THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

SCOUTS
Scout craft in the Holy Armada fulfill more or less the same role they do in other factional fleets.
Surprisingly, only one of these ships is really viable militarily. The Simoom is vastly outmoded by
the Peregrine and its larger brother the Squall (which was the first Heavy Scout class vessel to
undergo development.) It is possible that Cromforge may attempt to put the Simoom through an
upgrade program similar to the treatment the lighter fighters did; however, there is little demand
for such upgrades, and such a project is likely on the back burner compared to the Advanced
Tactical Fighter project and Cromforge’s own Corvette/Gunship project (which is a desperate
attempt at matching Octavian dominance in the class.)
Simoom
Classification: Light Scout
Powerplant: Sport (size 3)
Engines: Guzzler x 2 (size 3 x 2)
Radar: Knocker (35000 meter range) (size 2)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 8400mm
Capacitor: Seed (size 1)
Laser Config: Heavy Laser, Spitfire Ion Cannon
Ammo Config: Barrak Gauss Cannon
Missiles (# x size): 1x4
MODx: 2
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 504/575/996 MPS
Acceleration: 132.2 (laser), 130.2 (ion), 126.3 (gauss) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 24/40/20 DPS
Cargo: 1 m³
Notes:
The Simoom is a Light Scout craft that is fairly obsolete. The Peregrine outperforms it in nearly
every way except for better defense and slightly better maneuverability. The Simoom is rarely
used beyond lower-ranked pilots who can’t afford better. Its shielding does give it a fair degree of
survivability, but for long-range detection is it far outperformed by the Squall. It does carry
medium ordinance like all scouts, however.
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