Command & Conquer Generals: Maelstrom/Granger

Introduction
Malcolm "Ace" Granger is an American general of the Air Force in Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour: Maelstrom. His super unit is the Mercury. His main technologies are aerodynamic aircrafts, hypersonic afterburners and VTOL capability.

History
The son of an Iowa crop duster, General Malcolm Granger's flying career began at the age of 12, when he borrowed his father's biplane to go to the state fair in Kansas City. As a lieutenant in the First Iraq War, Granger earned his first notices for knocking out four SAMs in a single afternoon, although this action nearly cost him his life. As he moved up the Air Force ranks, Granger earned a reputation for advancing the role of fighting aircraft in the U.S. military.

Even-tempered yet uncompromising, Granger has developed novel techniques in fuel management and resource deployment during air superiority operations. Those techniques have been used with success in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theaters. His squadrons are known for precision execution and a strong will to complete the mission.

During the years of peace following China's victory over the GLA in 2013, General Granger spent most of his time experimenting on more effective air combat techniques at Area 51, Nevada, in order to modernize the Air Force and increase his arsenal's overall firepower. This is where the first Mercury-class stealth bomber and hovering VTOL prototypes were created and then tested. All these prototypes gave satisfying results and passed onto full production. However, their production costs were too high for the whole U.S. Military to be provided with these new weapons so both General Granger and the Department of Defense worked out an arrangement: as Malcolm Granger is reckoned as the most talented and trustworthy USAAF Commander, it was agreed that he alone would be provided with these weapons for advanced air operations.

The 82 year old general is stationed at Fort Belmont, Houston, Texas. His Class Number is 08291102-HBGB.

Infantry

 * Ranger - Basic infantry.
 * Missile Defender - Anti-armor infantry.
 * Colonel Burton - Hero unit, a versatile commando.

Aircraft

 * Mercury - Super unit, supersonic stealth bomber, cannot be intercepted by enemies until payload is dropped, fires high-explosive missiles at enemies.