Cows (Red Alert 2)

Cows and cow farms were a common sight during GWWIII, mainly showing up in the various American farmlands that were invaded by the Red Army. They were one of many species of animal to sustain losses during the conflict

Description
The common cow (Bos primigineus) was a widespread domesticated farm animal by the advent of GWWIII, and had held such a position for over a hundred years prior. Cows were typically farmed for their milk and their meat, though some were occassionally domesticated for entertainment purproses, such as rodeo breeding and vacation "dude" ranches. Cows could be found all over America, but were mostly seen in the outer states of the man North American continent, usually in locations with standard seasonal changes.

The Soviet invasion of North America was a devestating blow to farming in general, including cow farms. Many farmers were forced to flee from the oncoming assault and leave their cattle behind in the process; unmanned farms brimming with helpless, quietly grazing cattle was a typical sight during the homeland battles of the war. Usually the animals were ignored by both sides of the conflict, but often the farm buildings themselves would become garrisoned by foot soldiers and fall under siege, destroying the hapless bovines in the process. Sometimes, during the slow hours in between battles, soldiers on either side would simply grow bored and open fire on the dim witted creatures to pass the time. Finally, during the Psychic Dominator disaster, Yuri clones would sometimes amuse themselves by mind controlling cows and forcing them to do ridiculous things, sometimes to their deaths. Whatever the various causes, the damage to the meat and milk market of America was devestating, and after the war had ended it took many years for it to fully recover.

Usage
Cows typically had next to no combat use, with one major exception. For some freak reason, perhaps a malfunction of some sort, whenever a cow was placed inside an IFV an upper level security code was bypassed and the IFV would gain the attack of a Prism Tank. Why this happened remains a huge mystery to this day. Because cow's could typically only be manuevered with mind control, it was usually Yuri forces that took advantage of this and even then the trick could only be done with a mind controlled IFV in hand, the shear improbability rendering such a strategy unplausible.