Hornet

“A strong all-round air unit, especially once upgraded.”

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"Anti-gunship unit with rapid fire chaingun."

The Hornet is shockingly powerful against other Gunships. The chaingun does dangerous amounts of damage, and is unavoidable once it fires.

A single hornet can quickly take down  Liberators without getting hit once by repeatedly firing a few shots then moving around its target(s) in a circular path.

A pair of Hornets can take down a Warbird if they get within range at about the same time. One will be lost but only 3 shots should be enough to destroy your enemy's pride and joy.

You can also take down multiple enemy Hornets with a single unit if they are close together - click between the targets as soon as your ship starts firing. A single shot at each will be sufficient to take them down.

If your rival has a lot of Hornets then use ground units to take them out as Hornets are pretty weak against them. Virtually all the anti-gunship units will take out a Hornet with a single shot.

The Hornet is usually replaced by Warbirds once they are available.