THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

SCOUTS
Scouts have always been a vital part of any military operation. In space, getting enemy positional
data is just as vital. Fast ships are also needed for exploring sectors and mapping asteroid fields.
The modern Scout vessel was developed with these missions in mind. They are generally
designed to do one thing: go very, very fast. While armed, the general response of a scout is to
bug out of a battle, not fight. Since the development of the Heavy Scout (AKA Ranger), very little
has gone on in this class. The Falcon is rumored to go as fast as a Peregrine in intercept mode,
though.
Peregrine
Classification: Light Scout
Power plant: Sport Plus (size 4)
Engines: Rush x 2 (size 4 x 2)
Radar: Knocker (35000 meter range) (size 2)
Shield: Shelter (6009mm equivalent) (size 1)
Armor: 10800mm
Capacitor: Jug (size 1)
Laser Config: Heavy Laser or Spitfire Ion cannon
Ammo Config: Barrak x 1
Missiles (# x size): 1x4
MODx: 4
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 539/615/1065 MPS
Acceleration: 164.5 (laser), 161.3 (ion), 157.1 (gauss) kN/kg
Yaw: 18/36/38 DPS
Cargo: 1 m³
Notes:
The Peregrine is the fastest light scout class ship in existence. This ship was once used as a
skirmisher in the days before the modern Light Fighters (indeed, squad OEC is notorious among
veterans for its “’Grine Packs” of old), but those aforementioned ships have now superseded the
Peregrine in the support fighter role, due to the fact that they improve upon one thing:
maneuverability. Even when not firing its prodigious engines, the Peregrine is a difficult bird to
move around. Its yaw rate is particularly unforgivable, as on that axis it maneuvers almost like a
freighter. The days of the ‘Grine Packs are probably at an end, but this ship still excels at scouting
ahead of a larger force or flipping beacons with impudence (especially since its acceleration rate
is the absolute greatest in TRI space and is far higher than that of its larger brother). It should
also be noted that, like many scout-class ships, the Peregrine has been cleared for carrying
medium-sized missile ordinance.
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