Wargame Red Dragon
Warships
AirLand Battle brought to battle airborne forces, but the maritime powers are now center stage in Wargame: Red Dragon. Each nation in the game therefore has a range of naval units; from modest landing craft to destroyers via frigates, corvettes and patrol vessels and/or anti-ship helicopters and planes.
This means that waterways, rivers and lakes no longer pose any obstacles, but provide additional strategic opportunities for any commander planning to exploit these new aces in the pack of their armies. Some multiplayer maps even consist exclusively of waterways that promise some epic naval battles!
This means that waterways, rivers and lakes no longer pose any obstacles, but provide additional strategic opportunities for any commander planning to exploit these new aces in the pack of their armies. Some multiplayer maps even consist exclusively of waterways that promise some epic naval battles!
The naval units fulfil various roles: coastal attack, anti-air defense, troop landings and bombardment at extremely long range similar to land artillery. However, remember that not all the ships can go everywhere, and you must take the depth of the sea or river bed into account: destroyers can’t navigate a small waterway to penetrate deep inland, so this is the perfect mission for a gunboat with a minimal draft.
Red Dragon also introduces amphibious units that can move equally well on land as on sea. Amphibious units are a major asset in any commander’s army, as they can deploy on terrain and routes that would be impassable for conventional units and can pop up and surprise the enemy. Note: all the units in AirLand Battle that could claim the status of “amphibian” are included in Red Dragon!
Frigates: Frigates are medium-sized warships that perform numerous functions similar to multirole fighters: maritime reconnaissance, defense against enemy fleets/anti-surface warfare and anti-air defense. Reasonably fast and well armored, frigates form the spearhead of any naval force.
Frigates: Frigates are medium-sized warships that perform numerous functions similar to multirole fighters: maritime reconnaissance, defense against enemy fleets/anti-surface warfare and anti-air defense. Reasonably fast and well armored, frigates form the spearhead of any naval force.
Destroyers: Larger than frigates and more heavily armored, destroyers are designed chiefly to attack enemy fleets. Their multiple cannons have a rapid firing rate that can pierce the armor plating of any hull and sink any ship... provided it isn’t moving too quickly!
Corvettes: Corvettes are fast, maneuverable vessels with a lower tonnage than frigates, generally deployed to defend more substantial buildings and structures. They mainly perform an anti-air role and are bristling with anti-air missiles and an array of guns that can intercept enemy air-sea missiles in mid-air.
Corvettes: Corvettes are fast, maneuverable vessels with a lower tonnage than frigates, generally deployed to defend more substantial buildings and structures. They mainly perform an anti-air role and are bristling with anti-air missiles and an array of guns that can intercept enemy air-sea missiles in mid-air.
Patrol craft: Patrol craft are vessels with a very low tonnage, smaller than corvettes, and with a very shallow draft that allows them to use waterways that would be impassable for larger vessels.
Landing craft: As their name indicates, you can use landing craft to deploy troops from the sea if the shore is suitable for this type of maneuver. Landing craft can transport squads of infantry and heavier equipment such as armored vehicles, but in lower numbers.
Landing craft: As their name indicates, you can use landing craft to deploy troops from the sea if the shore is suitable for this type of maneuver. Landing craft can transport squads of infantry and heavier equipment such as armored vehicles, but in lower numbers.
Amphibious vehicles: Although impracticable in maritime combat, amphibious vehicles are still able to cross (but more slowly) bodies of water separating them from their objective. Many vehicles can be amphibious, from transport and light armored vehicles to even supply vehicles.
