Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour/USA

The USA's arsenal is unique because of its cutting-edge technologies, from laser-lock missiles lasers to hovering robots. The attitude of the USA is to strike cleanly and effectively, without resorting to the dated or even crude weapons used by the other factions. This leads to an expensive campaign, forcing selectivity of production options upon the USA.

The USA is the most-played faction online, because of the ease in the execution of their key strategies. Among the lower ranks, the USA is often deemed overpowered for this reason, though the balance is essentially perfect in the higher ranks.

USA Structures

• Fire Base - The Firebase is basically a fixed long-range cannon, which can be garrisonned by four infantry for added security.

• Detention Center - The DC has been removed from the game entirely. Its intelligence capabilities have been completely merged into the Strategy Center.

USA Units

Infantry

No significant changes.

Vehicles

• Sentry Drone - The odd little Sentry Drone is intelligence in a can. Immune to anthrax and radiation, this quick robot can detect stealthed units, and becomes invisible itself when totally still. The Sentry Drone is a rare sight online because it adds virtually nothing in combat. It is also the only existing vehicle that cannot run infantry over. With a $1000 upgrade, all Sentry Drones are given 10mm guns, which allow them to act appropriately when hero-hunting.
• Avenger - The expensive Avenger serves three purposes. Firstly, it rapidly neutralizes incoming enemy missiles. Secondly, it increases the rate-of-fire of all units attacking a certain target. Finally, it brings down enemy aircraft in a deadly lightshow. It can perform all three of these tasks at once, and is therefore very useful in a large firefight.
• Microwave Tank -
• Ambulance - The Ambulance not only heals nearby infantry, but now repairs nearby vehicles.

Air Force

• Stealth Bomber - The Stealth Bomber can now be upgraded with Bunker Busters, which kill the infantry within ANY structure, even dozer-built ones. If used on a Tunnel Network, the Bunker Buster kills all infantry inside and forces all vehicles to evacuate.