''Do you think this could be some super secret Navy surprise excercise? Because if so , they...they...they've gone way too far. '' - Jimmy "Ordy" Ord to a navy soldier
The Archer is a type of garenonian vessel featured in the Battleship movie and video game. Along with the Stinger, the Archer is also one of the main and most popular combat spacecraft classes of the Garenon Empire, as it is one of the most heavily armed ship classes.
History[]
Like the other ship classes and the Stinger, the Archer served in the Garenon nation's military forces as they began their era of space expansion and planetary conquest. Archer has participated in many interstellar battles.
Regent's massacre on another alien planet[]
Like the Stinger and other ship classes, the Archer also participated in a conquest on a hostile planet that Hopper had seen from the Regent commander from the Communication ship that had crashed in Hong Kong earlier. It is unclear what kind of weapon the Archers used in this conflict, but through telepathic images of the Gold Regent commander transmitted through Hopper, it appears that the Archers launched a weapon that created giant explosions, which could then be seen from space orbit, looking quite similar to nuclear explosions. It is unclear whether these explosions were actually caused by Archer ships, as the Regent commander's flashback also shows the participation of Striker groups, in reality it is possible that the Regent deployed other types of warships besides the Archer and Striker.
Archers take over the skies over a hostile planet,
In Movie :[]
Scout on Earth
In 2012, after receiving a signal from humans, Regent sent a reconnaissance fleet to Earth and Archer was also in the squad. In deep space, all five ships merged into one giant ship and flew throughout the journey. Upon reaching Saturn's orbit, the five alien warships separated independently and headed towards Earth only a few seconds later. A few hours later, Archer landed in the Pacific Ocean and dived deep into the ocean floor. As three human destroyers approached the Mother Ship's floating tower and its magnetic shield surrounding the island of Hawaii, Archer and the rest of the scout fleet emerged from the sea, displaying their power and defending Mother Ship.
Encounter with the Human Navy
The Archer and the remaining ships all began to activate their weapons, while not actively attacking the humans unprovoked. When a warning shot was fired at the aliens, the Stinger began to engage the human navy, although the Archer and Striker ships did not participate, perhaps to avoid excessive human casualties.
The Archer still observed the humans after the battle and continued to defend to ensure the successful landing of ground forces, after which all three alien warships separated to protect different locations outside. off the island of Oahu that the Regent ground forces were occupying.
Archer and the squad
Night battle
Archers join the battle
Archer's Peg launchers are preparing to fire
Following the first contact with the Regent fleet, the destruction of the USS Sampson and the JS Myoko and the attack on the navy base in Oahu, the USS John Paul Johnes was left to sail alone at night when it was intercepted by two garenonian warships, a Stinger and an Archer which were both advancing towards the human ship's position. After firing volleys of explosive pegs at the JPJ, their position was detected by the oceanographic tsunami detection system that Alex Hopper employed when radars got disabled. Through a system of coordinates the crew was able to predict the alien ships' next position and fired tomahawk missiles, and after a couple of failed attempts, the Archer was successfully hit and completely destroyed.
Archer got hit by Anti-ship missiles
In PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game :[]
The Archer as it appears in the game.
Archer on the enemy information board from Command Pacific Fleet.
Archers participated in the full-scale invasion of Earth in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, focusing on the Hawaiian Islands, where dozens or even hundreds of Archer-class ships were deployed. Throughout the battle , Archers and other Regent ships helped capture the islands and nearby waters, battled human naval forces, and provided fire support for Regent ground troops—mainly targeting soldiers like the game's protagonist, Cole Mantis, stationed on the Regent-occupied islands.
Archer first appeared in Mission 3: Overrun.
Specifications[]
Length: ~133.8 m
Height: ~55m
Width (with wings): ~130 m
Weight: Unknown
Weapons : In the game it is revealed that Archer has 4 Peg missile launchers, with only 2 launchers visible in the movie. There are also two launch bays for ballistic missiles or multi-role missiles such as the VLS Stinger, perhaps on either side near the top of Archer's hull. On the bow sides are two long metal spears, perhaps two plasma cannons or relay units.
Archer's peg launcher
Abilities[]
Archer warships mostly have the same abilities as Stinger warships, although the Archer class has quite visible minor design differences likely unique to its class as well as possibly specialized weapons.
Trivia:[]
- The Archer is the only regent ship to have rear-folded wings and a darker titanium-toned armor color compared to the silver-tone armor color of the other ships.