Act of Aggression/Chimera Units: Difference between revisions

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA FELIN.png|250px]]|role=Anti-infantry|HP=7|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|250}}|produced=Barracks|upgrades=CQC Training, Breaching Training|notes=Can capture prisoners, can enter neutral buildings}}

[[Image:AOA FELINIcon.png|left]] FÉLIN (Fantassin à Équipement et Liaisons Intégrés, or Integrated Infantryman Equipment and Communications) is a French infantry combat system and is the main infantry unit of Chimera. The FÉLIN is equipped with a rifle that makes them extremely dangerous at longer ranges than their US and Cartel counterparts. While their short range abilities are not as strong, they can receive their CQC Training upgrade at the Barracks to improve this.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA SAS.png|250px]]|role=Multirole sniper|HP=4|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|650}}|produced=Barracks|upgrades=DU Rounds, Breaching Training|notes=Can capture prisoners, can enter neutral buildings}}

[[Image:AOA SASIcon.png|left]] The British SAS are snipers that serve many roles in the Chimera task force. Unlike US Army snipers, SAS units are not stealthed and have considerably shorter range.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Grenadier.png|250px]]|role=Artillery infantry|HP=18|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|400}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|200}}|produced=Barracks|upgrades=NLOS System|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA GrenadierIcon.png|left]] The indirect fire unit of choice for the Chimera, the Grenadier is equipped with an automatic grenade launcher similar to that of the Fennek and the US Army's Mk 19-equipped Humvee. Grenadiers fire in four round bursts and cause the ground that their grenades hit to burn. Their range and accuracy, however, is suspect and they cannot fire indirectly at enemies they cannot see themselves.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Exosoldier.png|250px]]|role=Special forces|HP=14|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|250}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|400}}|produced=Barracks|upgrades=Autorepair, Intelligent Suspension, Breaching Training|notes=Can capture prisoners, can enter neutral buildings}}

[[Image:AOA ExosoldierIcon.png|left]] Chimera's answer to the US Delta Force and Cartel Vanguard is the Exosoldier. Exemplifying the versatility and flexibility of Chimera, the Exosoldier is equipped with a heavy machine gun that causes considerable damage to both infantry and vehicles. Their primary weakness is their lack of range (which is compensated by their fast movement speed) and their relatively high cost.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA ReconUGV.png|250px]]|role=Reconnaissance, resource location|HP=4|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|1000}}|produced=Headquarters|upgrades=|notes=Can locate resource fields.}}

[[Image:AOA ReconUGVIcon.png|left]] This Metal Storm variant is specifically designed for initial scouting on enemy positions and is the only Chimera unit that can locate resources. Other units can scout, but resource fields will remain invisible. Out of all the equivalent scout units, the Recon UGV is the hardest-hitting, with a rapid fire grenade launcher. It can easily eliminate the Cartel's Recon K-MAX and will defeat the American Recon Team if it does not have its Long Range Recon Team upgrade. Once the American Recon Team is upgraded, however, it becomes a more formidable opponent.

 

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Kodiak.png|250px]]|role=Base construction|produced=Headquarters|upgrades=Engineer Field Kit|notes=Not directly controlled by the player.}}

[[Image:AOA KodiakIcon.png|left|78px]] The Kodiak AEV3 is a construction unit automatically deployed from the HQ to construct buildings. Once the HQ receives an order to build, it begins deducting resources from the player's stockpiles. Once the resources are spent, the Kodiak is deployed and will automatically drive to the structure's site and build it in a few seconds.  

Image:AOA KodiakUpgraded.png|With Engineer Field Kit

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Crusher.png|250px]]|role=Resource ferry|HP=5|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|350}}|produced=Refinery|upgrades=Supply Field Kit|notes=Carries 300 units of resources.}}

[[Image:AOA CrusherIcon.png|left]] While neither the fastest nor the heaviest of the resource ferries, the Crusher is nonetheless a good resource carrier. Able to carry 300 units of resources, the Crusher drone is middle of the road in terms of resource carriers.

Image:AOA CrusherOil.png|With oil

Image:AOA CrusherAluminum.png|With aluminum

Image:AOA CrusherRareEarth.png|With rare earth

Image:AOA CrusherUpgraded.png|With Supply Field Kit

Image:AOA CrusherUpgradedOil.png|With Supply Field Kit and oil

Image:AOA CrusherUpgradedAluminum.png|With Supply Field Kit and aluminum

Image:AOA CrusherUpgradedRareEarth.png|With Supply Field Kit and rare earth

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Puma.png|250px]]|role=Light tank, anti helicopter|HP=8|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|1100}}|produced=SPEAR Vehicles Bay|upgrades=Passenger Accommodation, SPIKE-LR Missiles|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA PumaIcon.png|left]] The German Schützenpanzer Puma is equipped with an autocannon that can easily defeat enemy infantry and deal considerable damage to helicopters, though its short range, low health and high cost often limit its utility.

The Passenger Accommodation upgrade increases Puma's health and grants it shares infantry transport abilities. The Namer is the superior transport, with a higher capacity, much more health, limited defense against missiles and a healing aura, but the Puma is better at dealing direct damage as its autocannon is more destructive than the Namer's machine gun.  

Image:AOA PumaMissiles.png|With SPIKE-LR Missiles.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Pantsir.png|250px]]|role=Anti aircraft|HP=15|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|1700}}|produced=SPEAR Vehicles Bay|upgrades=57E6-E Missiles|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA PantsirIcon.png|left]] The Pantsir is an anti-aircraft unit employed by Chimera. The Pantsir is equipped with a pair of autocannons not unlike those found on the Puma, though it can also engage enemy missiles.

Image:AOA PantsirUpgraded.png|With 57E6-E Missiles. The autocannons remain in between the launchers.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Rhino.png|250px]]|role=Artillery|HP=10|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|2500}}|produced=SPEAR Vehicles Bay|upgrades=Weapon Tracking Radar, V-LAP Shells|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA RhinoIcon.png|left]] This fragile South African artillery lacks the brawn of most artillery units, but is rather versatile. Its exceptional mobility stems from its high speed, rate of fire, and the ability to attack on the move, which is further augmented by V-LAP shells. It also excels at performing counter-battery fire with the Weapon Tracking Radar upgrade, which reveals enemy artillery units for itself within its massive detection range for itself other units to hit.  

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Namer.png|250px]]|role=Medical vehicle, transport|HP=40|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|800}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|200}}|produced=Support Bay|upgrades=Medical Namer, Iron Fist|notes=Transports ten infantry.}}

[[Image:AOA NamerIcon.png|left]] The Israeli Nagmesh Merkava, shortened to the Namer, is the premier infantry ground transport. It is able to transport 10 infantry, defend itself with a light machine gun, and can be upgraded to heal infantry around it. The Iron Fist APS provides limited protection against enemy missiles.  

Image:AOA MedicalNamer.png|With Medical Namer upgrade

Image:AOA IronFistNamer.png|With Iron Fist upgrade

Image:AOA NamerUpgraded.png|Fully upgraded

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Metal Storm.png|250px]]|role=Harassment|HP=10|cost={{AOAResource|Aluminum|400}}|produced=Support Bay|upgrades=Autorepair, Intelligent Suspension|notes=Stealthed.}}

[[Image:AOA MetalStormIcon.png|left]] An Australian stealthed drone equipped with four grenade launchers, the Metal Storm is primarily a harassment or ambush unit. As with many stealth units, it receives a damage bonus when it breaks stealth to fire. Much like the Recon UGV, the unit's sheer destructive power can even hit helicopters, being chiefly limited by its low range.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA ADS.png|250px]]|role=Support (debuffer)|HP=5|cost={{AOAResource|Aluminum|500}}{{AOAResource|RareEarth|250}}|produced=Support Bay|upgrades=Improved ADS|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA ADSIcon.png|left]] The American-developed ADS isn't able to attack, but instead can blind and slow all enemy units within its AOE by dramatically reducing their FOV and movement speed. By default it affects infantry, but can be upgraded to affect all ground targets and helicopters.

Image:AOA ADSImprovedADS.png|With Improved ADS

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Fennek.png|250px]]|role=Stealth transport|HP=8|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|500}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|250}}|produced=SWORD Vehicle Bay|upgrades=Mast-Mounted Sight, Stinger Missiles|notes=Fires smoke grenades. Stealthed. Carries four infantry units.}}

[[Image:AOA FennekIcon.png|left]] A stealthed ground transport, the German Fennek is capable of carrying four infantry units behind enemy lines. Its automatic grenade launcher is not particularly powerful, but when upgraded it gains anti aircraft missiles that help against helicopters - particularly useful as Chimera does not have a dedicated anti aircraft infantry unit. When combined with Metal Storms, Fenneks can insert infantry to support the Metal Storms before withdrawing. Its smoke grenades can help infantry either close the gap with opponents or withdraw from the battle.

Image:AOA FennekStingers.png|With Stinger missiles

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Terminator.png|250px]]|role=Main Battle Tank|HP=40|cost={{AOAResource|Aluminum|1000}}|produced=SWORD Vehicle Bay|upgrades=Igla Missiles, Ataka Missiles, AGS-30|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA TerminatorIcon.png|left]] Versatility incarnate, the Terminator is one of the strongest units in the game and competes with the M1A2 Abrams as a frontline fighter. While its health is considerably stronger than that of the Abrams until the Abrams applies TUSK, the Terminator's firepower lags behind the Abrams until it receives upgrades. The Igla Missiles upgrade let it attack aircraft while the Ataka Missiles upgrade let it take on the strongest enemy vehicles. Finally, the AGS-30 automatic grenade launcher upgrade rounds out the Terminator with a powerful close-quarters anti-infantry weapon that can also damage structures. The grenade launcher requires researching both the Ataka and Igla missiles.

Out of all the units in the game, the Terminator is easily the most versatile. A Chimera player who amasses a large number of these units can easily become unstoppable, as Terminators become equally effective against infantry, helicopters, and tanks.  

Image:AOA TerminatorAtaka.png|With Ataka Missiles

Image:AOA TerminatorIgla.png|With Igla Missiles

Image:AOA TerminatorMissiles.png|With Ataka and Igla Missiles

Image:AOA TerminatorGrenadeLauncher.png|With AGS-30 (fully upgraded)

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Buratino.png|250px]]|role=Rocket artillery|HP=35|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|750}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|750}}{{AOAResource|RareEarth|250}}|produced=SWORD Vehicle Bay|upgrades=NURS Rockets|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA BuratinoIcon.png|left]] The Russian TOS-1 Buratino, nicknamed by some as the "Burrito", is the Chimera's rocket artillery of choice. The Buratino fires a salvo of incendiary rockets that cause significant damage. The rockets will also set their impact sites ablaze, causing additional damage to units that pass through it. Extremely costly and the only Chimera unit requiring all three resources, Buratinos must be protected with care.

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Antey2500Setup.png|250px]]|role=Anti-aircraft, anti-super weapon|HP=20|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|1000}}{{AOAResource|RareEarth|500}}|produced=Anti-Ballistic Center|upgrades=Advanced Software, Launchers Expansion|notes=Detects stealthed aircraft.}}

[[Image:AOA Antey2500Icon.png|left]] A must-have unit, the Antey-2500 protects the region surrounding it from incoming superweapons. Like the American Patriot and the Cartel's Skyguard turret, the Antey-2500 must be manually loaded with anti-superweapon missiles in order for it to be effective. Additionally, it can only intercept superweapons

Image:AOA Antey2500.png|While moving

Image:AOA Antey2500Upgraded.png|Moving, with Launchers Expansion

Image:AOA Antey2500UpgradedSetup.png|Stationary, with Launchers Expansion

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Ninja.png|250px]]|role=Scout helicopter, anti-aircraft|HP=10|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|600}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|300}}|produced=Support Bay|upgrades=Type 91 Missiles|notes=Stealthed. Can detect stealthed units.}}

[[Image:AOA NinjaIcon.png|left]] The Japanese OH-1, known in-game as the Ninja, is an extremely powerful and versatile stealth recon helicopter. It is the only unit that is both stealthed and able to spot other stealthed units. This makes it particularly useful as an artillery spotter, especially for the Buratino's incendiary rockets.

When granted the Type 91 Missile upgrade, the Ninja helicopter gets a significant bite in the form of an anti-aircraft attack. As with all stealth units, it gains an attack bonus when it drops its stealth to fire. This lets it easily ambush slower, more heavily armoured helicopters like the Cartel's SuperHind.  

Image:AOA NinjaMissiles.png|With Type 91 Missiles

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Tigre.png|250px]]|role=Attack helicopter|HP=15|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|2500}}|produced=Helipad|upgrades=Mast-Mounted Sight, Mistral Missiles, TRIGAT-LR Missiles|notes=}}

[[Image:AOA TigreIcon.png|left]] The Eurocopter Tiger, referred to in France and Spain as the Tigre, is a highly flexible attack helicopter similar to the American Guardian. It is initially equipped with incendiary rockets and an autocannon, making it effective against structures and small groups of infantry. It also comes with flares to divert enemy missiles from itself.

Image:AOA TigreMistral.png|With Mistral Missiles

Image:AOA TigreTRIGAT-LR.png|With TRIGAT-LR Missiles

Image:AOA TigreUpgraded.png|Fully upgraded

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Valor.png|250px]]|role=Transport helicopter|HP=20|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|1000}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|500}}|produced=Helipad|upgrades=Stinger Missiles, Hellfire Missiles|notes=Can carry vehicles and infantry. Has 10 transport slots.}}

[[Image:AOA ValorIcon.png|left]] One of two heavy-lift helicopters in the game, the Valor is capable of carrying infantry and vehicles to the front lines, or behind enemy lines. It comes with slow-firing, inaccurate rocket pods by default that engage at extreme range, and can be equipped with anti-tank/aircraft missiles to target specific types of threats, as well as flares to redirect missiles. The rockets can be used to clear the Valor's landing zone, or to support your main force from afar once it has dropped off its reinforcements. The Valor is cheaper than the American Osprey and Cartel Superhind in credits, but requires some aluminum to field.

Image:AOA ValorHellfire.png|With Hellfire Missiles

Image:AOA ValorStinger.png|With Stinger Missiles

Image:AOA ValorUpgraded.png|Fully upgraded

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA Corax.png|250px]]|role=Scout aircraft|HP=15|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|1000}}|produced=Air Control Center|upgrades=|notes=Stealthed. Unarmed.}}

[[Image:AOA CoraxIcon.png|left]] A dedicated recon aircraft, the Corax is designed to fly into and observe your opponent. Unlike other games, aircraft are called in from off-screen. Once ordered to enter the battle zone, the Corax will fly in along the course you set for it. It will circle the area specified by the player until it runs out of fuel, and will then automatically withdraw. As with all other fixed-wing aircraft, it will never spawn a pilot when destroyed.  

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA PAK FA.png|250px]]|role=Air superiority fighter|HP=25|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|2800}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|250}}|produced=Air Control Center|upgrades=SPECTRA, X-38 Stealth Missiles|notes=Stealthed.}}

[[Image:AOA PAKFAIcon.png|left]] The Sukhoi PAK FA is another sign of Chimera's versatility. Unlike other games where aircraft can fly and hover, all aircraft are instead called in from off-map. The nEUROn will enter the combat zone, fly to where the player has clicked, and circle the area. It will automatically engage enemy aircraft when they approach. As with all other fixed-wing aircraft, it will never spawn a pilot when destroyed.  

{{AoA Unit|image=[[File:AOA nEUROn.png|250px]]|role=Bomber|HP=10|cost={{AOAResource|Credits|750}}{{AOAResource|Aluminum|500}}|produced=Air Control Center|upgrades=MICA Missiles|notes=Stealthed.}}

[[Image:AOA nEUROnIcon.png|left]] The nEUROn is a drone that is equipped with a series of bombs it can drop of enemies. Unlike other games where aircraft can fly and hover, all aircraft are instead called in from off-map. The nEUROn will enter the combat zone, fly to where the player has clicked, and drop its bombs there. It will then attempt to withdraw. As with all other fixed-wing aircraft, it will never spawn a pilot when destroyed.