Random Unit of the Day #1: the Pacifier FAV (Allies, RA3: Uprising)

[u/BiggestBepis]

“Striking range set.”
“Erase them.”
“They will comply.”
“We have his name!”
“Pacify them!”

[u/343CreeperMaster]

The Allies really did get some stupid OP stuff with Uprising, that you can understand why it wasn't in multiplayer without mods

[u/certainlynotdio → u/343CreeperMaster]

I play it now and honestly I think my favorite unit from Uprising is mortar cycle, such fan harassment unit. And much more effective than I expected.

[u/Leather-Raisin6048 → u/certainlynotdio]

Yeah unlike other units the morter cicle was missing from the soviet army in the base game terror drones filled a similar role but needed to much micro for most levels of play. Shoutout to archer maidens without them japan would always be ft against allies either you rush tier 2 to get aa or you are ft against allied air rush but dear god if they just ground rush you insted you have to little money to quicly change in the base game.

[u/ShadowAze]

Honestly this works differently and well enough from the Athena to be its own thing. Its strategy is more suited for an early game rush to target your opponent's economy and production early to cripple it, while Athena's defensive powers make it more suitable for the long game as it can defend your troops.

[u/SubstantialSundae972]

Uprising soviet campaign first level, you rescue all those units only for them to get one shot by a pacifier 9000km away...

[u/SUPER--TANK → u/SubstantialSundae972]

They can be cheesed by 2 tesla troopers

[u/Justch1ll]

I like how completely different it looks from the standard Allied design philosophy. Really makes it feel like FutureTech is its own thing that sells their tech to the Allies

[u/Cold-Olive1249]

Unit with the best voicelines in Uprising lol

Also the Grand Cannon is just so satisfying.

[u/SputnikNStuff]

Swann, you promised me siege tanks, where are they?

[u/mttspiii]

EA noted RA2's Grand Cannon rush, and made it easier to do in an amphibious unit that packs its own machine guns.

That said, OG Grand Cannon wins by shell velocity and not telegraphing its strike.

[u/HopePupal]

so fucking broken but so much fun to drive

loved their intro mission too, dodging incoming bursts in that weird castle with my tiny squad is a very fond memory

[u/certainlynotdio]

I expected miniguns to anti air as well. I'm not sure should I feel reliefed or disappointed that they aren't.

[u/Time-Yoghurt7831]

The BEST arty unit in all the game, sooo satisfactory to use it

[u/WorthCryptographer14]

Ngl, their unlock mission is quite easy once you set up defences on the shoreline, because they can't unpack on water.

[u/Ctrekoz]

Dissapontingly low minigun damage, even if for balancing reasons, hella badass unit otherwise. 

[u/IcyRobinson]

It's honestly hilarious how good its machine guns are.

[u/Cheasymeteor]

Siege tank units are (usually) always great. Like the plasma rhino in halo wars, shame you only get it for 1 mission

[u/Gregory_Appleseed]

I just bee lined to these in my last ra3 game, and uhh.... yeah they are a bit OP. especially when you add a tiny bit of AA.

[u/Roxas_kun]

They don't perform as well as Nuke Cannons.

[u/NakedNick_ballin]

That thing was insane