Akula Missile Sub

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“	Nothing is impossible for the motherland.	”
	—An Akula Missile Sub launches missiles

The Akula Missile Submarine is used by Russia in place of Dreadnoughts, which has the advantage of being submerged while not firing at the cost of being slower.

Description

In the Second Great War, the Russians developed several experimental ballistic missile submarines. Ships capable of launching powerful missiles from incredible distances to annihilate targets with barely any chance of retaliation. Unfortunately for the Russians, these prototypes were destroyed by the Allies. This did not however discourage the Soviets from developing the Akula, the spiritual successor of these missile subs.

Though this massive submersible is very slow, it can emerge from the depths to strike at targets anywhere, making them one of the most feared units in the Russian arsenal. They do not carry any defensive measures, however, and are thus vulnerable when they rise above the waves or are detected. Just like Dreadnought's missiles, the Akula's projectiles can be shot down with AA weapons.

Overview

Appearances

Act Two

In Puppet Master, around ten minutes into the mission, an Akula Missile Sub will sneak into the city and attack the Psychic Beacon stationed in the centre, in the process freeing the mind controlled Russian forces from Yuri.
The Akula is properly introduced as a buildable unit in Power Hunger, where they are tasked with destroying the Chinese Hammer Defenses located on the coast so the Russians can make landfall.
In Stormbringer, the mind-controlled Russian forces will try to use Akula to attack Weather Control Device.

Assessment

Pros	Cons
Strong siege weapon with incredibly long attack range. Very durable. Decent rate of fire. Can detect cloaked and submerged units. Excellent in destroying bases without warning. Longer range and more powerful rockets than those of Scud Launchers. Can self-repair.	Very vulnerable to anti-submarine units. Extremely slow. Expensive ($2200) unless an Industrial Plant is built ($1650). When surfaced due to receiving damage, submarine will be vulnerable to further land and air attacks. Missiles can be shot down by anti-aircraft fire. Missiles are unreliable against fast moving units.

Quotes

The Akula Missile Sub is voiced by De'Lante Capers (previously credited as Rhys_Dallows).

When selected

Akula ready for mission.
What next to conquer, comrade?
The sea will be ours.
Lying in wait.
Tube launchers primed.
Give me the coordinates.

When ordered to move

Moving with full power.
What is a few miles to the Akula?
For the glory of Mother Russia.
Navigating with utmost caution.
No problems reported.

When ordered to attack

До свидания!
It's time to strike.
Da, I've spotted the target.
Nothing is impossible for the motherland.
Their fate is sealed.
Nothing can save you now.
It's already too late...

Behind the scenes

Originally the Akula was supposed to explode with radiation on death, but it was removed prior to the release of 3.0.

Trivia

The Akula Missile Sub is based on the real-life Typhoon-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines known as Akula in the Russian Navy. The similar submarhine also appears in Red Alert 1 and Red Alert 3 as Soviet units.
Unlike the Boomer Submarine in Yuri's Revenge, the Akula is able to instantly dive into the sea level (done by using Stop command or S key) when the missiles are ready to fire; the missiles won't disappear but continue igniting and flying to the designated target.
Azri_Apoc is credited as the voxel artist for Akula Missile Sub.