Yuri (faction)

"Yuri" sometimes refers to the army under Yuri's command rather than the man himself. Yuri was the leader of a very versatile and efficient army. Yuri and his mad scientists conducted secret researches which resulted in great scientific advances, which Yuri exploited to the full. Yuri relied on mind-control, cloning, advanced magnetic weapons, and laser technology, as well as speed, maneuverability and flexibility to bring him victory on the battlefield.



Yuri is most notorious for his mind-control and brainwashing abilities. His secret army used many psychic units like the Yuri Clone, the Mastermind and the Psychic Tower. Yuri commanders would use these to turn enemy units against each other. If powerful units were captured, then they would fight for the Yuri player to help defend his base. Captured units could also be sent into a Grinder for a little extra cash, supplementing the income from Yuri's Slave Miners. Slave Miner refineries, unlike Allied or Soviet Ore Refineries, can freely move around the battlefield to mine any available ore. This can significantly save time in transporting ore back to the refinery, and eliminates the need to build extra refineries in far away mining locations.



Yuri's infantry are, shall we say, "special". Yuri's Initiates are more powerful than either the Allied G.I. or the Soviet Conscript, being able to start fires with only their minds. They were very effective against infantry and quite effective against structures and, if in big numbers or garrisoned in a building, against tanks. The Brute was Yuri's tank hunter. It was a huge mutant who could smash almost anything with his powerful fists. They were specially designed to take over enemy tanks because their weapons were almost useless against Brutes. The Virus was Yuri's sniper unit. Much like the British Sniper it could kill infantry from a great range. Even if the Sniper had greater attack range, the Virus was armed with some deadly toxins that could quickly kill infantry near the infected target.

His main battle tank was the Lasher tank. Even though it wasn't as strong as heavier tanks such as the Rhino, it was very fast and could easily outrange the grizzly tank. When stationed in a tank bunker, it was heavily defended and this made it a very efficient defense. His Gattling Tanks were very fast and could easily kill infantry and shoot down aircrafts. Once their guns were fully charged, they would do heavy damage even to Kirov Airships and some light tanks. These two vehicles comprised the bulk of Yuri's armored divisions and allow Yuri's forces to conduct very fast offensives. They are supported by various high-tech units including the Magnetron, which is only useful against vehicles and allow Yuri commanders to drag enemy vehicles towards Yuri Clones or Masterminds. Chaos Drones can spread terror and panic among enemy forces while Yuri's armored divisions go in for the kill.



Yuri did not use fixed-wing aircraft like the Allied Harrier and the Soviet MiG, however, he had the Floating Disc, a powerful floating disk (resembling a stereotypical UFO) that could destroy infantry and vehicles with its laser. Also, if it went near a Power Plant or a Refinery (or even a Slave Miner, should it be deployed,) it was able either to drain the power produced by the Power Plant in question, or steal enemy's cash. The Boomer Submarine was Yuri's only, all-purpose naval unit. It was a very big sub, a lot stronger than the Soviet Typhoon, that was also able to use rockets against ground targets, much like the Soviet Dreadnought.

Yuri also have two superweapons, the Genetic Mutator and the Psychic Dominator. The first one was able to turn the infantry of a specified area into loyal Brutes, the second one was able to mind control some units in a specified area anywhere on the map, and cause widespread destruction to neighboring buildings.