Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/V-2 Launcher

"V-2 Rocket, the rocket artillery of Encantadia!"

-V-2 Launcher

The V-2 Launcher is the main long-range rocket artillery vehicle of the Aristocracy of Encantadia. Planned to be voiced by.

History
"Where did I put that map?"

-V2 Rocket Launcher driver, after being ordered to fire

When the Voshkods launched its attack on Aquila, starting the Great Voshkod-Aquilan War and their foray to the Hawke Territory which opening the Hawke theater of operations, among the rest of the Voshkod AFvs are two of the iconic units of the Garlean's Empire, the EG-7 Ursa Heavy Tank and V2 Rocket Launchers, which was sometimes called the Strela for its firing mechanism. The V2 was designed by Aselian rocket scientist Von Braun, who was kidnapped by Voshkods Intelligence and forced to work for Garlean.

His first invention, the V1, was able to carry 850kg of explosives, an impressively destructive amount. However, due to an intentional design flaw, the warhead could never be detonated. At best, the V1 could only hope to dent the side of a building. After Voshkod threatened to hurt his family if the next rocket was flawed, Von Braun then designed the V2, which was more suitable, and soon, with the help of Vodnik Rocket Arsenal, hundreds of trailers carrying V2 rockets were arrayed against the Allies.

These weapons were excellent in bombarding Aquila positions from long distance, although only in extreme circumstances as they usually prefer the conventional Howitzers and SPGs for bombardment. Cities were often targets of V2 attacks as well. They did have a number of disadvantages, including the the long and complex process of loading a new rocket between each shot. Still, V2s were highly dreaded weapons that were the cause of countless Aquilan losses.

Near the end of the war, before Captain Rocket freed Von Braun, the Voshkods were able to design the V3 Rocket Launcher, which had superior accuracy. However, as they were not introduced in any considerable numbers before the war’s end, the V2s would remain the main Voshkod long range bombardment platform.

Following the end of the war, the V2 were gradually replaced by the V3, and the old and redundant V2s were sold off to their Voshkod allies, one of them is of course, Encantadia.

The Encantadians had just acquired manufacturing rights from Voshkod to produce and modernize the Rockets and Platforms and later they're used for bombard various targets, mainly in Cantha territories, and often slap on additional armour to increase their survivability, but their inability to turn on the spot like other heavy rocket artilleries guarantees any other vehicle that gets close to them will have an easy time silencing the V2. The V2, though from the 1950s, should not be underestimated, with its considerable payload and ability to deliver large quantities of high explosives.

Trivia

 * Their V-2 rocket launch sound is taken from Red Alert 1.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Tomahawk (Aquila)
 * Bishop (Alliance)
 * Sabretooth Missile Artillery (ADI)
 * Raiden MPRS (Protectorate)
 * Athena Cannon (Andora)
 * Nuke Cannon (Empire)
 * Hyunmoo (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * V-3 Launcher (Voshkod)
 * V-4 Launcher
 * SSM Launcher (Brotherhood)
 * Kondensator (Horde)
 * Luna (MLA)
 * Firestorm Artillery (Collective)
 * V-2 Launcher (Encantadia)
 * Devastator Warship (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Glass Cannon (Coalition)
 * Forgefiend (Heralds)
 * Jericho Cannon (Order)
 * M55 "Husky" Artillery (Survivors)
 * Rawhide (Syndicate)
 * ... (Conglomerate)
 * Basilisk (Legion)

DLC

 * ... (Federation)
 * ... (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * ... (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * ... (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * ... (Pirates)
 * ... (Elona)
 * ... (Ascalia)
 * ... (Confederation)
 * ... (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * ... (Security)
 * ... (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * ... (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ... (Raiders)
 * ... (Theocracy)
 * ... (ASA)
 * ... (Insurgents)
 * ... (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * ... (Ecumene)
 * ... (Concordat)
 * ... (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * ... (Eden)
 * ... (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * ... (Commnune)
 * T-55 (Encantadia)
 * AMX-13