Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Profile Preview - Cybran Nation
The epic real-time strategy game Supreme Commander was released earlier this year, and brought with it gigantic battlegrounds on land, sea, and air. These big battles are about to get bigger with the Forged Alliance expansion pack, which will add a brand-new playable faction and upgrades and updates for the game's existing three factions, and we've got the details on what's in store for the Cybran Nation here. The expansion is scheduled to ship later this year.
Cybran Land Units
Fire Beetle (mobile bomb)
This mobile bomb unit must be moved into position and manually detonated.
The Brick (armored assault bot)
This amphibious assault bot is capable of attacking land and naval units.
Megalith (amphibious mega bot)
This massive experimental bot is equipped with dual proton cannons, antiair defenses, torpedo launchers, and antitorpedo flares. It drops "eggs" that can be transformed into a single unit.
Cybran Air Units
Jester (light gunship)
This light gunship's primary role is base defense, and it's effective against low-level ground units.
Wailer (heavy gunship)
This heavy gunship is armed with nanite missiles, disintegration pulse lasers, and a radar-jamming suite. It offers direct fire support.
Cybran Naval Units
Barracuda (sub killer)
This midlevel antinaval unit is equipped with mobile sonar stealth, and is effective against surface vessels and submerged units.
CI:18 Mermaid (counterintelligence boat)
This unarmed counterintelligence vessel is equipped with a stealth field that counters enemy sonar and radar.
Cybran Defensive Units
HARMS (torpedo ambushing system)
This submerged torpedo launcher is capable of destroying the largest of enemy vessels.
Cybran Construction Units
Hive (engineering station)
This unit automatically repairs, reclaims, assists, or captures any unit within its operational radius.
Cybran Intelligence Units
Soothsayer (perimeter-monitoring system)
This Cybran ally confers complete line-of-sight within its operational area.
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