Manual:ShockWave/Factions/USA/Aircraft
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Chinook
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The Chinook is the main USA air transport unit, and is capable of transporting up to 8 infantry units or one or two vehicles. It is also the USA's supply gatherer, capable of loading up $600 worth of supplies in one go. As a special ability, Rangers can exit the Chinook via four ropes without the Chinook needing to land. Rangers can rappel themselves directly into civilian structures to garrison them. If the structure they rappel into is already garrisoned by enemies, the Rangers will simply take it over by eliminating the enemies inside it. |
Raptor
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The F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation fighter jet capable of precise and powerful strikes against air and ground targets. Being highly suited to dogfights, Raptors can quickly gain control of the skies, and deliver powerful air support to take out all but the heaviest ground units. The Laser Missiles upgrade increases the damage its missiles do, and Countermeasures makes this plane able to deploy decoy flares which distract homing missiles and reduce bullet damage. |
Stealth Fighter
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This stealth plane, also called the F-117 Nighthawk, fires air-to-ground missiles which are extremely effective against defenses and do good damage against other ground targets as well. Because it is stealthed when not firing, it can be difficult to take down before it disappears again, making its attacks hard to anticipate and giving it the ability to attack 'out of nowhere'. The Laser Missiles upgrade increases the damage its missiles do, and Countermeasures makes this plane able to deploy decoy flares which distract homing missiles and reduce bullet damage. Additionally its missiles can be equipped with Bunker Buster warheads, allowing them to clear garrisoned buildings and force units out of tunnel networks. |
Aurora Bomber
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The bomber that resulted from the Aurora Project is the most advanced aircraft in existence. During its attack run, it travels at supersonic speed, which makes it practically invulnerable against anything but stray shots in the flightpath of the Aurora. It then drops a single bomb powerful enough to destroy any light vehicles in the explosions radius and seriously damage any structure. After the bombing run, the Aurora drops to subsonic speed to conserve the remaining fuel to return to the Airfield. During the return flight, the Aurora is vulnerable to Anti-Air fire. The Countermeasures upgrade makes this plane able to deploy decoy flares which distract homing missiles and reduce bullet damage. |
Little Bird
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The Little Bird is an extremely fast, small helicopter with two mounted machine guns capable of engaging infantry and transporting a single infantry unit. Anti-air takes it down quickly because of its light armor but the Little Bird can usually escape before it is too late. The Rocket Pods upgrade grants the Little Bird the ability to fire two missiles at its targets, making it more useful against light vehicles. The Countermeasures upgrade helps to protect the unit by distracting enemy missiles and reducing bullet damage. |
Comanche
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A staple combat helicopter in the USA's arsenal, the RAH-66 Comanche is fitted with multiple weapon systems capable of quickly destroying ground targets. Its nose-mounted chaingun is deadly to enemy infantry, and its homing missiles deal good damage to vehicles and buildings. For even more firepower, it can gain rocket pods via the Rocket Pods upgrade. Fire Rockets
Orders the Comanche to empty its rocket pods at the target location. The rockets don't track targets, but scatter randomly across a wide area, damaging everything that happens to be within the scatter radius. |
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