THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Phoenix
Classification: Heavy Fighter
Power plant: Centerfuge MK5 (do not use other powerplant, see below) (size 5)
Engines: Dream x 1 (size 5)
Radar: Knocker (35000 meter range) (size 2)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 16200mm
Capacitor: Varies greatly on loadout; Carrier (low weight) for Pulse laser loadout,
Keytso for Thorns and Ion, Alembic for Injustices, Deepol for ammo (size
4)
Laser Config: Heavy Laser x 4, VAPOR x 2/Warper x 2, Featherfire x 2/Spitfire x 2
Ammo Config: Barrak x 2/Hitman x 2
Missiles (# x size): 2x4, 2x2
MODx: 4
ECM: 1
Speed: (nor/ab/ff): 441/503/871 MPS
Acceleration: 83.7 (laser), 78.2 (Ion), 73.3 (ammo) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 60/65/70 DPS
Cargo: 8 m³
Notes:
The O2-X2 Phoenix is the premier fighter craft of the Octavian Navy. The Phoenix has a long and
storied history, some good and some quite awful. The current model is the most advanced model
of the Phoenix yet. The ship was designed primarily around the idea of overwhelming firepower;
while the Quantar Typhoon technically has the same kind of gun mounts, the Phoenix can power
any kind of combination of weapons it can mount and still fire all guns at full throttle, without
problem. Thus, an accurate pilot in a Phoenix can cause far more damage than their Solrain or
Quantar counterparts. It also possesses the heaviest (and most) missile mounts of any Heavy
Fighter. The “Nix” is a maneuverable craft for its size; however, its single-engine design means
that its acceleration is not quite at good as its contemporaries. (It does mean that the craft can
afterburn longer than others, though, so the effect is mitigated somewhat.) The Nix can also take
somewhat more damage to its armor before going down. It is, on the whole, an excellent
backbone to the Octavian fleet. It works best, however, when supported by a Raven or
Chiropteran to cover its flanks.
An additional note about the ship: pilots will note that the Nix can mount a stronger power plant
than the Centerfuge Mk.V. HOWEVER, the CentV was designed specifically with the Phoenix in
mind, and the only weapon combination it cannot power is a plasma configuration. As plasma is
not extremely useful in fighter-to-fighter combat, it is not covered here. To keep acceleration
tolerable, do not use any other power plant on the Phoenix.
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