They are still used by the Russian Navy today, although only one is active and three of them are in refit. As well, the Soviet Navy did use a class of large cruise missile-armed warship known as the Kirov class heavy atomic cruiser. Many of them also survived to see service in WWII. In real life, the Dreadnought refers to a generation of battleships that were largely in service during World War I.The idea was scrapped, likely because the Red Alert 2 engine could not handle more than one turret. This was possibly in reference to the planned Sovietzky Soyuz class Battleships in real life (which would have been Fast Battleships and not Dreadnoughts). Early artwork for Red Alert 2 depicted the Dreadnought as being armed with a set of large triple-barrel gun turrets, similar in design to real-life battleships (and in turn, the old Allied Cruiser).The Dreadnought's lines are used by most Soviet naval units in the original Red Alert 2 (same for the Allied Destroyer's case).On the illustrations, dreadnoughts are also equipped with smaller missile launchers ahead of the main - probably anti-aircraft or anti-submarine - but they aren't used in the game.Cutscenes shows this ship being armed with tactical ballistic missile, however, their in-game behaviour indicates they are more akin to guided surface to surface subsonic cruise missiles.Pre-release cameos, in order: alpha, beta.
#Red alert 2 wiki Patch#
Dreadnoughts have thick armour and can inflict greater damage than Aircraft carriers, but with reduced accuracy and range.Ī close-up picture taken of the V3 Launchersĭreadnoughts played a major role in the initial invasion of the United States.
This gives them the equal role as the Allied Aircraft Carrier and the Boomer submarine. It is intended as a naval siege unit, beside a floating command center. This massive ship carries twin tactical ballistic rockets which reload faster than conventional land-based V3s.