THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Tempest
Classification: Medium Fighter
Powerplant: Instigator (size 3)
Engines: Impeler x 2 (size 2 x 2)
Radar: Chime (24000 meter range) (size 1)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 12000mm
Capacitor: Spore (size 2)
Laser Config: Heavy Laser x 3, Warper x 3, Spitfire x 3
Ammo Config: Barrak x 3, Cobra x 3, Hammer x 3
Missiles (# x size): 4x2
MODx: 4
ECM: 2
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 454/517/896 MPS
Acceleration: 100.0 (laser), 95.9 (ion), 88.9 (Barrak), 90.2 (ammo) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 70/65/70 DPS
Cargo: 6 m³
Notes:
As does the Imperial Navy, so does the Holy Armada. While the Navy faced the question of how
to match the Typhoon and released the updated Chiropteran, the Tahirs of the Fa’hil Memta had
long worried about the Phoenix. Even in some of its less impressive incarnations, the leaders of
the Quantar had always been in fearful awe of the sheer amount of pain the Phoenix could
project. When upgrades made the O2-X2 a very viable spacecraft, the Quantar knew they
needed a similar vessel. Yet, the idea of a ship that emphasized firepower over speed seemed a
betrayal of Quantar ideals… until the engineers at Cromforge looked at their old Medium Fighter,
the Tempest, and realized that in it they had what they needed.
The Q10-I Tempest is the realization of that idea, and is the Quantar response to the Phoenix just
like the Chiropteran is the Octavian response to the Typhoon. It is a craft that is capable of
outgunning any craft in its own class or lower, and can oftentimes even match up favorably in
terms of firepower against craft heavier than itself. However, it combines this with a good number
of MODx, a top speed that allows it to catch most non-Quantar craft, more nimbleness than any
craft of its class, and a T/M ratio only slightly less than that of the Chiropteran – all with the slim
profile of a Medium Fighter. In short, the Tempest is an incredibly dangerous craft, capable of
getting away from most of the things it can’t easily outgun. Caution should be used when
engaging this craft in anything less than a Heavy Fighter. Especially with its Ion Cannon loadout
(which is produced in Quantar space, note) it can probably outshoot anything lighter than a
Phoenix. If there is one hole in its offensive capacity, it’s in the missile mounts – the Chiropteran
and Invader both possess larger missile capacity (in various ways) than the ‘Pest.
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