Aegis Cruiser

"Rockets red glare."

- Aegis opening fire on enemy aircraft.

The Aegis cruiser is the Allied anti-aircraft warship in Red Alert 2.

Background
A marvel of Allied naval technology, the cruiser is essentially three missile batteries mounted onto a standard cruiser hull, integrated with a sophisticated array of targeting systems, radio-location devices, and other sensors, allowing the Aegis to track, engage and destroy any missile or aircraft in its vicinity. However, the focus on anti-aircraft weaponry has left it vulnerable to sea-based threats, especially Soviet Typhoons and squids.

Game Unit
The cruiser may only engage air units, including the rockets launched from the V3 Rocket Launcher and Boomer submarine; it may not attack the nuclear missile from the Nuclear Missile Silo.

The Aegis fires faster if the the player manually controls it rather than letting it fire automatically. Its missile barrage increases dramatically at Elite status and is capable of completely destroying a group of 3 Kirov (and maybe more) in 2 second, make it become the most powerfull AA unit in game.

Aftermath
It is not known to operate after the events of the Psychic Dominator Disaster. After Cherdenko's to 1927, the Aegis cruiser was erased from time and replaced by the Hydrofoil during War of the Three Powers

Pros

 * Effective against air unit and rockets launched from the V3 Rocket Launcher, Dreadnought and Boomer submarine.
 * More Powerful than Patriot Missile System and IFV
 * Strong against slow moving air units such as Kirov Airships and Floating Discs.
 * Their missiles can reach the target even it's out of their range unlike Guardian GI.

Pcons

 * Expensive.($1200)
 * Slow-moving.
 * Defenseless against non-air threats
 * Cannot attack the nuclear missile from Nuclear Missile Silos.