Whale

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*"Moby Dick seeks thee not. It is thou, thou, that madly seekest him!"*

-Moby-Dick, Ch. 135
## Tactical properties

* **You're gonna have a whale of a time**: Whales are fearsome fighters, capable of dishing out a punishment to anything that drifts on sea, be it above or underwater, a whale is capable of swallowing aquatic creatures whole, and ramming vessels with it's mighty bulk, quickly flattening them. Though the whale moves underwater, it has to surface in order to ram things that are also surfaced.

* **Worth a whale of wealth**:Wales are among the more expensive units to build, since each whale delivers it's services in return for Guild territorial protection for it's kind, They are however worth everything in more ways then military.

* **Whaling won't win will it?**: Though strong and considerably healthy, a whale is still an animal, and will die quickly to the bullets, toxins and shells their enemies tend to use. Try to keep whales safe from punishment.

* **Walloping whales!**: Whales can jump out of the water to displace any ship that was directly above or near them when they were still submerged.

* **Wicked Walkways!**: Whales are not very good at attacking buildings. It tends to give them headaches and chipped teeth. Please refrain from ordering whales to attack buildings.

* **Whomping whales whopping waltzing whalers!**: Once a whale has fought in an actual battle, and has put it's body against the excrement of shells, poison, bullets and whatever can be thrown against it, it tends to be white, sterile and scarred. Such whales are known to put up quite a fight before dying.

## Whales

Everyone loves the dolphins of the United Allied Pods. They make great propaganda, they save lives out at sea, and they even show their sympathy towards their fellow marine mammals, the humble and simple Right whale. Thanks to Allied tech, their ability to communicate has opened new doors into man's understanding of the animal kingdom, and the chance that extinction would be just that; extinct.

Many of the whale pods of the world were hoping for just that when the Third World War ended. For centuries they had endured whaling cultures worldwide, and while knowing full well that they were before hunted out of necessity, the rights of porpoises gave them hope. But the post-war reality was that the Allies couldn't risk fully destroying Japan's industry without risking another potential war. The Allies allowed in the treaty with the Empire that the Japanese be allowed to continue their whaling under "Scientific research".

Whales worldwide were outraged, and together petitioned Glynnis Barnacle for recognition as another sapient species. To their shock, Glynnis continually told the Allies that only dolphins and Right whales were sapient. Theories have flown among specialists as to why. Some claims that Glynnis doesn't want to share the world's shiny ball reserve with "undeserving" marine mammals, while others argue that the UAP has enough to struggle with without their whale cousins taking up more Allied attention.

While most whales simply have started to stay farther and farther away from Japan, one species took action. Known as the most strong-willed of aquatic species, the massive Sperm whales converged on the coasts of the territory under control of the Industrial Guild. Making themselves obvious, they managed to explain their situation through rhythmic breaching and formation swimming. The Guild was fascinated, and entered negotiations with the whales thanks to the aid of a "borrowed" dolphin translator.

Now part of a power bloc, the sperm whales have started to fight back. Japanese fishers are starting to disappear, and many Japanese citizens have accused everyone from the Soviets to the Contingent of being responsible. Pahit ships have also started going missing, radio calls from the doomed vessels reported massive breaches to the hull and waves forcing water onto the deck. Simultaneously, oceanologists have noted that what was once a worldwide population of sperm whales have become a concentrated group centered in the South Pacific.

The sperm whales have tried to convince their brothers to join, except for the orca, pilot, and false killer whales for their constant attacks on sperm whale pods. The baleen whales are also hesitant to join; being a simple eater of krill, the baleen pods have simply tried to stay still in the sonar. Frustrated by their inability to convince the other whale pods to join against those that would hunt them, the sperm whales have become angrier, deadlier, and more willing to "disappear" any survivors of their shipwrecks.

## Just the Stats

 **Armour Type** | Infantry

 **Armour Type** | Infantry

 **DPS** | 100