Raptor (Generals)
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 | For other uses, see Raptor. |
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| Raptor | |
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 Two Raptors flying above Mogadishu to destroy a GLA armored camp at the dockyards. | |
| Unit | |
| Affiliation | |
| Role |
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| Armament |
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| Protection |
Light |
| Properties | |
| Hit points |
160 |
| Armor type |
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| Production | |
| Cost |
$1400 |
| Build time |
0:20 |
| Produced by |
USA Airfield |
| Hot key |
T |
| Combat | |
| Ground attack |
100 (125 with Laser-guided missiles) (Jet Missiles) |
| Air attack |
100 (125 with Laser-guided missiles) (Jet Missiles) |
| Cooldown |
150 |
| Air Speed |
175 (120 when badly damage) |
| Attack range |
100-320 |
| Sight range |
200-400 |
| Function | |
| Upgrades |
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| Abilities |
Can engage ground and air targets. |
| “ | Let's give 'em an air show! - Raptor reporting for duty. | ” |
The F-22 Raptor is the USA's primary all-purpose attack aircraft during the War against the GLA. A relatively light and fast aircraft, the Raptor is armed with four missiles that could be used against either ground or air targets.
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Background
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Both the US Air Force and the Navy use the Raptor, although the Navy aircraft was generally modified to be lighter (with only two missiles) for use on aircraft carriers.
The inherent vulnerability of the Raptor to anti-aircraft eventually inspired the development of the King Raptor. Air Force General Granger helped to develop a new generation of Raptors dubbed 'King Raptors', that included a number of notable improvements in design.
UpgradesEdit
| Laser-Guided Missiles | Improves the damage done by 25% | Purchasable at any American Airfield for $1500 |
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| Countermeasures | Improved the Raptor's chances at escaping missile based anti-aircraft fire | Purchasable at any American Airfield in Zero Hour for $1000 |
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| Advanced Training | Allowed Raptor, along with all other USA units gain veteran status twice as fast. | Purchasable at any Strategy Center for $1500 |
Game unitEdit
Essentially the most powerful multirole fighter (bar the King Raptor) in the game, they are efficient anti-vehicle bombers, excelling at destroying unprotected enemy vehicles.
Raptors are nonetheless highly vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, especially from weapon platforms such as the Quad cannon. As they were quite expensive to construct and equally fragile, commanders had to take great care to prevent unnecessary losses.
Notable EventsEdit
| “ | We're going down! - An unfortunate Raptor. | ” |
Navy Raptors aboard the USS Reagan assisted greatly in the removal of GLA forces from coastal areas; however, many of the aircraft were subsequently lost when the Reagan was sunk by the GLA. Tales abound of desperate pilots attempting to take off from the deck of the sinking Reagan (which was cut in two), only to plummet into the sea.
Selected QuotesEdit
| “ | Raptor here - When selected | ” |
| “ | We control the skies - When selected | ” |
| “ | What do you got? - When selected | ” |
| “ | I'm listening - When selected | ” |
| “ | Yep - When selected | ” |
| “ | Flying high - When selected | ” |
| “ | Let's give them an air show! - When selected | ” |
| “ | Flaring them up - When moving | ” |
| “ | Making a pass - When moving | ” |
| “ | Got it - When moving | ” |
| “ | We are cruising - When moving | ” |
| “ | Let's mix it up - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Yee-ha! - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Jumping in - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Got you covered - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Let's take this one - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Little air show for our fans out there - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | He's mine - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | I see them - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Under control - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | No problem - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | Easy slice - When ordered to attack | ” |
| “ | We're going down! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | This is it! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | Collision! - When being shot down | ” |
| “ | Fuel is in the red! - When run out of fuel | ” |
| “ | Can't stay up much longer! - When run out of fuel | ” |
| “ | Tank's almost dry, General! - When run out of fuel | ” |
| “ | We're running on fumes! - When run out of fuel | ” |
| “ | Copy that - When ordered to patrol | ” |
| “ | Roger that - When ordered to patrol | ” |
| “ | We'll take this area - When ordered to patrol | ” |
| “ | On patrol - When ordered to patrol | ” |
| “ | This is out territory - When ordered to patrol | ” |
| “ | Laser guided missiles are installed - Receiving the Laser-Guided Missiles upgrade | ” |
| “ | That extra fuel's gonna help, General - Unused Raptor quotes | ” |
GalleryEdit
NotesEdit
- The picture indicated is not an F-22 Raptor, Rather, it is the craft's ATF prototype, the YF-22 Lightning II.
- In reality, the F-22 Raptor is supposed to have stealth capabilities, which are not only matched with but more advanced than the Stealth Fighter in-game, the F-117 Nighthawk. It's also supposed to be capable of supersonic flight like the Aurora. The likely hood being that the bombing and stealth capabilities were not included in game for balance reasons.
- Also in real life, up until 2011, Raptors have not been designed to be carrier based, or having a special variant yet. Currently the F-35 Lightning is designated to be the Navy's primary carrier-borne fighter (with supplements from other naval air elements).
- Early concept art depicted the Raptor as being being far more boxier in appearance; the Raptor itself beared a strong resemblance to the (in real life) cancelled YF-23 Black Widow. The older version also used a darker, golden skin. Its model can still be viewed by browsing through General's art archive. In the Shockwave mod, however, the Black Widow appears as General Ironside's primary aircraft, only capable of air-to-ground combat however.
- It carried six missiles (as opposed to four in the final game) that were carried on hardpoints underneath both wings, not internally as in the final game.
- Originally, the Raptor was supposed to have a second upgrade: Extra Fuel, to stay longer in the air, but this was removed for an unknown reason, though it was likely that it was not needed, as all the planes in Generals only go to base when they're reloading.
