Floating Disc
Unit
Affiliation	Yuri
Role	Multipurpose Aircraft
Armament	Smaller laser Transport beam
Protection	Heavy
Tier	3
Tech level	2
Properties
Hit points	600
Armor type	Light
Production
Cost	$1750
Build time	1:10
Produced by	Yuri War Factory
Requires	Yuri Battle Lab
Combat
Ground attack	90 (DiskWH) 1 (AntiB)
Cooldown	80 50
Air Speed	15
Attack range	7 1,5
Sight range	9
Function
Elite upgrade	Increased strength, firepower, rate of fire, self-healing

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

BackgroundEdit

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. [1]

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 than 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.

Due to the altering of the timeline in the Post-war Crisis, the Floating Disc is now reported non-existent.

CountersEdit

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 tracks, and Sea Scorpions are also equally effective for the Soviets.

DeploymentEdit

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.

	The following is based on the Soviet campaign for Yuri's Revenge and contradicts canon sources.

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

AssessmentEdit

ProsEdit

• Reasonable armor.
• Powerful laser beam.
• Its drain beam could drain an enemy's power and credits.
• Unbeatable even in the fewest numbers.

ConsEdit

• Vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire.
• Extremely slow, and noisy
• Expensive ($1750)
• Yuri's forces cannot win with Floating Discs only, no matter how many of them have been built, because they drain some structures, can't destroy them, therefore its impossible to win from air only. This techinque though may force some players/computers to forfeit, though it does not guarantee immediate victory nor total destruction.

Selected quotesEdit

GalleryEdit

Concept art

Installer slide

A render of the model for the UFO in the blueprint installer screens

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