Stormrider

"Incoming alien air! Blow those suckers out of the sky!"

- GDI Soldier

Stormriders were standard Scrin multi-purpose aircraft during the Third Tiberium War.

Background
Stormriders were first encountered as they emerged from the ion storms that constantly linger over Red Zones across the world. Fast-attack aircraft armed with twin plasma autocannons, they are effective against both ground and air forces, and seem to benefit greatly from the unstable energy released by ion storms.

The Stormriders bear a striking resemblance to the now retired Nod Banshee, which was known to have been based on alien technology. It is possible that the Banshee was directly based on the Stormrider.

Changelog

 * Tiberium Wars patch 1.05: now affected by the player's handicap setting in multiplayer matches.
 * Kane's Wrath patch 1.01: hit points, cost, and build time normalized to base Scrin across all subfactions