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| The Good | Can chrono |
| The Bad | Has no defenses |
| How to Use | Depends on the map, but 4-5 is a good number. Have at least 3-4 before teching up. Almost always build 1 from the war factory first, the rest coming from refineries (sell). A good strategy is to build 2 refineries on opposite sides of your base, so if your miners are attacked, you can chrono them to the other refinery. |
| How to Stop | Tanks (not prism), tesla troopers |
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| The Good | Cheap and fast |
| The Bad | Sucks compared to rhinos |
| How to Use | Only strong in packs, this is your main defense against early soviet rushes. Hit-and-run if you can, as they are much faster than rhinos. Mix them with mirages later as they have the most armor of any allied tank (not saying much here…) |
| How to Stop | Any tank but the prism tank, deployed GIs, tesla troopers, terror drones, 2 BE |
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| The Good | Multi-purpose, fast, and they rock when elite |
| The Bad | Light armor, weak anti-air, cannot squish infantry |
| How to Use | Allies' primary defense against early rocketeer rushes. Engi+IFV is a repair vehicle, Tanya+IFV is like a sniper, chrono legionairre+IFV has a super (non-chrono) gun. Essentially, "toys" to add to your main forces. |
| How to Stop | Desolator, deployed GIs, tesla troopers, any other tank, terror drones, 1 BE. |
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| The Good | Stealth, fast, carries 5 passengers |
| The Bad | Light armor, sound of blades whirring a tip-off |
| How to Use | Use to grab far derricks in bunches in the beginning (like Lake Blitzen), and for sneak attacks late-game (engi+Tanya+spy) |
| How to Stop | Any anti air (or even tanks before they land) finishes them off easily. |
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| The Good | Excellent firepower, very fast, kills infantry and other tanks easily, opponent has to force fire |
| The Bad | Absolutely no armor |
| How to Use | Put them in a line (all firing, that is), and opponent is dead meat. Placing them directly behind grizzlies helps. Avoid desolators. Hide them in maps like Isle of War or Anytown, Amerika. |
| How to Stop | Desolator, other Mirages, 1 BE |
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| The Good | Great range, spider shot, kills infantry and structures |
| The Bad | No armor, horrible against armored vehicles. |
| How to Use | Place behind primary tanks to provide support. When laying siege on an opponent's base, well-managed prisms can destroy buildings quickly. |
| How to Stop | Any tank, desolator, 1 BE |
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| The Good | You need this to start |
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| How to Use | Deploy, repack when you need to build near far ore or when an engineer rush comes your way |
| How to Stop | Tanks, 8 BE when deployed |
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| The Good | ??? |
| The Bad | Weak, slow, has only 1 shot |
| How to Use | Always have at least 1 to pick off stray units. Groups of harriers are not viable, as defense will get anti-air and harriers are shot down very easily. |
| How to Stop | Any kind of anti-air will do |
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| The Good | Transports many units |
| The Bad | Slow, relatively weak |
| How to Use | Escort with other units. Get one early to secure tech buildings (although nighthawk is better) |
| How to Stop | Easily dealt with |
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| The Good | Can attack subs |
| The Bad | Not very powerful, easily destroyed |
| How to Use | Get a couple until you tech up and get dolphins |
| How to Stop | Subs work fine |
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| The Good | Provides all the anti-air you need on naval maps |
| The Bad | Cannot retaliate against other naval units |
| How to Use | Always build one to stop rocketeers. On naval map, 1 aegis cruiser is enough to stop a kirov. The best unit when elite. |
| How to Stop | Other naval units. |
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| The Good | Cheap, build fast, and kill other naval units and naval structures easily |
| The Bad | Requires a battle lab |
| How to Use | Protect with aegis cruisers, and go hunting in packs. Get many, as they are cheap. |
| How to Stop | Lots of subs (line up like mirages), or more dolphins. Rocketeers if they don't have anti-air. Desolators if they get too close. |
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| The Good | Massive damage, practically unstoppable |
| The Bad | No defense (besides aircraft) against other naval units |
| How to Use | Protect with dolphins and aegis cruisers. Take out anti-air or power first. |
| How to Stop | Tanya, other naval units, 4 BE, flak cannons and other anti-air if it reaches land |
Country Specific Units
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| The Good | Can take on rhinos one on one. |
| The Bad | Needs an AFC. Slow, useless against infantry and structures. |
| How to Use | If you insist on using them, be sure to group with grizzlies. |
| How to Stop | Any infantry tears them apart. Pillboxes work as well. Terror drones, mirage tanks, rhinos. |
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| The Good | Faster, stronger, and tougher than the harrier. The best counter to the desolator. |
| The Bad | Useless when opponent has lots of anti-air. |
| How to Use | Use to pick off buildings and units. For example, battle labs can be easily taken out by 3 BEs. Take out tanks in pairs, and weaker tanks one-by-one. The BE rush works well. |
| How to Stop | Lots of flak or other anti-air, especially when en-route to a Korean base. If a Black Eagle is headed for your unit, move them in the same direction as the BE, and it will usually miss. Force firing with a chrono legionnaire can save a building. |
