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[edit] Experimental Units
The fourth tier consists only of the "Experimental" units, all of which are large, expensive, and powerful. Each faction has 3 of these units. These units have unique capabilities, and are typically difficult to kill. Designed to end the game, some experimental units take as long as 90 minutes for a single engineer to construct. (More engineers will speed up construction.)
The experimental units, sorted by race, are:
[edit] United Earth Federation
- "Fatboy" Mobile Factory : A tracked mobile base that can crawl across land and the ocean floor. It has a variety of weapons, including 4 battleship turrets, torpedo tubes and anti-aircraft capability. These are joined by a strong shield that operates only when no construction is underway. The Fatboy can construct land units at high speed and can repair and re-arm aircraft, but can only do any of this when on land, underwater it's a sitting duck.
- "Atlantis" Submersible Aircraft Carrier: Can hold, refuel, and repair up to 150 aircraft, depending on size. It has several anti-aircraft missile launchers, mainly Surface-to-air missiles and AA guns, but primarily relies on powerful torpedoes (from six torpedo tubes) to inflict damage.
- "Mavor" Strategic Artillery: An extremely expensive artillery structure, the Mavor can fire extraordinarily accurate artillery shells across the largest of maps, thanks to it being stationary. Requires a very long time to build, and has very high energy costs. The shells are of the same basic design as the UEF's nuclear weapons, and they arm in mid-air to prevent accidental detonation.
[edit] Cybran Nation
- "Soul Ripper" Experimental Gunship: A very tough beetle-like gunship. Has a number of air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons. Low firepower, but very mobile. Usually meant for frontline help with air support and anti-air weapons, the Soul Ripper, if used correctly, can do a great deal of damage to the enemy.
- "Scathis" Experimental Mobile Rapid Fire Artillery: The Scathis consumes a considerable amount of energy, but can quickly blast apart the toughest imaginable defenses. It is notable for its extreme vulnerability, for which it is the subject of much debate in the emerging Supreme Commander community.
- "Monkeylord" Spiderbot: One of the most flexible units in the game, the Monkeylord can go anywhere and fight almost anything. Mounts torpedoes, heavy cannons and a powerful microwave laser, it is also undetectable by radar installations. The concentrated microwave laser continues firing as long units are in range, even if on the opposite side of the Monkeylord, resulting in a "garden hose" firing arc as the turret turns to meet the target.
[edit] Aeon Illuminate
- "Czar" Flying Fortress: The Czar is usually described as an Independence Day-style flying saucer, complete with a massive beam weapon that annihilates anything in its path, but the Czar must be directly above to fire correctly. In addition to its main weapon, anti air weapons line the perimeter of the Czar, and it can carry a large amount of aircraft. Very useful for taking out enemy ground-based experimental units. Also the Czar will destroy anything it crashes on.
- "Galactic Colossus" Sacred Assault Bot: This is the most resilient unit in the game and is the only one that can survive ground zero of a strategic nuclear explosion (in fact, four are required to destroy the Galactic Colossus). It has a head-mounted Photon Beam Cannon (which can take out an enemy commander in less than a second) and two 'gravity claw' arms. It is, however, extremely slow and lacks any anti-aircraft capabilities. In addition, the wreckage of the Sacred Assault Bot can provide possibly the largest amount of mass from a single object in the game to add to a commander's war effort if it is reclaimed.
- "Tempest" Submersible Battleship: Carries a long range energy cannon and torpedo launchers. The Tempest can quickly construct naval units, however, like the "Fatboy" mobile factory, it can only attack or construct while surfaced.
