | Contra 009 Final |
|---|---|---|
| Focus of the new generals | robots, fire, field army | cybernetics, flame weapons, assault forces |
| Command Center health | 5000 for everyone | 6500 for the USA and China, 4000 for the GLA |
| Ironhand's Particle Cannon | 5000, 100 s, 4000 health | 4000, 80 s, 5300 health |
| Ironhand's top robot | Fafnir: 7000, 2150 health | Seraph: 7000, 3200 health |
| Kwai's mass production | groups of 10 tanks for 5000 | none |
| Kassad's Elbrus Launcher | 2500, missile salvo every 3 minutes | 1200, one missile with range 400 |
| Kassad's Hazael | 4500, 750 health | 5000, 2000 health |
| Huchum's Marauder | 800, 550 health | 1350, 650 health |
| Aurora bombers | 2000–2500 | 3000–3500 |
| Jarmen Kell and Black Lotus health | 1000 and 750 | 800 and 600 |
| Alexander's army | 12 units, not a single tank | 14 units, including the Centurion and Saturn |
Some units were renamed in 009. The MCV became the Coyote, the Hecate became the Raven, the MLRS/ATACMS became the Dominator, the Desert Cruiser became the Karkadann and the Convoy Truck became the Efreet, while the Terrorists of Juhziz and Kassad turned into Suicide Attackers. The 009 units are covered in the Contra 009 wiki.
Contra 007 generals
The menu has 12 generals. The base Zero Hour armies of the USA, China and GLA are gone: the mod gives the America, China and GLA sides to the new generals. The Units column counts combat units without builders, workers, supply trucks and stashes.
| General | Side and focus | Units | What stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Ironhand | USA, robots | 20 | Fafnir, Spider Tank, cheap drones |
| General Granger | USA, air force | 21 | 12 aircraft types, B-4 Chimera, F-16XL |
| General Townes | USA, lasers | 17 | Omega Cannon, MTHEL, Tokamak |
| General Alexander | USA, weapons of mass destruction | 12 | not a single tank, five superweapon and missile defense buildings |
| General Bao | China, fire | 20 | Zhu Rong, Dong Feng - 9000, A-100 MLRS |
| General Kwai | China, tanks | 22 | groups of 10 tanks, Guan Yu |
| General Fai | China, infantry | 21 | ten infantry types, Suan Ni |
| General Tao | China, nuclear weapons | 21 | Nuclear Storm, Death Hand, Yan Wang |
| General Huchum | GLA, field army | 23 | Desert Cruiser, Marauder, Temple |
| Dr. Thrax | GLA, toxins | 23 | Karakurt, Sturm-S, Defiler |
| General Juhziz | GLA, explosives | 23 | Convoy Truck, an Airfield with the Zipper and Dolphin |
| Prince Kassad | GLA, covert forces | 27 | Hazael, mobile Elbrus Launcher |
The Zero Hour generals keep the names from our main wiki. Unit tables for every general are on the side pages: the USA in Contra 007, the Chinese army and the GLA generals.
How Contra 007 balance differs from Zero Hour
Contra rewrote almost every number, so the math you know from Zero Hour doesn't work here. A few telling comparisons from the files of both games:
| What we compare | Zero Hour 1.04 | Contra 007 |
|---|---|---|
| Command Center | 2000, 5000 health | 2500 for the USA and China, 2000 for the GLA, 5000 health |
| Build time | the Crusader for 900 builds in 10 s | cost divided by 100: the Laser Crusader for 800 builds in 8 s |
| Most expensive unit | Aurora, 2500 | Fafnir, Guan Yu, Zhu Rong, Karakurt at 7000 each |
| Colonel Burton | 1500, 200 health | 2000–2500, 1000 health |
| Black Lotus | 1500, 200 health | 2000, 750 health |
| China's main tank | Battlemaster: 800, 400 health, cannon 60 | ZTZ-88, ZTZ-96, ZTZ-104: 700–800, 410–500 health, cannon 90–97 |
| GLA SCUD Launcher | 1200, range 350 | Luna: 1400–1600, range 450 |
| Particle Cannon, Nuclear Missile, SCUD Storm (Elbrus Storm in Contra) | 5000, 60 s | 5000–6000, 100–110 s |
The rule "build time equals cost divided by 100" holds for 263 of the 278 units, and you can see it in every table. The mod made heroes and super tanks hard to kill, and superweapons take one and a half to two times longer to build. The Command Center didn't get tougher, though: it has the same 5000 health as in the original.
Real hardware in Contra 007
Many of the mod's new vehicles are copied from real ones. We checked each of them against open sources and kept only what we could confirm:
- USA: the AMOS mortar turret, the M270 MLRS with ATACMS missiles, the MTHEL combat laser, the experimental F-16XL, the F/A-18, the F-35, the RQ-3 DarkStar drone and the C-27J Spartan transport;
- China: the Type 88 and Type 96 tanks (ZTZ-88 and ZTZ-96 in the mod), the J-10 fighter, the MiG-31, the MiG-35, the A-100 rocket launcher and the FN-6 MANPADS;
- GLA: the Sturm-S, the Luna-M, the BTR-50P, the S-60 anti-aircraft gun, the Czechoslovak DANA self-propelled gun, the PZL M-18 Dromader crop duster and the L-29 Delfín trainer.
Details on each vehicle, with years and figures, are on the side pages in the sections on prototypes. Ironhand's robots, Guan Yu, the Karakurt, the Hazael and the other heavy units are the modders' own inventions.
Where the numbers come from
The data comes from the files of Contra 007 with its patches: the mod's 143 INI files (Object, Weapon, CommandSet, CommandButton, SpecialPower). The mod ships no English text, so units shared with Contra 009 go by their names from 009's English version, Zero Hour units by their official names, and the rest by real designations or a translation of the mod's name. We counted units by following the chain Command Center → builder → buildings → build buttons, so the tables only list what you can actually build.
Damage is per shot of the main weapon without upgrades, range is in game units. If a weapon only appears after an upgrade, the table says so. Zero Hour numbers come from the version 1.04 files, as in the main game wiki, and 009 numbers from Contra 009 Final (Patch 3).
Contra 007 on a phone
Contra 007 works in ZeroFront on Android. You get the mod in our Telegram bot under "Game files & mods", together with instructions. In the app you point it to the original Generals folder and the Zero Hour folder with the mod, and from there everything works as with the regular game.
Network games only work with players who also run 007: a match with a player on 009 won't start, because the mod versions must match file for file.
FAQ
How many generals are in Contra 007?
Twelve, four each for the USA, China and GLA. Nine come from Zero Hour and three are new: Ironhand with robots, Bao with fire and Huchum with GLA tanks and artillery.
How do Contra 007 units differ from 009?
In 009 the USA and China Command Centers are tougher, the Auroras and the Marauder cost more, and some units were replaced: the Fafnir gave way to the Seraph, and Kwai's tank groups are gone. 009 also cut hero health: Jarmen Kell has 800 instead of 1000.
Can you play the regular USA, China or GLA army in Contra 007?
No. The mod gives the base sides to the new generals: America became Ironhand, China became Bao and GLA became Huchum. You can't pick an army without a general.
What is the most expensive unit in Contra 007?
Four units cost 7000 each: Ironhand's Fafnir, Kwai's Guan Yu, Bao's Zhu Rong and Thrax's Karakurt. The most expensive building is Tao's Nuclear Storm for 12000.
Does Contra 007 work on Android?
Yes, in ZeroFront. The mod is in the bot under "Game files & mods" and runs the same way as Contra 009.
Try ZeroFront on your own phone in the bot @generals_mobile_bot: the first 24 hours are free.