Mini-Gunner

Mini-Gunners were Red Guard equipped with Gatling guns, as deployed by Chinese General Shin Fai. Although more expensive and trained more slowly than regular Red Guard, Mini-Gunners were much better equipped to take on modern battlefield threats. Mini-Gunners could even attack aircraft.

Upgrades

 * Patriotism - Mini-Gunners were trained well and already experienced a strong sense of Nationalism in large groups. The Patriotism upgrade added to the effect, improving Mini-Gunners' fighting prowess.
 * Chainguns - Improved the speed of the Gatling guns.
 * Capture Building - Trained Mini-Gunners to capture enemy and neutral structures.

Tactics/Counters
Mini-Gunners were considerably less vulnerable than infantry equipped with more conventional weapons. Deployed in squads, their miniguns could shred through enemy infantry and lightly-armoured vehicles that would normally pose more of a threat. Even enemy aircraft had to be careful, as Mini-Gunners were so well trained that they could successfully down them.

However Mini-Gunners' weapons were next to useless against heavily-armoured vehicles and buildings, and Mini-Gunners not garrisoned in structures or transported in vehicles were still soft targets. If taken by surprise they could still be quickly finished off by, for example, a Quad Cannon.