Mercenaries

Mercenaries are hired at a building called the mercenary command post. Mercenaries require an initial insurance fee, and charge a smaller rolling fee at five-second intervals. The insurance fee is completely or partially refunded when the mercenary team is released, depending on how many mercenaries are alive. Only one mercenary team any kind can be hired by any one player in a game. Mercenaries come in three categories, with slightly different deployment costs and upkeep:

• Official mercenaries: deployment $5000, upkeep: $100/6 seconds.
• Unofficial mercenaries: deployment $10000, upkeep: $200/6 seconds. Requires upgrade.
• Illegal mercenaries: deployment $15000, upkeep: $300/6 seconds. Requires upgrade.

When being deployed, most mercenaries (the exception being Iron Rain, Death Wing and Shadow Hawk airstrikes) will land a reconnaissance helicopter to scout the drop zone. If this helicopter is destroyed before it can finish surveying the area, deployment will be cancelled and the deployment fee refunded.

Mercenaries can be deployed anywhere on the map. However, the further it is from the command post, the longer it takes to arrive and the greater risk of it being destroyed. The upkeep fee is constantly charged even before the mercenaries are deployed. For land-based mercenaries it may be safer to deploy them closer and command them directly to their target. The mercenary scout helicopter can also be used as a de facto scout by the player, since it will reveal a small area around itself when it lands. It cannot detect stealth units.

Units

Official mercenaries

• Schwarzer Hund
• Grizzly Rescue Team
• Dogs of War

Unofficial mercenaries

• Iron Rain
• Burning Legion
• Death Wing

Illegal mercenaries

• Rawhide
• Shadow Hawk
• Fireworks

See also

• Scud launcher