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Unit Spotlight: Bullfrog
EA hat heute das erste Unit Spotlight zu Alarmstufe Rot 3 veröffentlicht. Begonnen wird mit einer Einheit der Soviets, dem Bullfrog.
Bullfrog auf dem Wasser (Anklicken für große Version).
Frühes Concept Art der Landversion (Anklicken für große Version).
Einheitentyp: Anti-Air Amphibientruppentransporter
Kurzvideo
Basic Facts:
- PVS 5-7 Tucha Kanone
- CC98 Hlopushka Einheiten-Entsendungssystem
- wandelt sich sofort von Land- in Wasserfahrzeug um und umgekehrt
- Platz für 5 Infanterieeinheiten
Produktionsort:
- Waffenfabrik
- Hafen
Hintergrundinformationen:
The KDB-2 Bullfrog is an unusual all-terrain assault transport with significant anti-aircraft capability. Kiev-based Kazminov Design Bureau all but clinched its monopolistic role as the Soviet Union's favored manufacturer-designer of military vehicles with this particular model, which has proven itself time and again in more than seven years' worth of fierce combat worldwide.
The Bullfrog is an amphibious variant of the obsolete Soviet Flak Track, and features a specialized version of its predecessor's feared anti-air weapon combined with an innovative infantry-launching device: the Hlopushka Troop-Deployment System (part CC98-HTDS), colloquially known as the "man-cannon". As the name suggests, this device is capable of launching a full-grown man across roughly a thousand meters, where he can drop behind the front lines using a basic parachute pack. Year-over-year safety statistics for this unorthodox transportation system continue improving at a rate of 40 percent, which surely would have delighted its inventor, legendary circus ringmaster and patriot Arkady Ilyushin, had he survived the Bullfrog's tragic maiden voyage.
One hotly-debated side effect of the CC98-HTDS is that the air lock used to build sufficient pressure in the firing mechanism means, in practice, that the only way for troops to exit the vehicle during combat operations is for all of them to launch out. After initial field tests, strict rules were imposed that greatly mitigated Soviet conscripts' complaints of whiplash, nausea, acrophobia, or general malaise at having to use this system. Pursuant to new Soviet combat regulations, the Bullfrog now comes standard with accommodations fit for larger passengers, such as trained War Bears and Tesla Troopers. The inside of the cannon is greased to ensure these forces are less likely to ignite from the friction of launch.
Apart from its role as a transport, the Bullfrog features the powerful-if-conventional PVS 5-7 Tucha Cannon, which can track fast-moving aerial targets easily and fill the skies with a hail of metal fragments that can efficiently tear through fuselages and cockpits alike. The vehicle itself is rugged and maneuverable, guarding coastal territories well. Its all-terrain treads drop automatically as soon as the vehicle detects contact with solid ground, which helps make the Bullfrog relatively easy to operate. This, together with the attractive and patriotic standard paint scheme applied to this vehicle, has consequently enticed many Soviet citizens to enlist in the armed forces in the hopes of becoming a Bullfrog pilot. Indeed, Bullfrog operators have been known to be enthusiastic and forthcoming during combat, even under duress. They tend to fill their supporting role on the battlefield with great pride.
The Bullfrog is an amphibious variant of the obsolete Soviet Flak Track, and features a specialized version of its predecessor's feared anti-air weapon combined with an innovative infantry-launching device: the Hlopushka Troop-Deployment System (part CC98-HTDS), colloquially known as the "man-cannon". As the name suggests, this device is capable of launching a full-grown man across roughly a thousand meters, where he can drop behind the front lines using a basic parachute pack. Year-over-year safety statistics for this unorthodox transportation system continue improving at a rate of 40 percent, which surely would have delighted its inventor, legendary circus ringmaster and patriot Arkady Ilyushin, had he survived the Bullfrog's tragic maiden voyage.
One hotly-debated side effect of the CC98-HTDS is that the air lock used to build sufficient pressure in the firing mechanism means, in practice, that the only way for troops to exit the vehicle during combat operations is for all of them to launch out. After initial field tests, strict rules were imposed that greatly mitigated Soviet conscripts' complaints of whiplash, nausea, acrophobia, or general malaise at having to use this system. Pursuant to new Soviet combat regulations, the Bullfrog now comes standard with accommodations fit for larger passengers, such as trained War Bears and Tesla Troopers. The inside of the cannon is greased to ensure these forces are less likely to ignite from the friction of launch.
Apart from its role as a transport, the Bullfrog features the powerful-if-conventional PVS 5-7 Tucha Cannon, which can track fast-moving aerial targets easily and fill the skies with a hail of metal fragments that can efficiently tear through fuselages and cockpits alike. The vehicle itself is rugged and maneuverable, guarding coastal territories well. Its all-terrain treads drop automatically as soon as the vehicle detects contact with solid ground, which helps make the Bullfrog relatively easy to operate. This, together with the attractive and patriotic standard paint scheme applied to this vehicle, has consequently enticed many Soviet citizens to enlist in the armed forces in the hopes of becoming a Bullfrog pilot. Indeed, Bullfrog operators have been known to be enthusiastic and forthcoming during combat, even under duress. They tend to fill their supporting role on the battlefield with great pride.
Gameplayinformationen:
- Kann keine Bodeneinheiten angreifen - Der Bullfrog ist gegen leichte Angriffe resistent, allerdings anfällig gegen starken Panzerbeschuss. Die Primärwaffe des Bullfrogs kann ausschließlich gegen Lufteinheiten eingesetzt werden, was bedeutet, dass der Bullfrog sich nicht gegen Bodeneinheiten verteidigen kann.
- Die menschliche Kanone - Zusätzlich zu seiner Anti-Luftbewaffnung verfügt der Bullfrog über die menschliche Kanone "Hlopushka", welche Infanterie hoch in die Luft über feindliches Gelände schleudern kann - beispielsweise vom Meer ans Land in eine gegnerische Basis hinein. Die abgeschossene Infanterie sinkt dann an Fallschirmen automatisch ins Landegebiet hinab.
- Nur ein Ausgang - Merke dir, dass der einzige Weg eine Infanterieeinheit wieder aus dem Bullfrog herauszukriegen der Weg über die menschliche Kanone ist - ausgenommen sie stirbt vorher. Es ist daher stark davon abzuraten den Bullfrog in Bereichen der gegnerischen Luftabwehr als Truppentransporter einzusetzen.
- Massenproduktion - Bullfrogs können sowohl in der Waffenfabrik als auch im Hafen gebaut werden. Sie bringen sowohl auf dem Land als auch zu Wasser eine gute Leistung. Zu Land und auf dem Wasser stellen sie die beste Anti-Air Einheit der Soviets dar.
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