THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Monsoon
Classification: Assault Fighter
Powerplant: Sport Plus (size 4)
Engines: Dream x 2 (size 5 x 2)
Radar: Doorbell (40000 meter range) (size 3)
Shield: Alpaa (20600mm equivalent) (size 3)
Armor: 24300mm
Capacitor: Seed (size 4; see below)
Laser Config: Generally not used
Ammo Config: Vantage x 2/Peeler x 2
Missiles (# x size): 1x6, 2x4, 2x2
MODx: 5
ECM: 2
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 459/523/905 MPS
Acceleration: 81.8 kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 45/55/55 DPS
Cargo: 16 m³
Notes:
When first released, the Q17 Monsoon was considered an engineering disaster. Not sporting
nearly enough of a power plant for the scale of the weapons it mounted and possessing a “beachball”
like profile, it was totally rejected by the pilots of the Armada. Then Tens and Piney released
their updated Peeler mortar to match their Vantage system. A pilot named Grimwald Gonzales
mounted these on his Monsoon, as well as a Duelist and many Flashfires. He realized that he
was essentially flying a “Fat Intensity” with enough firepower to take a Phoenix down to nearly no
shields in two salvos and an Intensity in 3 – with a longer range radar to boot. All of a sudden, the
Monsoon didn’t seem so useless anymore.
Monsoons are used in somewhat the same manner as the Dragon Assault Fighter. They are
command vessels and attempt to be the focus of combat. While they do not have the endurance
that the Dragon does by any means, they are possessed of the same MODx arrangement as an
Intensity, and combined with their top speed and high acceleration (for an assault fighter, thanks
to its massive engines) it is very easy for a Monsoon to disengage and re-engage when the fight
favors the pilot. These ships are used as bait, sometimes, to lure enemy ships into desired
locations. Thankfully, though, their reliance on low-power mortar weaponry and their nigh-on
obese profile makes them utterly predictable and very easy to target. Do not underestimate these
ships, though. They still pack a lot of heat (both missile and gun-wise) and they can do enough
damage to blow though either a Phoenix or an Intensity in five salvos (AKA 6 seconds.) If they
disengage, let them run and focus on a wingman of his until he tries to re-enter the fight. Never let
a Monsoon pilot fight on his own terms!
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