THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Storm
Classification: Shuttle
Powerplant: Harvester, Rake (anything more is overkill really) (size 2)
Engines: Cardoria x2 (size 1 x 2)
Radar: Chime (24000 meter range) (size 1)
Shield: Shelter (6009mm equivalent) (size 1)
Armor: 6000mm
Capacitor: Jug (size 1)
Laser Config: Mining Laser, Heavy Laser/Warper or Ion Cannon (non-miner rare)
Ammo Config: Barrak, Cobra or Hammer (rare in general)
Missiles (# x size): 2x1
MODx: 3
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 299/340/590 MPS
T/M: 86.5 (mining laser), 90.1 (laser), 87.5 (Ion), 84.0 (ammo) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 90/60/90 DPS
Cargo: 2 m³
Notes:
The Storm is the Holy Armada’s standard craft for new pilots. It is, essentially, the cheapest thing
they could give their nuggets to actually get them spaceborne and mining. Even when fully
upgraded it is hardly an impressive craft. (One might ooh and aah at the YPR rates, but the
Apteryx handles better on the whole.) It does mount a single size 2 gun slot, which means with
some brokering it can carry a fair amount of heat, but not substantially more than any other entrylevel
craft. It is slow as well – the Ape beats it easily and even a fully-upgraded Premia can
outpace a Storm. It is, thus, almost purely a trainer craft. It will let a new Quantar pilot learn the
basics of aerospace maneuvers and get a bit of mining under his belt, but that’s it. You’ll rarely
encounter a combat pilot in one of these – anyone with an ounce of sense will upgrade to the
Gust as soon as possible.
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