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#1 TX1138

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Posted 25 October 2008 - 12:11 AM

The thirty-eighth Red Alert 3 profile has been released; this week it's the Soviet's Hammer Tank:


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The Hammer's outward appearance is unmistakably Soviet . The blocky hard-angled chassis, the aggressive exposed treads, and the bulky cockpit are reminiscent of earlier Soviet battle tanks. However, the offset cannon and the unusual-looking protuberance in the front of the vehicle do set it apart from earlier models. The Hammer's heavy armor plating protects its crew from all but the heaviest concussive impacts. At the same time, its standard 85 mm autoloading cannon is a proven anti-vehicle weapon, offering excellent rates of fire and lower chances of ammunition accidents. One might expect the turret to spin wildly each time the cannon fires, but a complex recoil-management-and-stabilization system redirects the kick of the gun and keeps the gunner on target through multiple shots. Surprisingly, this technology was "off-the-shelf", being based heavily on the stabilization system used to keep Sickles and Terror Drones upright, modified to handle the explosive force of firing the cannon. Had a solution not been readily available, however, the design team would have created one from scratch, because the offset of the cannon was a critical part of the Hammer tank?s most astounding innovation.



You can read the full article, along with a short video of this unit in action here, at RedAlert3.com.
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Posted 25 October 2008 - 11:43 AM

As much as the special ability is interesting, I actually really hate how the tank turned out visually... definitely not soviet style...

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Posted 25 October 2008 - 11:51 AM

It depends on which Soviet style you're referring to. They seem to have a different style in every Red Alert game; the Hammer Tank is probably the best demonstration of the Soviet Style in Red Alert 3.
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Posted 25 October 2008 - 01:07 PM

Agreed, but as much as EA trumpets the utilitarianism of the construction on the profile page, here we get a model with exposed tracks and a turret that needs additional mechanisms just to keep it stable, as opposed to simple and utilitarian construction. Hypocritical much? :p

Anyways, nitpicking aside, I really don't like the model.. it looks overdone, over the top and doesn't do justice what is supposed to be the "heavy tank" of RA3. It would fit the Empire or Allies more I guess, but it just looks too frail to look appropriate for the Soviets..

Although now that you mention it.. the MiG fighter does look frail like this as well..

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Posted 25 October 2008 - 01:57 PM

They should have gotten rid of the cnc3 vehicle designer, or at least told him to use less round shapes and asymmetric shapes when it came to the soviets. But i guess the choice of design have been made by some higher ups that wanted the C&C style of recent games to shine through.

if they make a generals2 game soon, i hope we won't see GLA vehicles with these sort of round designs :p

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Posted 30 October 2008 - 06:30 PM

As much as the special ability is interesting, I actually really hate how the tank turned out visually... definitely not soviet style...


like copy-paste predator tank (cnc3)?

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Posted 30 October 2008 - 07:49 PM

It's another triangletank.




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