Unit of the Week and New Screenshots

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The official site has posted a new unit-of-the-week along with the two screenshots seen in the Computer Gaming World article.

This weeks unit is the Harkonnen Engineer which looks to be much improved, they actually do more then capture buildings now, check the screenshot in the Units section and a description below:

Neither quick as a Scout nor feared like the Flame-thrower infantry, Harkonnen engineers nonetheless serve a crucial role in the Baron's war effort. They are dispatched quickly for emergency battlefield repairs, as well as for converting and preparing enemy installations for occupation. In dire circumstances, they can be called upon to delicately remove Tleilaxu leech spoors from their afflicted hosts. On top of these fundamental functions, Harkonnen engineers receive basic training in small arms weaponry; accordingly, they are equipped with pistols for self-defense out in the field. Many enemy commanders have learned the hard way that ambushing a supposedly harmless team of engineers can be a treacherous maneuver.

Along with this are the two new screenshots:

There is lot going on in this screenshot, the Atreides are being attacked by the Ordos on their homeplanet Caladan. You can see what looks to be the Ordos special weapon the Electrical Attack at the right and left of the screen along with some Leech units and Sand Bikes elsewhere on the screen.

This looks to be a Harkonnen base under attack by a few Ordos units on Draconis. I think the units in the middle area on fire are the Guild's "Naib" tank transport units.

For those of you who didn't get a copy of Computer Gaming World they have posted an online version of their Emperor article at their website. It isn't the full thing but give it a look anyhow, provides a good overview of the game.