Covert ops

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Covert Ops
Structure
Race	Terran
Properties
Hit points	750
Production
Minerals	50
Gas	50
Build time	40
Parent	Science facility
Combat
Armor	1
Function
Allows	Ghost
Research	Ocular Implants Moebius Reactor Lockdown Personal Cloaking

The covert ops is a terran facility that is an addon to the science facility. It provides the ability to train ghosts and the upgrades they can receive. It was only accessible to members of the Confederate Intelligence Corps.

The covert ops does not appear in StarCraft II, having been replaced by the ghost academy.

[edit] Abilities

Cloaking Acquisition Minerals 100 Gas 100 Researched at Covert ops Usage Energy 25 (+1 per second) Hotkey C Notes The ghost can cloak. It can still use attack and use other abilities while cloaked.

Lockdown Acquisition Minerals 200 Gas 200 Researched at Covert ops Usage Energy 100 Range 8 Duration 60 Hotkey L Notes The ghost can target an enemy mechanical or robotic unit, disabling them for a short period of time.

[edit] Upgrades

Ocular Implants Researched at Covert ops Properties Minerals 100 Gas 100 Notes Increases ghost sight range by 2 (to 11), making sight range greater than the nuke blast radius.

Moebius Reactor Researched at Covert ops Properties Minerals 150 Gas 150 Notes Increases ghost maximum energy by 50.

[edit] References

Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Infantry	SCV · Marine · Firebat · Ghost • Brood War only • Medic
Ground vehicles	Vulture · Goliath · Siege tank
Air units	Wraith · Dropship · Science vessel · Battlecruiser • Brood War only • Valkyrie
Basic buildings	Command center (ComSat station · Nuclear silo) · Supply depot · Engineering bay · Barracks · Refinery · Missile turret · Academy · Bunker
Advanced buildings	Factory (Machine shop) · Armory · Starport (Control tower) · Science facility (Physics lab · Covert ops)
Other	Nuclear missile · Spider mine