The Three Factions
By da BadZ

ED
   ED is an interesting race, they may not be very technologically advanced, but they have a vast selection of chassis and weapons.

Advantages:
120mm cannon is the most powerful weapon taking shields into consideration.
Ion cannons can freeze units and repairers can capture them.
Lasers are the most powerful early-game weapon.
The starting military unit (Pamir) is the most powerful.
They're heaviest unit is not the slowest.
Almost all of they're structures can mount powerful weapons.
They're MDW is by-far the most powerful.
The screamer can really piss people off.

Disadvantages:
They're heavy units cannot mount heavy shields.
Mining kinda sux.
They get left in the dust once UCS has got Panthers with plasma.
Almost all of they're weapons require a supplier and supply depot.
They're Helicopters are only useful with bombs.


LC
   LC has more high-tech weapons and less conventional weapons.  This is a challenge for them.

Advantages:
All of they're units can travel across water.
They can drop buildings almost any where.
Units build extremely fast (Lunar with chain gun can be built in 15 seconds!).
All of they're units can mount there heaviest shield.
They're shields are the most powerful.
Thundereers and sonic cannons can rip apart an unprepared base.
This is the only race which should use aircraft.

Disadvantages:
They have a small choice of weapons and chassis.
They build buildings slowly.


UCS
   UCS is the most powerful race in terms of fire power.  They have many weaknesses that can hurt them badly.

Advantages:
They're plasma is the most powerful weapon when shields are not present.
They're heaviest unit can mount many weapons and is the most powerful units behind  the crion and MDW carrying units.
They have Energy Transmitters which allow you to spread out your base while keeping the power safe in the rear of your base.
Power plants can get upgrades to boost power.
Very efficient mining.

Disadvantages:
Build times tend to be long.
Energy Transmitters have little armor.
Plasma is the basic weapon and can be stopped by Shields.
The MDW is very weak.
Air units should not be built without bombs.