Aug 16, 2008
Designation: Anti-Air Sub / Anti-Surface Aircraft
Manufacturer: Shirada Shipworks (unconfirmed)
National Origin: Japan
Mass-Produced at: Imperial Docks
» Aozora rocket array
» Swivel-mounted kinetic pulse-shot
» Variable air/sea boosters
» Gyroscopic cockpit
» Self-cleaning air/sea sickness bag
Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Sea-Wing:
• Air emerge -- In its base form, the sea-wing is a relatively quick-moving submarine armed with an anti-air rocket system specially designed to track and destroy flying targets. While it has no way of attacking other surface craft, it can burst from the waves into the flight-capable sky-wing form seemingly anytime.
• Sea submerge -- While in sky-wing form, this vehicle's kinetic pulse-shot weapon can rapidly overwhelm unarmored targets, with results arguably superior even to the machine guns of the Soviet twinblade gunships. Unlike a helicopter, however, the sky-wing must remain constantly in flight, and unlike any known vehicle, it may simply dive back into the water to avoid harm.
• Nearly undetectable underwater -- While underwater, the sea-wing is undetectable to most radar scans, and cannot be attacked directly by common weapons. It does become vulnerable when surfacing to fire, though having first-attack advantage has proven to be essential to Imperial battle tactics.
• Target spotting -- While the sea-wing is extremely capable on its own, it seems designed to work even better in concert with other Imperial forces, including naval forces such as the feared Shogun-class battleships. In sky-wing form, these craft can help the Shoguns' main battery guns track inland targets.
Labels: empire of the sun units, ra3, red alert 3