Burton

Colonel Burton was a highly experienced expert in covert operations and American hero, who participated in numerous campaigns against the GLA. At all times Burton was equipped with a seemingly endless supply of demo charges (able to be activated both remotely and by a timer), a knife for assassinations and an extraordinarily powerful assault rifle. Trained in stealth and able to climb cliffs, Burton could slip into an enemy base undetected and wreak havoc. While he could be detected by the enemy when placing demolition charges or firing his weapon, Burton could kill individual infantrymen with his knife without being noticed.

It shoulded be noted that General Townes planned to arm Burton with a prototypical laser rifle, but before the GLA war began he was forced to give up his plan as a laser weapon small enough to be carried by a man had still not been successfully developed, and the project had proven costly.

Upgrades

 * Advanced Training
 * Chemical Suits - Protected Burton from toxins sufficiently to enable him to evacuate the contaminated area unharmed.

Tactics/Counters
A master of stealth and of destruction, Burton was practically a one-man army. His gun was so powerful that he was even able to take on tanks and win and destroy buildings with it alarmingly quickly. Of course, Burton was used most in covert operations. His greatest asset was his ability to place demolition charges. Difficult to apprehend, Burton could quickly reduce enemy facilities to rubble.

However, Burton was but a man. Anti-infantry units represented a serious threat, provided the enemy commander was able to detect him. Burton's demolition charges could be disarmed by Workers or Dozers.

Role in USA Campaigns
A valuable asset to the Americans, Burton was employed in many of its campaigns against the GLA, including the rescuing of US pilots from the clutches of the organisation, the delivering of aid to and the removal of GLA from the Somalian coast, and the capture of the oilfields funding Dr. Thrax. Perhaps his most notable campaign was a covert operation that he carried out with little assistance - the destruction of a heavily-guarded secret GLA toxin lab located deep inside Russia. Burton co-operated with China's Black Lotus on this mission.