RA3 Unit Profile - EoTRS Shogun Battleship

[Sonic 296]

A new unit profile has appeared on the Official Red Alert 3 Site. This one features the Empire of the Rising Sun Shogun Battleship. As always, this profile has a short in game video, concept art and extra information. Here is a sample....

 

Shogun battleships are the largest, most expensive, and in many ways most powerful weapons in the Emperor's entire military, and never saw mass production. However, because they tend to be the most heavily defended and supported elements in an Imperial strike group, rarely have these sturdy ships been known to require even minor repair. Their weaponry is limited to six main guns, mounted in two rows of three along the fore and aft, allowing Shoguns to compensate for their slow turning speed by having 360-degree firing coverage. As expected, however, they must turn broadsides in order to attack a target with the full force of their guns. While the guns are unmistakably shaped like those of battleships from years past, they turn out to have been modified to launch an energized projectile of some sort. The ensuing blast-impact must measure some unknown thousands of degrees Celcius at ground zero judging from the destruction they cause, and the guns themselves offer a remarkable rate of fire for such powerful weapons.

Click here for the full Empire of the Rising Sun Shogun Battleship profile.

[Nmenth 291]

...have been modified to launch an energized projectile of some sort.

...fore-mounted point-defense shield system of some sort

 

Wow, such detailed technology...

I know the EotRS was supposed to have been built up in secret, so their tech is somewhat mysterious, but this still sounds pretty uninformative.

[Luk3us 63]

Ahh the Shogun, the bane of everyone's existence.

[Silverthorn 0]

Ooooh, now that's really painful when I see the secondary ability. Yikes.

[rEdaSbLood 1]

poop...thats just what it is

[Saracen 16]

Wow, such detailed technology...

I know the EotRS was supposed to have been built up in secret, so their tech is somewhat mysterious, but this still sounds pretty uninformative.

 

I have to agree, the description is poorly written. Not the best use of descriptive English.

 

Ahh the Shogun, the bane of everyone's existence.

 

It's been nerfed in the Beta, feels about right now. But as a result they've completely messed up the Allied Destroyer, it's now completely useless!

 

poop...thats just what it is

 

I wouldn't say that, but it's not far off..... there's something I don't like about this unit either. Design wise, it looks great... but somehow I feel the lasers kinda ruin it... The guns should have been rail guns with the sound effects and animations to match. Along with it's current nerf, I believe this would have given it a profile of something to be feared, but respected.

[rEdaSbLood 1]

well i wasnt speaking from experience, its just the demo didnt impress me much...

 

but on the bright side, ill get to blow them to kingdom come :lol:

[hagren 0]

I like the unit, but I digress, there could have been a different type of weapon involved.

[rEdaSbLood 1]

i duno the weapon may fit the faction's theme...

[hagren 0]

Well, it's the pew-pew faction alright

[F15pilotX 4]

Aww, the Shogan got nerfed? boo...I had fun pwning on water maps with those

[Luk3us 63]

The Shogun is still the most stupid unit for the Empire though. Stupid long range UN STOPPABLE weapons... At least you can dodge Dreadnought shots easily and shoot down Allied planes from the Carrier... Whilst the Shogun still regins supreme... I hate those things but eh.