* '''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.
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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.
==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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
File:SeaWingArt.jpgWhile 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.
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