Hornet

The capital ships of the Allied fleets during the Great World War III were unarmed by themselves. However, Aircraft Carriers made up for this fault with the ability to launch VTOL strike fighters.

These Hornets were fast, deadly, aircraft capable of striking at units a great distance away from the carrier. Each Hornet carried five bombs. Up to three Hornets could be launched at a time, resulting in a tremendous cascade of firepower upon the enemy targets, and they gained veterancy fast. The carrier could automatically repair or rebuild Hornets. Although the carrier lacked sonar to detect Soviet submarines, Hornets could attack underwater units if an Allied unit detected them.

Unfortunately, the Hornets suffered some significant drawbacks. Due to their small size and light weight (a necessity for carrier take-off), the Hornets had virtually no armour, and could be easily shot down. In addition, the fuel tanks on Hornets were undersized, and their operational range from the carrier was limited by this.

RA3
IT was replaced due to armor and the Aircraft Carrier now uses 5 unknown Drone Planes.