Cryocopters are also useful in helping to take them out. Twinblade, Centuries and Vindicators and the new Harbinger Gunships an especially the biggest threat. However, the Shogun Battleship is not perfect and it is vulnerable to air attacks. Also, the scattered shots gives it more area of effect damage to enemy infantry or vehicles and are still effective against large structures. However later patches to the game scattered the shots fired from its cannons effectively reducing the damage per recoil and reducing its effectiveness in one on one battle with other Capital ships unless they are face broadside (although it still can take down the Dreadnought even using a single turret) but this can be compensated when the ships are in large numbers or when the ship fires both the turrets from the side. In a standard one-on-one fight (without using special ability), A stock Shogun Battleship can defeat a Soviet Dreadnought, or an Allied Aircraft Carrier even while using only one of its turrets, using two turrets would double its firepower and lessen its time destroying any of the two opposing capital ships. or even Commandos like Natasha, Tanya however proves to be a pain to them up close. Should an enemy unit manage to break through the Naginata Cruisers, however, the Shogun is perfectly capable of defending itself at close quarters by simply ramming into the enemy, effectively capable of crushing any tier 3 ships like the Aircraft Carrier or the Dreadnought. It is often used in tandem with Naginata Cruisers and Sea-Wing. The Shogun Battleship has very few weaknesses: it is a heavily armored vessel and has the greatest firepower of the tier 3 ships, coupled with excellent range.
They are also effective naval bombarding support for the Naginata Cruisers while dealing against other enemy naval units.
It is advised to position the ships sideways so that they can utilize both the turrets to fire all its 6 projectiles at once. The Shogun Battleships are extremely effective anti-surface and are best used for leveling even a heavily defended enemy base near the shore due to its long firing range. The Shogun Battleship will supercharge it's engines and engage a prow-mounted Point Defense Shield, ramming anything in it's path. In polls conducted with Imperial male youths aged 8–12, 26 percent stated that their lifelong ambition was to be the captain of a Shogun battleship. Dying in the captain's chair while fighting for the Emperor is considered to be one of the highest honours achievable by modern Japanese citizens. Command of these ships is reserved only for the most decorated, honorable and often eldest members of the Imperial navy. Service aboard the Shogun battleships is one of the highest honours for an Imperial citizen. The resulting charge is so devastating, any ship or amphibious structure that stands in the Shogun's way will be severely damaged or be outright destroyed by the ramming ship, with no damage to it.Īpart from an expansive bridge and cannons, the ship also has an on-board detention / meditation grove. At that point, the captain of the battleship can supercharge the ship's engines and activate a point defense shield mounted at the front of the ship. The Shogun Battleships can also defend themselves at close ranges, should any targets manage to close in. Each cannon fires an energized projectile, the explosion of which is measured in thousands of degrees Celsius at ground zero. A turret salvo is incredibly effective, even more so when the warship turns broadside and unleashes both guns at once. With this setup, the Shogun can fire on targets in every direction, compensating for the slow turning speed. Each battleship carries two turrets, each armed with three 400mm Shirada cannons, mounted back-to back.
The design of these capital ships is a catamaran to compensate for the battery recoil and stability, also allowing it to fire on the move. However, the beautiful, gently curved shapes of the ship are deceptive - the Shogun is a warship first and foremost, capable of devastating foes from great distances thanks to its massive Shirada cannons. The Shogun-class battleships are the flagships of the Empire and naturally heavily decorated with patriotic motifs.