RA3 Unit Profile - Empire of the Rising Sun Tankbuster

[Sonic 296]

A new unit profile has been posted on the Official Red Alert 3 Site. Its the second profile for the Empire of the Rising Sun faction, the Tankbuster. As always, this profile has a short in game video, concept art and extra information. Here is a sample....

 

Tankbuster divisions seem to be composed of men selected for their stocky stature, strength, bravery, and astute perception. They appear to be trained in the use of a variety of unique, heavy-duty equipment, especially their state-of-the-art MX-19 "Muramasa" personal plasma-cutter cannons--which can of melt foot-thick steel in seconds. What's more, these extremely dangerous weapons are only half the package, as tankbusters also are fitted with special protective headgear with a unique purpose: Plasma beams from the brim of these wide-brimmed hats may shoot straight down to cut a man-sized hole in any surface, effectively letting tankbusters burrow underground on a whim and with but a twist of their torsos.

 

This sunburst headgear also serves as sort of a manhole cover until the tankbuster chooses to exit the burrow. The purpose of this burrow became extremely apparent the first time a tankbuster division was caught on surveillance: When one unlucky armor column unexpectedly ran into a tankbuster ambush, the vehicles moved to crush these men in desperation, even as the tankbusters began tearing them apart. But the tankbusters simply sank into the ground before even a single man was overrun. As soon as the armor division had crossed over them, they sprang up again from their spider holes, finishing the job with almost-merciful quickness.

Click here for the full Empire of the Rising Sun Tankbuster profile.

[Gben 20]

This is an interesting unit and description. Especially with emphasis on dishonour... it seems to have no bearing in the game but I wonder if it will have any bearing in the plot? Or is it another red herring like the am radios?

 

By the way the animation doesn't work for me. Once it gets to the tank firing it resets back to the start - even though there is clearly more footage to be seen.

[Red Blitzkrieg 0]

Loving the units soo far

[BioBen 3]

Is it me or does the photo look like an action figure? lol

[CCHyper 3]

I quite like the looks of this dude, simple, yet gets the job done. Nice background on him too.

[Gben 20]

I forgot to ask - is the unit targetable/attackable in 'burrowed' mode? Can infantry attack them for instance? Are they cloaked or does the enemy know they are present like the submarines in RA3?