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EK RR-03 ROAR

# **RR-03 ROAR**

RR-03 ROAR is an armored submarine with formidable defenses and devastating firepower. Its immense weight makes it slow, but its two diesel engines grant it some level of stealth despite its size. Designed for combat, its history was brief but deadly: a failure in its ammunition—highly unstable upon contact with water—led to multiple tragedies, nearly wiping out the entire class. A colossus of the depths, as feared by its enemies as it was dangerous for its own crew.

This design vanished from the battlefield long ago. No one knows the impact it may have today, but it is likely that the military forces of Europa have long forgotten how to fight it.

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## **PROS AND CONS**

### **PROS:**

- **Very strong armor.** You won’t be invincible, but you’ll endure almost any conflict. The only real threat is a Giant Spineling, and even then, if it strikes the right areas, you can take multiple hits with little to no damage.
*Note: The armor density is indicated with different colors in one of the images above.*

- **Almost immune to conventional rounds, even AP.** You can withstand a tremendous amount of enemy fire before facing real danger.

- **Great firepower.** While it may barely suffice against Europa’s marine creatures, it excels in submarine-to-submarine combat. If you want more power, you can load up to two explosive charges into each shell. Some C-4 is available in storage for this purpose.

- **Silent.** Its diesel generators allow it to remain undetected by hostile creatures at the right distance.

- **Formidable bow.** Facing this submarine head-on means confronting the toughest and most dangerous opponent, as its main weaponry has the best angle of attack, and its armor is most concentrated at the front.

- **Strong stern.** While not as resilient as the bow, the rear section is still a solid defensive position against enemies.

### **CONS:**

- **Slow.** With very poor mobility, situations where positioning is crucial for combat can become frustrating due to the RR-03’s sluggish response.

- **Fuel-Hungry.** While it has two diesel generators that make it silent, its operational range is severely limited by high fuel consumption. You will need crew members constantly monitoring both generators, or you’ll run into trouble during combat, as the submarine has no backup battery. A blackout at the wrong moment could leave you completely defenseless.

- **Mediocre turret coverage.** The turrets don’t cover every angle, leaving many areas completely vulnerable to Europa’s sea creatures. To compensate, you’ll rely entirely on the durability of the exterior armor.

- **Vulnerable to explosives.** Explosions are your kryptonite. Avoid confrontations involving close-range detonations whenever possible. While your armor will endure more than conventional submarines, when it comes to explosions, it won’t survive more than one or two in the same spot—especially depending on where the blast hits.

- **Relatively weak top armor.** Compared to the rest of the submarine, the upper armor offers mediocre protection. Avoid exposing this section to dangerous enemies if possible. A depth charge in the right place will send you straight to the abyss.

- **Cannot survive flooding.** The ammunition reacts violently with water. If flooding occurs in the ammo compartment, you have exactly **14 seconds** to drain it, or everything will explode. Once the ammo compartment detonates, there is no way to recover or save the submarine. The initial explosion will trigger secondary detonations every minute for several minutes.

*If the compartment is empty, an explosion will still occur upon flooding due to unstable volatile gas residues that cannot be vented outside the submarine, as they react with water.*

*Note: The ammo compartments are marked in red in one of the images above.*

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## **SOME TIPS:**

1) **Keep enemies in front of you and avoid letting them pass over or beneath you whenever possible.**
2) **If the ammo compartment is flooding and you don’t think you can repair everything in time, try interrupting the flooding, even briefly, to buy more time.**
- Closing a door to another flooded compartment or repairing a section of the hull might make the difference.
- The detonation timer resets with any interruption, no matter how short, so take advantage of that.
3) **Do not stay inside the ammo compartment for long.**
- The gases will suffocate you within seconds. Vent the compartment occasionally if possible.
4) **Do not bother repairing external armor manually.**
- Instead, repair it at a station with credits to fully restore every point of durability.

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