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The USA Tech Tree is noticeably leaning towards the use of aircraft rather than ground units. Here is a description of it and its available upgrades.

Contents 1 Start 1.1 Available at that rank 1.1.1 Structures 1.1.2 Infantry 1.1.3 Vehicles 2 Rank 1 2.1 Available at that rank 2.2 Available general upgrades 3 Rank 2 3.1 Available at that rank 3.2 Available general upgrades 4 Rank 3 4.1 Available at that rank 4.2 Available general upgrades 5 Rank 4 5.1 Available at that rank 5.2 Available general upgrades 6 Rank 5 6.1 Available at that rank

Start

At start, the player gets the choice of building the basic units and basic structures.

Available at that rank

Structures

• Command Center
• Barracks
• Fuel Depot
• Tank Supplystation
• Dropzone

Infantry

• Rifleman
• Machinegunner
• Officer
• Combat Medic
• Combat Engineer
• Sniper
• Anti-Tank Soldier
• Anti-Air Soldier

Vehicles

• Builder Hummer
• Humvee M2
• Humvee Mk19
• Humvee TOW
• M113
• M163 Vulcan
• M60A3 Patton

Rank 1

First rank, given freely at the start of the game, essential as it provides some basic important structures.

Available at that rank

• Radarstation
• Helipad

Available general upgrades

AH-6 Little Bird

Allows you to train pilots to fly the AH-6 Little Bird.

M2A1 Bradley

Allows you to train crewmen for the M2A1 Bradley.

Special Infantry

Allows you to train Green Beret and Heavy Sniper, both are a great buff to the basic infantry.

Rank 2

Second rank, earned after accomplishing certain tasks such as killing the enemy units.

Available at that rank

• Airfield
• Anti-Air Emplacement
• Anti-Tank Emplacement
• Mortar Pit
• F-16 Fighting Falcon
• UH-60 Blackhawk
• CH-47 Chinook

Available general upgrades

Reconnaissance aircraft

Sends a fast flying SR-71 Blackbird over the designated area to both reveal enemy cloaked units at the destination and allows you to see the whole map. Uncontrollable.

Support paradrop

Drops a good amount of infantry troops over the designated area from a couple of C-130s.

AH-1F Cobra

Allows you to train pilots for the AH-1F Cobra.

M1A1 Abrams

Allows you to train crewmen for the M1A1 Abrams.

Rank 3

Third rank, allows for a great variety of units to be built.

Available at that rank

• F-15C Eagle
• M109 Paladin

Available general upgrades

M48 Chaparral

Allows you to train crewmen for the M48 Chaparral.

Suppression of Enemy Air Defense

Allows you to train pilots for both the EF-111 Raven and the F-4G Wild Weasel.

E-3 Sentry

Calls in an allied E-3 Sentry to aid your Anti-Air efforts. Controllable.

AC-130 Gunship

Gives you the ability to call in an allied AC-130 Gunship to circle and fair at the designated location. Fire ports controllable, but limited to the displayed circle.

Rank 4

The semi-final rank where all units (except for one that is available in Rank 5) are available.

Available at that rank

• A-10 Thunderbolt II

Available general upgrades

AH-64A Apache

Allows you to train pilots for the AH-64A Apache.

F-111 Aardvark

Allows you to train pilots for the F-111 Aardvark.

Delta Force drop

Drops in the Delta Force squad from a C-130 Hercules. Only available if you purchased the advanced infantry upgrade. Airborne squad controllable to adjust landing position.

Rank 5

The final rank, aimed mostly at called in strikes.

Available at that rank

M270 MLRS

Allows you to train crewmen for the M270 MLRS.

Cruise Missile strike

Calls in a single B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber that launches 4 cruise missiles. Cruise missiles controllable.

Bombing run

Calls in a single B-1B Lancer to do a long bombing run over the designated area.