Striker VX/Chopper VX

The Emperor is well known for his love for transforming units. Before the GWIII started, he was complaining about that his empire had no good answer to flying treats. The Emperor immidiatly asked for a mech whith powerful AA equipment, but one who can also transform into, say, a transport chopper. That, in short, is how the Striker VX was born.

Tactics and Counters
In walker mode, the Striker forms a powerful and quick anti-air platform, that is surpisingly agile too. It can crush infantry whith just walking over it. Allied soldiers sometimes make jokes about its looks (they think it looks like a chicken), but it is a very deadly enemy. It can also transform into a chopper. This proves useful when it is under attack by units unable to hit air targets (and vice versa). In helicopter mode, its weapons are packed, but it can transport units across tacticly advantage terrain, like cliffs or water. But like all vehicles, the striker has his downsides too. First off all, like most empire units, it has very low armour. The striker can be hit easily by any unit that is able to hit him, and is quick enough to keep him in range. Second, it is unprotected when in air. And third, transforming from helicopter to walker cannot be done above sea or when carrying units. Still it is one of the most used units of the empire's forces and it will not be pushed from that place easely.