[RELEASE] Arachnid Mark 1
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:49 pm
The GalTech Industries Corporation proudly announces the release of the Arachnid Mark 1 general purpose vessel (Available as both a player and NPC ship). This ship is the fourth in a series of original concept vessels planned for release over the coming months.
Download it here https://app.box.com/s/bifywyk1jcwccjkr4f1y
The Arachnid Mark 1 is the GalTech Industries Corporation’s answer to Cowell & MgRath’s phenomenally popular Cobra Mark 3. Produced at the shipyards in the Ceesxe, Gerete and Edle systems, and also under license at many other facilities throughout the 8 galaxies, the ship is becoming a popular choice for both traders and bounty hunters.
Invariably the ship has also found its way in to the hands of many unscrupulous privateers wishing to combine good combat capabilities with a craft able of transporting a reasonable amount of cargo.
Designed as a general purpose craft, the intention is to allow the owner to reconfigure the ship to suit their own individual requirements. As a result this craft is equally suitable for combat, trading and passenger transport as well as being capable of carrying out some of the smaller cargo contracts.
Early prototypes suffered from a poorly performing propulsion drive however this initial setback has now been overcome giving the Arachnid Mark 1 a slight advantage over the Cobra Mark 3 in terms of both speed and manoeuvrability. The profile of the craft is also approximately 80% that of the Cobra Mark 3 therefore making the ship a more difficult target to hit.
The downside to this improvement in performance and reduced size however is less internal space meaning that the maximum extended cargo capacity is 30T rather than the Cobra Mark 3’s 35T and that the maximum number of missiles is limited to 2.
In summary the Arachnid Mark 1 is very closely matched in comparison to the Cobra Mark 3 and the choice between the two appears to depend on the potential buyer’s preference for cargo transportation or combat.
For full details of this ship see my Wiki page (Click on the link in my signature strip).
The ship specification is as follows: -
Size (metres WxHxL) 74m x 28m x 90m
Standard cargo capacity 25T
Cargo Bay Extension 5T
Maximum speed 0.355 LM
Thrust 35
Manoeuvrability Roll 1.5 and Pitch 1.6
Hyperspace capable Yes
Energy 360
Energy recharge rate 4.0
Gun mounts 4No (Fore, Aft, Port and Starboard)
Missile slots 2
Shield boosters available Yes
Military shields available Yes
Fuel scoops available Yes
Tech level 6
OXP or standard OXP
Available to player Yes
Base price 160,000 Cr
Download it here https://app.box.com/s/bifywyk1jcwccjkr4f1y
The Arachnid Mark 1 is the GalTech Industries Corporation’s answer to Cowell & MgRath’s phenomenally popular Cobra Mark 3. Produced at the shipyards in the Ceesxe, Gerete and Edle systems, and also under license at many other facilities throughout the 8 galaxies, the ship is becoming a popular choice for both traders and bounty hunters.
Invariably the ship has also found its way in to the hands of many unscrupulous privateers wishing to combine good combat capabilities with a craft able of transporting a reasonable amount of cargo.
Designed as a general purpose craft, the intention is to allow the owner to reconfigure the ship to suit their own individual requirements. As a result this craft is equally suitable for combat, trading and passenger transport as well as being capable of carrying out some of the smaller cargo contracts.
Early prototypes suffered from a poorly performing propulsion drive however this initial setback has now been overcome giving the Arachnid Mark 1 a slight advantage over the Cobra Mark 3 in terms of both speed and manoeuvrability. The profile of the craft is also approximately 80% that of the Cobra Mark 3 therefore making the ship a more difficult target to hit.
The downside to this improvement in performance and reduced size however is less internal space meaning that the maximum extended cargo capacity is 30T rather than the Cobra Mark 3’s 35T and that the maximum number of missiles is limited to 2.
In summary the Arachnid Mark 1 is very closely matched in comparison to the Cobra Mark 3 and the choice between the two appears to depend on the potential buyer’s preference for cargo transportation or combat.
For full details of this ship see my Wiki page (Click on the link in my signature strip).
The ship specification is as follows: -
Size (metres WxHxL) 74m x 28m x 90m
Standard cargo capacity 25T
Cargo Bay Extension 5T
Maximum speed 0.355 LM
Thrust 35
Manoeuvrability Roll 1.5 and Pitch 1.6
Hyperspace capable Yes
Energy 360
Energy recharge rate 4.0
Gun mounts 4No (Fore, Aft, Port and Starboard)
Missile slots 2
Shield boosters available Yes
Military shields available Yes
Fuel scoops available Yes
Tech level 6
OXP or standard OXP
Available to player Yes
Base price 160,000 Cr
The image can be seen , so I am led to believe at the above link.