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|icon=[[File:IconSeawing.png]] [[File:IconSkywing.png]] |
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|image=[[File:ImperialWingAir.png|350px|The Sky-Wing version.]] |
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* '''Nearly undetectable underwater''': While underwater, the Sea-wing is undetectable to any form of scanning, short of sonar. Being a submarine also prevents it from being fired upon by conventional weaponry and less-sophisticated targeting sensors. It does become vulnerable when surfacing to fire, though having first-attack advantage has proven to be essential to Imperial battle tactics. |
* '''Nearly undetectable underwater''': While underwater, the Sea-wing is undetectable to any form of scanning, short of sonar. Being a submarine also prevents it from being fired upon by conventional weaponry and less-sophisticated targeting sensors. It does become vulnerable when surfacing to fire, though having first-attack advantage has proven to be essential to Imperial battle tactics. |
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| − | * '''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 Shogun battleship main battery guns track inland targets. |
+ | * '''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 Shogun battleship main battery guns track inland targets. |
==WWIII Operational History== |
==WWIII Operational History== |
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| − | Doubtlessly one of the more impressive feats of Japanese engineering to date, the '''Sea-wing''' is a stealthy submersible whose sealed hull and specially-designed locomotors let it rise up and out of the water in the form of an anti-surface strike craft. This makes it perhaps the most maneuverable craft in the Imperial military, which, considering the extreme mobility of many of Japan's fighting forces, is saying a lot. |
+ | Doubtlessly one of the more impressive feats of Japanese engineering to date, the '''Sea-wing''' is a stealthy submersible whose sealed hull and specially-designed locomotors let it rise up and out of the water in the form of an anti-surface strike craft. This makes it perhaps the most maneuverable craft in the Imperial military, which, considering the extreme mobility of many of Japan's fighting forces, is saying a lot. |
What's more, neither the Soviet nor Allied military possesses a counterpart to this type of never-before-seen dual-role craft. With the discovery of the Sea-wing, it seems not even the seas are safe from the Empire of the Rising Sun's ambush forces. A gyroscopic cockpit prevents Sea-wing pilots from tumbling upside-down when switching to '''Sky-wing''' form. |
What's more, neither the Soviet nor Allied military possesses a counterpart to this type of never-before-seen dual-role craft. With the discovery of the Sea-wing, it seems not even the seas are safe from the Empire of the Rising Sun's ambush forces. A gyroscopic cockpit prevents Sea-wing pilots from tumbling upside-down when switching to '''Sky-wing''' form. |
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[[File:SeaWingArt.jpg|250px|thumb|left|An experimental two-man Seawing gliding through water.]]While lurking undersea, the Sea Wing is nearly undetectable to scanners, and could almost be mistaken for a large mechanical devil ray. Once it has detected enemy aircraft, it surfaces to unleash a rapid seeking missile barrage against its foe. The missiles are disturbingly accurate even at range, and Sea-wings seem to carry no shortage of them either. An entire top ace squadron of Soviet MiG fighters once was decimated by a Sea-wing patrol in only a matter of minutes. |
[[File:SeaWingArt.jpg|250px|thumb|left|An experimental two-man Seawing gliding through water.]]While lurking undersea, the Sea Wing is nearly undetectable to scanners, and could almost be mistaken for a large mechanical devil ray. Once it has detected enemy aircraft, it surfaces to unleash a rapid seeking missile barrage against its foe. The missiles are disturbingly accurate even at range, and Sea-wings seem to carry no shortage of them either. An entire top ace squadron of Soviet MiG fighters once was decimated by a Sea-wing patrol in only a matter of minutes. |
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| − | While the MiG incident left Soviet Air Command in a state of near-panic, only later was the Sea-wing connected to the Sky-wing strike craft, which was previously assumed to be a completely different unit. In Sky-wing form, the vehicle seems to use variable sea/air boosters to help keep it aloft, while using a single swivel-mounted energy weapon to attack surface targets. |
+ | While the MiG incident left Soviet Air Command in a state of near-panic, only later was the Sea-wing connected to the Sky-wing strike craft, which was previously assumed to be a completely different unit. In Sky-wing form, the vehicle seems to use variable sea/air boosters to help keep it aloft, while using a single swivel-mounted energy weapon to attack surface targets. |
The weapon causes intense burns, and has proven deadly against unarmoured targets in particular -- especially ones ill-equipped to take on a fast-moving aircraft like the Sky-wing. Because of its flight capability, the Sea-wing is arguably the most versatile element in the Imperial Navy. |
The weapon causes intense burns, and has proven deadly against unarmoured targets in particular -- especially ones ill-equipped to take on a fast-moving aircraft like the Sky-wing. Because of its flight capability, the Sea-wing is arguably the most versatile element in the Imperial Navy. |
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Latest revision as of 10:04, 13 February 2017
| Model-53 Sea/Sky Wing / シー／スカイ・ウィング 53-式 | |
| File:IconSeawing.png File:IconSkywing.png | |
| The Sky-Wing version. | |
| The Sky-Wing | |
| Faction |  Empire of the Rising Sun
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| Unit Type | Submersible (Flight-capable) |
| Designation | Anti-air/Anti-infantry |
| Tier | 2 |
| Production Building | Instant Docks |
| Secondary Ability | Change Locomotion File:AbilitySeawing.png File:AbilitySkywing.png |
| Cost | $900 |
| Production Time | 0:10 |
| Heroic Upgrade | Unknown |
| Dev. Status | RA3 Original Unit |
| Country of Origin |  Japan
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| Created by | Shirada Shipworks |
| Key Features | » "Aozora" missile rack (x2) » Swivel-mounted kinetic-burst autocannon (x1) » Variable sea/air boosters (x4) » Gyroscopic cockpit » "Seimei no mizu" tanks (always cleaned) |
Tactical Analysis[edit | edit source]
The Sea/Sky Wing
- Air emerge: In its base form, the Sea-wing is a relatively quick-moving submarine armed with an anti-air missile 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-burst gun can rapidly overwhelm unarmoured 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 any form of scanning, short of sonar. Being a submarine also prevents it from being fired upon by conventional weaponry and less-sophisticated targeting sensors. 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 Shogun battleship main battery guns track inland targets.
WWIII Operational History[edit | edit source]
Doubtlessly one of the more impressive feats of Japanese engineering to date, the Sea-wing is a stealthy submersible whose sealed hull and specially-designed locomotors let it rise up and out of the water in the form of an anti-surface strike craft. This makes it perhaps the most maneuverable craft in the Imperial military, which, considering the extreme mobility of many of Japan's fighting forces, is saying a lot.
What's more, neither the Soviet nor Allied military possesses a counterpart to this type of never-before-seen dual-role craft. With the discovery of the Sea-wing, it seems not even the seas are safe from the Empire of the Rising Sun's ambush forces. A gyroscopic cockpit prevents Sea-wing pilots from tumbling upside-down when switching to Sky-wing form.
It is rumoured that pilots prefer the skies to the seas, in general.
An experimental two-man Seawing gliding through water.
While lurking undersea, the Sea Wing is nearly undetectable to scanners, and could almost be mistaken for a large mechanical devil ray. Once it has detected enemy aircraft, it surfaces to unleash a rapid seeking missile barrage against its foe. The missiles are disturbingly accurate even at range, and Sea-wings seem to carry no shortage of them either. An entire top ace squadron of Soviet MiG fighters once was decimated by a Sea-wing patrol in only a matter of minutes.
While the MiG incident left Soviet Air Command in a state of near-panic, only later was the Sea-wing connected to the Sky-wing strike craft, which was previously assumed to be a completely different unit. In Sky-wing form, the vehicle seems to use variable sea/air boosters to help keep it aloft, while using a single swivel-mounted energy weapon to attack surface targets.
The weapon causes intense burns, and has proven deadly against unarmoured targets in particular -- especially ones ill-equipped to take on a fast-moving aircraft like the Sky-wing. Because of its flight capability, the Sea-wing is arguably the most versatile element in the Imperial Navy.
The way in which the Sea-wing transitions to the Sky-wing and back again, is almost bizarre, in that the vehicle simply turns end over end like a coin-flip. How Sea-wing pilots are able to withstand this, in addition to the g-forces of subsonic rises and submerges is anyone's guess, though the cockpit of the vehicle is believed to be suspended in a sort of gyroscopic mounting and the pilot capsule is filled with a Breathable Liquid withstanding the impacts and the sudden pressure changes.
At any rate, piloting such a craft must take incredible skill, especially since the Sea-wing's slender form means it is relatively fragile and dependent on its mobility for protection. The Empire of the Rising Sun, having a considerably smaller population than its rival world powers, must be training only the best of the best to commandeer these unusual vessels.
Just the Stats[edit | edit source]
| Seawing | |
| Transforming Sub | |
| Cost | 900 |
| Build Time | 0:10 |
| Health | 110 |
| Speed | 60 |
| Armour Type | Light Armour |
| Aozora Missile Rack (AA) | |
| Reloads (4/2s) | |
| Missile | |
| Range | 300 |
| RPS | 4 rps |
| Damage | 8 |
| Suppression | N/A |
| DPS | 32 |
| Skywing | |
| Circling | |
| Transforming Plane | |
| Cost | 900 |
| Build Time | 0:10 |
| Health | 110 |
| Speed | 175 |
| Armour Type | Thin Skinned |
| Kinetic Burst Guns (Ground) | |
| Move and Fire, Afterburn(3s), Reloads (20/2s) | |
| Bullet | |
| Range | 250 |
| RPS | 5 |
| Damage | 5/1 |
| Suppression | 25 |
| DPS | 25/5 |
