Supreme Commander - PC/Air Units

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Air units are fast and can fly over any terrain. They can deliver large payloads that are just as effective as ground units at taking out the enemy. The problem with air units are their vulnerability to anti-air units, especially stationary anti-air buildings.

1 Air Scouts
- 1.1 Tier 1 Air Scouts
- 1.2 Tier 3 Air Scouts
2 Air-Superiority
- 2.1 Tier 1 Air-Superiority
- 2.2 Tier 3 Air-Superiority
3 Bombers
- 3.1 Tier 1 Bombers
- 3.2 Tier 3 Bombers
4 Gunships
- 4.1 Tier 2 Gunships
- 4.2 Tier 3 Gunships
5 Transports
- 5.1 Tier 1 Trasports
- 5.2 Tier 2 Transports
6 Anti-Naval Aircraft
- 6.1 Tier 2 Anti-Naval Aircraft

Air Scouts

Tier 1 Air Scouts

UEF Hummingbird Air Scout

Mass Cost: 16
Energy Cost: 640
Build Time: 16 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 5
Speed: 17
Intel Radius: 64 sight
DPS: none

Cybran Flying Eyes Air Scout

Mass Cost: 12
Energy Cost: 600
Build Time: 14 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 3
Speed: 10
Intel Radius: 80 sight
DPS: none

Aeon Mirage Air Scout

Mass Cost: 16
Energy Cost: 640
Build Time: 16 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 3
Speed: 17
Intel Radius: 70 sight
DPS: none

Tier 3 Air Scouts

UEF SR90 Blackbird Spy Plane

Mass Cost: 56
Energy Cost: 2240
Build Time: 26 sec (tier 3 factory)
HP: 30
Speed: 21
Intel Radius: 96 sight, 96 radar, 30 omni
DPS: none

Cybran Spook Spy Plane

Mass Cost: 60
Energy Cost: 2,400
Build Time: 33 sec (tier 3 factory)
HP: 18
Speed: 21
Intel Radius: 96 sight, radar, 96, sonar 96, omni 30
DPS: none

Aeon Seer Spy Plane

Mass Cost: 56
Energy Cost: 2,240
Build Time: 33 sec (tier 3 factory)
HP: 25
Speed: 21
Intel Radius: 120 sight, 120 radar, 30 omni
DPS: none

Air-Superiority

These are dedicated anti-air units. Use them to take out enemy aircraft that might attack your units.

Tier 1 Air-Superiority

UEF Cyclone Interceptor

Mass Cost: 38
Energy Cost: 2280
Build Time: 38 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 20
Speed: 19
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 20

Cybran Prowler Interceptor

Mass Cost: 38
Energy Cost: 2,280
Build Time: 38 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 16
Speed: 17
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 10.2 anti-air

Aeon Conservator Interceptor

Mass Cost: 38
Energy Cost: 2,280
Build Time: 38 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 18
Speed: 19
Intel Radius: 19 sight
DPS: 10.2 anti-air

Tier 3 Air-Superiority

UEF Wasp Air-Superiority Fighter

Mass Cost: 360
Energy Cost: 24,000
Build Time: 2 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 250
Speed: 25
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 40

Cybran Gemini Air-Superiority Fighter

Mass Cost: 360
Energy Cost: 24,000
Build Time: 2 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 200
Speed: 25
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 40 anti-air

Aeon Corona Air-Superiority Fighter

Mass Cost: 360
Energy Cost: 24,000
Build Time: 2 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 225
Speed: 25
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 78 anti-air

Bombers

Bombers are a bit like airborne artillery. They excel at destroying stationary targets or massed groups of units.

Tier 1 Bombers

UEF Scorcher Attack Bomber

Mass Cost: 144
Energy Cost: 2880
Build Time: 48 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 20
Speed: 12
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 150

Cybran Zeus Attack Bomber

Mass Cost: 171
Energy Cost: 3,420
Build Time: 57 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 19
Speed: 12
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 150

Aeon Shimmer Attack Bomber

Mass Cost: 144
Energy Cost: 2,880
Build Time: 48 sec (tier 1 factory)
HP: 18
Speed: 12
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 100

Tier 3 Bombers

The UEF Ambassador tier 3 bomber.

UEF Ambassador Strategic Bomber

Mass Cost: 360
Energy Cost: 24,000
Build Time: 4 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 250
Speed: 25
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 40

Cybran Revenant Strategic Bomber

Mass Cost: 2,160
Energy Cost: 72,000
Build Time: 4 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 120
Speed: 0.5
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 1,200 bomb, 120 anti-air

Aeon Shocker Strategic Bomber

Mass Cost: 2,160
Energy Cost: 72,000
Build Time: 4 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 135
Speed: 15
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 1,500 bomb, 0.75 anti-missle

Gunships

Gunships are like flying tanks; they use direct fire weapons to engage ground, sea, or air units. They are very effective against moving targets.

Gunships are not available until tier 2.

Tier 2 Gunships

UEF Stinger Gunship

Mass Cost: 432
Energy Cost: 8640
Build Time: 72 sec (tier 2 factory)
HP: 120
Speed: 12
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 72

Cybran Renegade Gunship

Mass Cost: 390
Energy Cost: 7,800
Build Time: 65 sec (tier 2 factory)
HP: 120
Speed: 12
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 60 direct fire

Aeon Specter Gunship

Mass Cost: 390
Energy Cost: 7,800
Build Time: 65 sec (tier 2 factory)
HP: 150
Speed: 12
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 60 direct fire

Tier 3 Gunships

Only the UEF has a tier 3 gunship.

UEF Broadsword Heavy Gunship

Mass Cost: 2,100
Energy Cost: 22,500
Build Time: 2 min (tier 3 factory)
HP: 475
Speed: 10
Intel Radius: 32 sight
DPS: 242 direct fire, 28 anti-air

Transports

Transports are a great way to get your ground units around the map. Not only can they cover large distances quickly, but they can fly over mountains or water.

The ferry command is great for moving large numbers of units from one place to another. The transports will make as many trips as necessary to get all the selected units to the new location without you giving further orders. Properly using the ferry command can be tricky at first, so check out the in-game tutorial and practice before an important battle. When setting up a ferry with multiple aircraft, it helps to have them spread out just a bit. This lets you see which ferry beacon goes to which aircraft and how many units are waiting for each aircraft.

Bots that are being carried can fire their weapons in the air. This allows you to create a "poor man's gunship" to attack ground targets.

Don't forget they can also carry engineers. You can quickly get engineers to resources, then have them construct defenses to protect them.