Rocketeer

"They won't see us comin'!"

- Rocketeer

Rocketeers are Allied flying infantry in Red Alert 2.

Background
Equipped with a high powered jetpack, these brave men can stay in the air almost indefinitely.

During the war, their first notable deployment was to assist Tanya in retaking the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from Soviet Control.

Game unit
Rocketeers are a good choice for scouting due to their speed and low cost. They are most useful when massed, especially when taking down Kirov Airships and enemy harvesters.

The Rocketeer can be seen grounded in Operation: Mirage and if a Spy is disguised as one.

Aftermath
They is not known to operate after the events of the Psychic Dominator Disaster. After Cherdenko's trip to 1927, these flying soldiers were erased from the timeline of War of the Three Powers, although the Empire of the Rising Sun developed a similar unit called Archer maiden, who more effectively against tanks and aircraft.

Pros

 * Fast
 * Can only be attacked by AA weapons
 * Very effective at harassing enemy units
 * Can cross over any terrain.
 * Can attack aircraft

Cons

 * Fragile
 * Vulnerable to any AA weapons, even Flak troopers
 * Useless against heavy vehicles like the Apocalypse tank
 * Can not engage more than one unit at a time

Design Notes
The idea of the rocketeers is probably taken from a superhero of the same name. The Rocketeer is a superhero which has been used in comics and a movie created in 1991. 

Some similarities exist between the two:
 * They are both used in a world war (WWII and Third World War);
 * They both have the same name (the only difference being capitalisation);
 * They are both sided with the Allies and are using hit and run tactics;
 * The design of the jetpack used in Red Alert 2 resembles the one used by The Rocketeer. Whether the rocketeer appearing in Red Alert 2 was a reference to the superhero or the concept was just based on it, has not been clarified.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Rocketeers is voiced by David Fries, who also voiced the Chrono Legionnaire and Propaganda Truck.
 * The Rocketeers may be based on Jump jet infantry in Tiberian Sun, since the name of this unit is Jumpjet in the game files.