Floating disc



The Floating Disc was a flying craft used by Yuri's forces.

Background
Yuri had a flair for the dramatic, and also a clear appreciation for nostalgia and old movies. When Yuri decided to develop an economy attacking unit, he decided to theme it off of the flying saucers of old sci-fi movies. The end result was the Floating Disc. 

The flying disc is simply that. It is a silver hued tapered disc equipped with hover technology that allows it to move about the battlefield. Along the outer edge of the floating disc was a laser actuator, which built charge as the beam circled the disc and then released in one blast at targets. At the center of the disc was a sphere which contained the Floating Disc's drain beam. Due to its design, it was also fully capable of flying and fighting in the near vacuum of lunar atmosphere.

The Floating Disc's primary use was to disable enemy bases. With its drain beam, the Floating Disc could drain an enemy's power, shutting off either a base defense, or the entire grid. Then other Yuri units could attack with less fear. Furthermore, a Floating Disc could drain the credits out of refineries and shunt them into Yuri's accounts. The floating disc had decent armor, but lacked speed. However, it was faster then the Soviet Kirov, and it can target both air and ground units. It's construction is announced to the other players. One Floating Disc can wreak havoc to an entire base, especially if the Disc shut off base power, and if the base is only equipped with static anti air defenses.

Counters
Players should not rely on static air defenses; a good mix of static and non-static air defenses is the best. For the Allies, Guardian GIs (several of them), IFVs, Guardian IFVs, and Aegis Cruisers can give the Floating disc a major headache. Flak troopers (several of them), Flak trucks, and Sea Scorpions are also equally effective for the Soviets.

Deployment
"Holy cow! Commander, we got some kind of UFO on the scope! Either it's an alien invasion or Yuri's been watching too much TV!"

- General Carville when seeing the disk for the first time

In a desperate attempt to kill the Allied and Soviet leaders at London's Parliament house, Yuri first deployed the Floating Disc in Operation Trick or Treaty. Many of the Allied soldiers, most notably General Carville, were surprised at Yuri's new weapon, initially thinking it was an alien invasion. However the Allied commander quickly shot the Floating Discs as he repelled the waves of Yuri's assaults.

It was first seen during the Moon mission. Soviet Cosmonauts quickly shot down the discs before moving on the destroy Yuri's lunar base.

Selected quotes
"Disc in flight."

- Floating Disc ready to take off

"Accepting donations!"

- When selected

"Yuri's collection agency."

- When selected

"Spinning away!"

- When moving

"Smooth ride!"

- When moving

"Laser beam ready."

- When ordered to attack

"Yuri thanks them for their support!"

- When ordered to disable an enemy base