THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod
THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod
THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod
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Vulture<br />
Classification: Assault Gunboat/Combat Transport/”Heavy Miner”<br />
Power plant: Sport Plus (size 4)<br />
Engines: Rush x 2 (size 4 x 2)<br />
Radar: Sentinel (48500 meter range, less power need than a Nubbler) (size 4)<br />
Shield: Mortar (60000mm equivalent), Warden (36500mm equivalent, four times<br />
faster recharge than Mortar; pilot/commander preference) (size 5)<br />
Armor: 79800mm<br />
Capacitor: Pint for Flails, Jug for Vantages and Shards (size 3)<br />
Laser Config: Shard x 2<br />
Ammo Config: Flail x 2, Vantage x 2<br />
Missiles (# x size): 1x5, 2x4<br />
MODx: 7<br />
ECM: 3<br />
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 423/484/839 MPS<br />
Acceleration: 67.0 (Shard), 65.6 (Vantage), 61.3 (Flail) kN/kg<br />
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 26/26/31 DPS<br />
Cargo: 260 m³<br />
Notes:<br />
Released under the guise of a “Heavy Miner” (and it is still a capable mining craft using 2<br />
Prospector mining lasers), the Vulture is in actuality an entirely different kind of ship than anything<br />
seen before. It is the first Assault Gunboat any nation’s fleet has ever seen. The craft mounts<br />
several heavy weapons, and also mounts a massive shield capable of taking a direct tactical<br />
nuke hit and still holding. It also mounts a great number of MODx, allowing it an astounding<br />
amount of tactical flexibility. Additionally, it carries a large radar system that allows it to see much<br />
farther than attending fighters. It is not particularly swift, but it is meant to perform somewhat the<br />
same function as the Dragon – wade into fleet battles and absorb incredible (in this case<br />
staggering) amounts of damage. It also possesses enough firepower to appreciably damage<br />
other combat craft, and it mounts several moderate-to-heavy warheads capable of heavily<br />
damaging fighters and lighter cargo vessels (although they lack the size for hardened targets like<br />
Infestations.) It is not very maneuverable, but it is a mobile firebase – it is not meant to be<br />
handled like a light fighter. Dragon and Raptor pilots will feel right at home in the cockpit of a<br />
battle-configured Vulture. It can also be used as a battle transport, conveying medium-sized loads<br />
though areas where commanders feel the transport could use some firepower on it as well.<br />
Astute pilots will note that the ship’s gun mounts are actually size 5, while currently the most<br />
devastating ballistic weaponry available in the five systems is size 4. Rumors are circulating that<br />
these mounts were designed specifically for the exceptionally illegal Imperializer weapon system<br />
produced by Annihilitech. It is possible the Navy may move to have the weapon legalized and<br />
released in Octavian space. The weapons on the Vulture are already destructive; the power of a<br />
Vulture with Imperializers would be difficult to fathom.<br />
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