Command & Conquer Generals: Maelstrom/Townes

Introduction
Theodore "Pinpoint" Townes is an American general specialized in laser weaponry. His super unit is the Balor. His main technologies are advanced laser technology, radio-controlled vehicles/aircraft and fusion reactors. And can specialize in either cooling laser, cryo, weaponry or advance fusion technology.

History
An early champion of laser technology in the USA Armed Forces, Theodore Townes has developed comprehensive offensive and defensive strategies for the 21st century around laser-based weapons. However, Townes found academic life too slow and returned to a battlefield command in 2010. Relying on inexpensive, powerful laser technology throughout his forces and his unique knowledge of its strengths and weaknesses, General Townes has consistently received superior marks during war games and live-fire actions. This four-star general continues to push the technology envelope in harnessing energy and improving power efficiency, and the Army is counting heavily on him.

At the beginning, he only had two laser weapons because of the Geneva Conventions banning blinding lasers such as the Laser Defense Turret and the Laser Crusader. Even worse, the LDT itself is actually forbidden to use (Laser Crusader's weapon AI is coded to not shoot laser with high temperature against infantry, hence it is allowed but he had to keep LDT's lethality because of that) but Townes successfully hid it from the Geneva Staff until the USA's heavy losses in the Second War against the GLA in 2023, which made the Geneva Staff decide to check every USA arsenal after the nation's biological weapons were stolen by the GLA and imposed a hefty fine including an imprisonment warning and he was forced to tune down LDT's lethality. He then tried so hard to bribe the Geneva staff until he was finally authorized to have lethal lasers with the expense of public support. After that, he quickly developed an even more powerful laser technology on new units (but he did not have much time to upgrade the LDT and the Laser Crusader) which can instantly burn anything else to a crisp and researched into advance laser cooling, allowing new innovation in cryo technology. He also managed to make the charged particle into a form of mini bomb for bombardment purposes.

Formerly based at Fort Union, Redwood Shores, California, USA, before the second war. Townes' had since made a temporary base at Gibraltar, UK, where he uses his advance lasers to ward off GLA SCUD missiles. His Class Number is 00010204-01KE0.