Kampf: 12 incidents, ladies and gentlemen. Twelve incidents regarding the last iteration of the Shrike muscle car happened, making it one of the most
dangerous builds we have ever done. Everything we have done on the car was experimental, and 9 prototypes of this version of the Shrike perished. Too…
show the scale of these incidents, here’s the list on what that had occurred, which led to the finalized, 10th prototype affectionately called “Mokou”, a reference
to Fujiwara no Mokou, a character from a game series “Touhou Project”
1st incident: 1st Prototype, used same engine as the D-Spec model, uprated to 706hp @ 7900rpm on Octane 95 fuel. Catastrophic engine failure. Engine cover
broke through the bonnet, and lodged itself onto the roof of the garage. No one was injured, car was salvaged and repaired. Engine was scrapped.
2nd Incident: 1st Prototype, same engine as D-Spec model, turbocharged, 752hp @ 7600rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Engine failure resulting in the turbocharger
exploding within the engine bay, effectively killing the engine, and weirdly enough, weaken the rigidity of the front of the car. Engine and car was scrapped,
and no one was injured.
3rd Incident: 2nd Prototype, same engine as the Emden Rage, uprated to 690hp @ 8000rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Brought out to the test track for a test run.
Gearbox failure in the first lap, after the second corner. Left part of the test track littered with fragments of metal. Test track was closed for clean up, gearbox scrapped,
no one was injured.
4th Incident: 2nd Prototype, same engine as the Emden Rage, uprated again to 720hp @ 8100rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Brought out to the test track for a test run, Ukyo
volunteers as test driver. Car skids on a high speed bend at last reported speed of 227kmh, slamming into the safety barrier rearwards, Ukyo was sent to hospital,
and was diagnosed with whiplash. Was on medical leave for 1 month. He is still having symptoms of it as of now, mainly weakness to his left arm, and occasional
headaches. Car and engine was scrapped.
5th Incident: 3rd Prototype, all-new 6200cc DOHC V8, 683hp @ 7500rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Brought out to test track, Kampf as test driver. Suspension, both front and rear collapsed
at 300kmh, skidding on the underpanel on the tarmac before flipping upside down upon going off the surface and onto the grass at approximately 100kmh. Minor cuts and bruises on
Kampf. Car was scrapped, engine salvaged.
6th Incident: 4th Prototype, 6200cc DOHC V8, 732hp @ 7700rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Brought out to test track, Kampf as test driver. Leaking fuel line resulting an engine fire just after
3 laps. Kampf escapes unscathed, but both car and engine are scrapped.
7th Incident: 5th Prototype, 6800cc DOHC V8, 755hp @ 7800rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Brought out to the test track, Lean as test driver. Car skids on the same high speed bend as Ukyo’s
at last reported speed of 265kmh. Crashes into the safety barrier head-on. Immense inertia caused the car to flip over the barrier, and out of the track, crumpling her own car from the
roof, an Opel Manta B. Lean was immediately taken to hospital. Broken 3 ribs, fractured right arm just below the elbow, fractured right leg below the knee, and a cracked left shoulder blade.
She is still warded, and would not be active for approximately the next 10 months. Her behaviour, though, is still the same, happy-go-lucky individual. The car was scrapped, while the engine,
salvaged. Lean’s Opel Manta B is still in the vicinity, have yet to be repaired.
8th Incident: 6th Prototype, 6800cc DOHC V8, bored out to 6900cc, 801hp @ 7900rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Raquel volunteers to be the test driver. Front right tyre bursts in the 5th lap, resulting
the car to skid out of control and crash into the divider for the entrance to the pit stop. Flames erupt just seconds after Raquel got out of the car, unharmed. Car and engine scrapped.
9th Incident: 7th Prototype, 7000cc DOHC V8, 825hp @ 7600rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Catastrophic engine ‘implosion’, destroying the crank, pistons, and crankshaft during rolling road testing.
The engine was working fine when it was tested alone 2 days prior. Engine was scrapped.
10th Incident: 7th Prototype, 6900cc DOHC V8, 800hp @ 7900rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Bristol covers Raquel as test driver as she was on medical leave due to fever. Loss of control on the straight
on the 8th lap followed by engine cut-off, but was able to come to a halt safely. Steering rack had collapsed, and taken out the fuel line. No fires occurred. Car was scrapped.
11th Incident: 8th Prototype, redesigned internals, 6900cc DOHC V8, 850hp @ 8100rpm on Octane 98 fuel. Bristol covers as test driver once again; Raquel was assigned to assist Ukyo for the
time being to manage the interns that had just joined a week ago. Car was on the final corner before conclusion of the test drive when the front left wheel came loose, causing the car to lose
control, out of the tarmac, and flip several times at last recorded speed of 120kmh. Bristol was sent to hospital for a cracked skull, minor whiplash, and a fractured right ankle. Currently on a 5
month medical leave. Car and engine was scrapped.
12th Incident: 9th Prototype improved internals, 7200cc DOHC V8, 835hp @ 8500rpm on Octane 100 fuel. Rikako volunteers to be test driver. Brake failure that results her in crashing after
the long straight at 340kmh, head-on into the safety barrier before flipping over it with such force, it landed upside down onto the main parking lot, impaling a brand new Shrike EcoRun
from the boot. Due to further safety improvements, Rikako left unscathed except for a few bruises on the knees, elbows, and left cheek. Car and engine was scrapped. Raquel comes in to
supervise the build, Rikako stays on to work a collaboration with Kampf for the engine.
Kampf: Yes, it was very unfortunate that Ukyo, Bristol, and Lean suffered the most during this build, but with their opinions after having a chance to view the finalized product,
they have not regretted their decisions. And back then, when we mentioned that this… version of the Shrike would be angrier, we meant it. It bit us, threw us, spat at us,
like a wild, untamed German Shepherd. And as time goes on, it got stronger, angrier, more uncontrollable. We knew. We understood that. Yet, we pushed on. Nine prototypes
later, we did it. At its strongest, we tamed it. And now, it begs for something else. Now, it wants to get along with you. Thing is, can you?
And if you were wondering who is this “Mokou” we reference to for our current prototype, the image below kinda explains it.
[size=85]Image from hetza aka hellshock.[/size]
And now…
[size=160]This is, the Shrike Rage Edition[/size]
This menace is equipped with one of the biggest engines ever developed in Battalion; a 7830cc DOHC 32 Valve Crossplane V8 called the “Jumo 004”,
developing a fiery 965hp at 7800rpm, and 907Nm of torque at 7200rpm. It’s equipped with a 7-speed sequential gearbox; a vast difference compared to the past Shrikes.
Matching it with a chassis, and weighting in at 1695kg, this enraged Shrike is able to hit 100kmh from naught within 4 seconds…
[size=150]And a top speed just over 400kmh…[/size]
And for this beast, for all the trouble developing it, the risks we have taken to tame up and nurture it to what it has become, we at Battalion are still
drivers at heart.
The Shrike Rage will retail at $120’000, and inclusive of an extended 8 year warranty for mechanical failures.
Kampf: And with that, I shall leave you with a song from Undead Corporation, Xing Noises,
which signifies not only to us when we develop the Shrike Rage. Now, it’s the car’s turn seeking you. Conquer her, my fellow, potential customers.
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