Aegis Cruiser
Type: Anti-air vessel
Armament: Medusa Array, Bodyguard CIWS
Armour Class: Heavy
Speed: Slow
Cost: $1200
Purpose: Anti-Air
Requires: Seaport, Airforce Command HQ
Strong against: Aircrafts
Weak against: Ships, Submersibles
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Additional Info
- gains Armour bonus on veteran
- gains Speed bonus on veteran
- gains Firepower bonus on elite
- gains ROF bonus on elite
- gains Self-repair on elite
- replaces the Bodyguard CIWS with a THEL on elite
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The Aegis-class cruiser is truly the protector of the Allied fleet. It is the Allies' premier anti-air vessel which has proven itself during GWW2 to be a crucial piece of defence against the nigh invulnerable Kirov Airships used by the Soviets. The secret to it's efficiency with anti-air duties lies in it's deadly weapon: the "Medusa" Rapid Launcher Array. This weapon system can rapidly launch Medusa SAMs upon enemy aircrafts, quickly shooting them down in a blink of an eye. If ordered to, the weapon can be fired at an even faster rate. Recently, a new weapon has been installed on the cruisers to counter ballistic missiles. The new "Bodyguard" Close-In Weapon System was made in response to the Soviets allegedly using their Cyclone SRBMs as makeshift anti-ship weapons; a lone Dreadnought successfully sank two Destroyers and crippled an Aircraft Carrier which were docked at Pearl Harbour. The Dreadnought was later ambushed by an Imperial submersible squadron somewhere out in the Pacific...
credit: Bu7loos
