Flak trooper (Red Alert 2)

"There's too much Flak! Hey That Hurts!"
 * Overheard from Rocketeer of GWWIII and the Rocket Angel of WWIII both aerial troopers taking Flak Trooper fire

The Flak Trooper was a special type of infantry used by the Soviets in the Great World War III and the Psychic Dominator Disaster. He carries a large portable flak cannon over his shoulder, thus making him slower than the average conscript. He's very useful in infantry firefights, for its flak cannon was highly effective against infantry for its splash damage.

The trooper also had anti-aircraft capabilities, as their flak cannons allow proximity shells to be shot high into the air. The unit has a similar splash damage against air units that are clustered close together, like harrier jets en-route to a target. It should be noted that in comparison to the Soviet's Flak cannon emplacement, the flak trooper pales in range and damage. But this is made up for by being cheaper, higher mobility, being able to fire without being vulnerable to power shortages and finally the versatility of being able to engage a wide variety of targets, not just aerial units.

Flak troopers on the other hand, are not permanent solutions to cheap base defence. They also have a low performance rate versus armoured foes.

World War III
"Let's riot!"
 * Flak Trooper

The Flak Trooper has made a comeback in World War III. It still retains its ability to shoot down aircraft, along with anti-tank mines but it's Flak Gun is now effective against tanks. Flak Troopers are taken from the Convicts of society, forced to carry out the remainder of their initial sentence (which may have been death Sentences) to carry these massive cannons and satchels of explosives, which detonate spectacularly should the trooper be crushed. Their rivals were the Javelin which both of them are good against tanks but it is possible that the Flak Trooper is a better anti air and anti tank trooper than tankbusters much due to accuracy and powerful anti structure mines.