Contra 007 GLA: Units and Generals

The Contra 007 GLA side consists of four generals, and the regular Zero Hour army isn't in the menu. The base side went to the new General Huchum with tanks and artillery, while Thrax, Juhziz and Kassad got rewritten armies. All four have a Command Truck for 1500, and each has a super tank or a special weapon of their own. Below are the units from the mod files, the main buildings, the prototypes and tips for playing on a phone. The USA, China and the differences between 007 and 009 are covered in the Contra 007 wiki.

How the Contra 007 GLA army differs from Zero Hour

Numbers from the INI files of Contra 007 and Zero Hour 1.04:

• There is no base side. The mod gives the GLA side to Huchum.
• The Rebel costs 200–300 and takes 150 damage, and its machine gun hits for 8. In Zero Hour it was 150, 120 health and 5 damage.
• Jarmen Kell costs 2000–2500, takes 1000 damage and fires for 300 at range 250. In the original it was 1500, 200 health and 180 damage.
• Instead of the SCUD Launcher, Thrax and Juhziz get the Luna rocket launcher: 1400–1600, 250 health, range 450. The Zero Hour SCUD Launcher had range 350.
• Only Huchum kept the Marauder: 800, 550 health, cannon 90 / 170. In Zero Hour it had 500 health and 60 damage for the same price.
• Every general has a Command Truck for 1500 with 1500 health and a Mobile Stash for 1300.
• The Elbrus Storm, the mod's SCUD Storm, costs the same 5000 but takes 100 seconds to build instead of 60.

Contra 007 GLA generals

Costs, build times and health are taken from the mod's INI files, damage is per shot of the main weapon, range is in game units. Workers and the Mobile Stash are left out of the tables. For the bikes the first column shows the build button names: in the files they are all a single object, the Combat Cycle.

General HuchumField ArmyDr. ThraxToxinsGeneral JuhzizExplosivesPrince KassadCamouflage

General Huchum: Field Army

Huchum exists only in Contra. His dossier says he commands the GLA's elite forces: strong tanks, artillery and good infantry. Only he has the Marauder, the self-propelled Dana artillery and the Katyusha rocket launcher with range 400. His top vehicle is the Desert Cruiser for 6000 with 2800 health and a mortar dealing 220. Instead of the SCUD Storm, Huchum has the Temple.

Unit	Type	Cost	Time, s	Health	Weapon: damage / range
Rebel	infantry	200	2	150	machine gun 8 / 100
Stinger Soldier	infantry	300	3	120	vs air 45 / 300, vs ground 25 / 175
RPG Trooper	infantry	300	3	100	RPG 80 / 150
Angry Mob	infantry	900	9	—	up to 10 thugs
Jarmen Kell	infantry	2000	20	1000	rifle 300 / 250
Combat Cycle	vehicle	350	3.5	180	machine gun 8 / 150
Technical	vehicle	500	5	200	machine gun 11 / 125
Radar Van	vehicle	500	5	500	radar, unarmed
Scorpion	vehicle	550	5.5	350	cannon 35 / 150
RPG Trooper Biker	vehicle	600	6	180	RPG 80 / 150
Toxin Tractor	vehicle	600	6	300	toxin 7 / 100
Rocket Buggy	vehicle	650	6.5	150	missiles 25 / 300
Demolisher	vehicle	700	8	450	rams buildings for 300
Flak Gun	vehicle	700	7	300	50 / 200, vs air 70 / 300
Stinger Biker	vehicle	750	7.5	180	vs air 45 / 300
Marauder	vehicle	800	8	550	cannon 90 / 170
Battle Bus	vehicle	800	8	500	up to 8 infantry inside
Quad Cannon	vehicle	850	8.5	300	16 / 150, vs air 10 / 300
Dana	vehicle	900	9	350	shell 112 / 375
BTR-50 Driller	vehicle	900	9	300	unarmed, digs tunnels
Katyusha	vehicle	1200	12	260	missiles 40 / 400
Command Truck	vehicle	1500	15	1500	cannon 35 / 150 after upgrade
Desert Cruiser	vehicle	6000	60	2800	mortar 220 / 350, missiles 40 / 350

Dr. Thrax: Toxins

According to Thrax's dossier, toxins work against infantry, acids against vehicles and buildings, and silicon clouds keep enemy aircraft at a distance. The general's super tank is the Karakurt for 7000 with 2400 health, which contaminates the ground with toxin and acid. Against armor he has the acid-spraying Scolopendra and the Sturm-S, an anti-tank system dealing 240 at range 300. Only Thrax has the Defiler, a building that poisons the ground.

Unit	Type	Cost	Time, s	Health	Weapon: damage / range
Terrorist	infantry	225	2.25	120	self-destructs, leaves a toxin cloud
RPG Trooper	infantry	300	3	120	RPG 80 / 150
Toxin Rebel	infantry	350	3.5	125	toxin stream 8 / 75
Stinger Soldier	infantry	350	3.5	120	vs air 45 / 300, vs ground 25 / 175
Jarmen Kell	infantry	2000	20	1000	rifle 300 / 250
Terrorist Biker	vehicle	450	4.5	110	self-destructs
Combat Cycle	vehicle	525	5.25	180	toxin 8 / 75
Radar Van	vehicle	550	5.5	500	radar, unarmed
Scorpion	vehicle	550	5.5	350	cannon 35 / 150
Technical	vehicle	600	6	225	machine gun 16 / 150, vs air 16 / 300
Stinger Biker	vehicle	600	6	180	vs air 45 / 300
RPG Trooper Biker	vehicle	650	6.5	180	RPG 80 / 150
Mortar Buggy	vehicle	800	8	200	mortar round 95 / 275
Wasp	vehicle	800	8	300	missiles 75 / 175, vs air 75 / 300
Sturm-S	vehicle	900	9	300	ATGM 240 / 300
BTR-50 Driller	vehicle	900	9	300	unarmed, digs tunnels
Poisoner	vehicle	950	9.5	450	toxin 8.75 / 100
Scolopendra	vehicle	1000	10	500	acid 6.25 / 100
Bomb Truck	vehicle	1100	11	225	self-destructs
Luna	vehicle	1400	14	250	missile 160 / 450
Command Truck	vehicle	1500	15	1500	40 / 150 after upgrade
Karakurt	vehicle	7000	70	2400	missiles 80 / 150
Crop Duster	aircraft	600	6	150	sprays toxin, 125

General Juhziz: Explosives

According to his dossier, Juhziz relies on suicide units and earns money for every enemy he destroys. His most expensive unit is the Convoy Truck for 4000, which its build button describes as a nuclear bomb truck. Juhziz is the only GLA general who builds an Airfield: it launches the Zipper, a ramming interceptor, and the Dolphin, a kamikaze plane.

Unit	Type	Cost	Time, s	Health	Weapon: damage / range
Terrorist	infantry	150	1.5	120	self-destructs
Rebel	infantry	300	3	150	machine gun 8 / 100
RPG Trooper	infantry	350	3.5	100	RPG 80 / 150
Saboteur	infantry	600	6	120	sabotages buildings
Angry Mob	infantry	600	6	—	up to 10 people
Jarmen Kell	infantry	2500	25	1000	rifle 300 / 250
Combat Cycle	vehicle	300	3	180	machine gun 8 / 150
Terrorist Biker	vehicle	350	3.5	110	self-destructs
RPG Trooper Biker	vehicle	500	5	180	RPG 80 / 150
Cockroach	vehicle	500	5	300	cannon 30 / 125, self-destructs
Technical	vehicle	500	5	200	machine gun 11 / 125
Radar Van	vehicle	500	5	500	radar, unarmed
BTR-50 Transport	vehicle	600	6	300	unarmed, amphibious, carries vehicles
Saboteur Biker	vehicle	700	7	180	sabotages buildings
Mortar Buggy	vehicle	800	8	200	mortar round 95 / 275
Quad Cannon	vehicle	800	8	300	16 / 150, vs air 10 / 300
Bomb Truck	vehicle	900	9	300	self-destructs
Battle Bus	vehicle	1000	10	500	up to 8 infantry inside
Command Truck	vehicle	1500	15	1500	machine gun 8 / 100 after upgrade
Luna	vehicle	1600	16	250	missile 300 / 450
Convoy Truck	vehicle	4000	40	600	nuclear detonation
Zipper	aircraft	700	7	150	rams aircraft 300 / 150
Dolphin	aircraft	700	7	160	kamikaze plane

Prince Kassad: Camouflage

Kassad's dossier says he jams GPS from the start of the game, and most of his troops are hidden from the enemy. His top unit is the Hazael for 4500: an invisible tank with a gun dealing 400 at range 300 that stays hidden when it fires. Kassad's Elbrus Launcher works as a small missile storm: 2500, a salvo at any range every 3 minutes.

Unit	Type	Cost	Time, s	Health	Weapon: damage / range
Terrorist	infantry	200	2	120	self-destructs
Warrior	infantry	230	2.3	180	shotgun 105 / 65
RPG Trooper	infantry	300	3	100	RPG 80 / 175
Hijacker	infantry	600	6	100	hijacks vehicles
Saboteur	infantry	600	6	120	sabotages buildings
Assassin	infantry	600	6	120	rifle 300 / 250
Angry Mob	infantry	700	7	—	up to 8 partisans
Jarmen Kell	infantry	2000	20	1000	rifle 300 / 250
Combat Cycle	vehicle	300	3	180	machine gun 8 / 150
Terrorist Biker	vehicle	400	4	110	self-destructs
Gun Buggy	vehicle	400	4	200	machine gun 11 / 125
RPG Trooper Biker	vehicle	500	5	180	RPG 80 / 150
Radar Van	vehicle	600	6	500	missile 150 / 350 after upgrade
Scorpion	vehicle	600	6	300	missiles 100 / 175
BTR-50 Transport	vehicle	600	6	300	unarmed, amphibious, carries vehicles
Toxin Tractor	vehicle	600	6	300	toxin 7 / 100
Assassin Biker	vehicle	650	6.5	180	rifle 300 / 250
Flak Gun	vehicle	700	7	300	50 / 200, vs air 70 / 300
Saboteur Biker	vehicle	700	7	180	sabotages buildings
Rocket Buggy	vehicle	750	7.5	150	missiles 25 / 300
Hijacker Biker	vehicle	800	8	180	hijacks vehicles
Mortar Buggy	vehicle	800	8	200	mortar round 95 / 275
Quad Cannon	vehicle	800	8	300	16 / 150, vs air 10 / 300
Bomb Truck	vehicle	1000	10	225	self-destructs
Command Truck	vehicle	1500	15	1500	100 / 175 after upgrade
Elbrus Launcher	vehicle	2500	50	500	missile salvo at unlimited range
Hazael	vehicle	4500	45	750	cannon 400 / 300

Main buildings and superweapons

The Elbrus Storm reloads in 7 minutes. Huchum's Temple launches Hatf-3 missiles and takes 5000 damage against 4000 for the Elbrus Storm. Every 5 minutes Kassad's Jammer Station jams enemy radars, and it detects stealth units around itself. The Missile Silo fires a missile dealing 300 at range 450, and units that come out of the Cave hit harder for a while.

Real-world prototypes of Contra 007 GLA hardware

The Marauder, Scorpion, Technical, Battle Bus, Bomb Truck, Toxin Tractor, Rocket Buggy, Quad Cannon and the bikes came over from Zero Hour, and their prototypes are covered on the page about the GLA army in the original game. Here we look only at the mod's new hardware.

• Sturm-S. The Soviet 9P149 Shturm-S self-propelled anti-tank system on an MT-LB chassis, in service since 1979. It fires 9M114 Kokon missiles.
• Luna. The Soviet 9K52 Luna-M tactical system with an unguided rocket, FROG-7 in NATO terms. It was adopted in 1962, reaches up to 65 km, and its launcher sits on a ZIL-135 chassis.
• BTR-50 Transport and BTR-50 Driller. Both use the UVBTR50P model in the files. The real BTR-50 is a Soviet amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier based on the PT-76 tank, in service since 1954 and able to carry up to 20 troops.
• Flak Gun. The model in the files is called UVS60: the Soviet 57 mm towed S-60 anti-aircraft gun, adopted in 1950.
• Dana. The UVDana model, that is, the Czechoslovak wheeled 152 mm vz.77 DANA self-propelled howitzer on a Tatra 815 chassis. It has been in service since 1981.
• Crop Duster. The UVDromader model: the Polish PZL M-18 Dromader agricultural aircraft, first flown in 1976. In real life it is also used for spraying and firefighting.
• Dolphin. The UVL29 model, the Czechoslovak Aero L-29 Delfín jet trainer. It first flew in 1959 and became the main trainer of the Warsaw Pact countries.
• Made-up hardware. There is no prototype for the Karakurt, Scolopendra, Poisoner, Desert Cruiser, Hazael, Cockroach, Zipper or Convoy Truck.

How to play the GLA in Contra 007 on a phone

Contra 007 works in ZeroFront. The mod is in our Telegram bot under "Game files & mods", and the version and installation are covered in detail on the Contra 007 on Android and PC page. Network games only work with players who also run 007.

The GLA in the mod drives a lot and blows up a lot, so three tricks help on a phone:

1. Select bikes and Technicals with a double tap: that picks every unit of one type on screen. Save the raiding party to group "1" on the left bar.
2. Kassad's Elbrus Launcher and the Luna fire far. Move the camera to the target with two fingers and tap the spot you want to hit while the launcher is selected.
3. To cancel an order or drop the selection before a detonation, hold your finger on the screen for about 0.6 seconds.

The other gestures are described on the touch screen controls page.

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