American air field

Air Field
Structure
Faction	United States
Role	Aircraft production and maintenance
Tier	Basic
Properties
Hit points	1500
Armor type	Structure
Production
Cost	$1000 $900 (Granger)
Build time	0:30
Produced by	American construction dozer
Requires	American supply center
Hot key	F
Combat
Sight range	200
Function
Power	-1
Produces	See § Production
Research	See § Upgrades

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Each USA Air Field can build, arm, control and repair up to four aeroplanes at a time. To build more than four aeroplanes, you must build multiple Air Fields. Note that the Comanche does not need an Air Field for re-supply. The Rocket Pod and Laser Missile upgrades are developed here. - Generals manual(src)

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The Air Field was the USA's aircraft production structure in Command & Conquer: Generals and its expansion, Zero Hour.

Overview

The air field produces American aircraft and researches aircraft upgrades. It produces Raptors, Auroras, Stealth Fighters and Comanches, as well as their variants. It automatically repairs and rearms any landed jet aircraft, up to a maximum of four. Helicopters can also be ordered to land at the air field for repairs. Fighters and Bombers require at least one air field hanger space available, otherwise they will run out of fuel in mid-air and be destroyed. Should the player somehow control aircraft from a Chinese faction, their MiGs can use the airfield as well.

The American air field has a large footprint, making it somewhat difficult to place in maps with limited space or uneven terrain.

Production

Comanche Attack helicopter, can engage Rocket Barrage

Raptor Multirole fighter, can engage ground and air targets

King Raptor ( Malcolm Granger only) Advanced multirole fighter, can engage ground and air targets, shoot down missiles, and detects missiles

Stealth Fighter Stealth strike bomber Requires General's Promotion Level 1 (except for Malcolm Granger)

Aurora Supersonic bomber Requires Strategy Center

Aurora Alpha ( Alexis Alexander only) Advanced supersonic bomber Requires Strategy Center

Upgrades

Rocket Pods Upgrades all Comanches with rocket pods, which are devastating to groups of units

Countermeasures (Zero Hour only) Improves aircraft chances in evading enemy missiles

Bunker Busters (Zero Hour only) Stealth Fighters are armed with bunker busters, which can clear out garrisons and tunnel networks

Laser-Guided Missiles Improves the accuracy of the Raptor, King Raptor and Stealth Fighter's missiles, increasing damage dealt by 25%

Stealth Comanche Upgrade ( Malcolm Granger only) Comanches are stealth when not attacking

Gallery

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  Concept art

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  Prototype model

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  An air field in Malcom Granger's base

See also

• Chinese airfield, Chinese counterpart
• GLA airfield, cut GLA building