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Assault Suport Patrol Craft 24A - SWORDFISH

• Designation: Assault Suport Patrol Craft (ASPC) 24A - SWORDFISH
  
• Classification/Type: Sloop
  
• Grid: Large Grid
  
• Subgrids: YES (2)
  
• PCU: 6,654
  
• Grid Mass: 584,943Kg
  
• Blocks: 773
  
• Mods: NO
  
• DLC: YES

The ASPC 24A is a relatively small and survival ready vessel. Its purpose is to support bigger ships in an assault, where it can fire its railgun from distance at large ships and oppose fighters. The second purpose is to defend positions and carryout small patrol missions.
Thanks to its movebility and acceleration it has a good chance to outmaneuver bigger ships. The armour is front orientated, so it can take a few hits from the front. The SWORDFISH is in general light armoured and can take serious damage when flanked.

In times of mass produced small Drones and Gunboots, Corvettes got serious problems in terms of their main purpose: Oppose fighters and (lighter) large vessels. To counter these problems the Company Management decided to back them up with additional firepower. Sloops fill in this gab. Therefor the Company created tactical groups of one corvette and two up to three lighter support vessels. The SWORDFISH is one off these Sloops. It is way cheaper then a corvette and bring a wider variety of firepower and support to the tactical unit.

The setup of the SWORDFISH is mainly for opposing small Grids - such as fighters and drones - with its Assault Canon Turret and the Gattling Turrets, as well as its Air Defence Turret´s. Further more with its Raylgun it can targed fortified positions and large Grids such as ground Stations and Corvettes.
Beside these main capability the SWORDFISH is fully able to operate on its own.

• Acceleration (from 0 to 100 m/s; in Space):
  
  • Forward: 8.20 sec
    
  • Backward: 13.66 sec
    
  • Up: 9.11 sec
    
  • Down: 27.32 sec
    
  • Side: 27.32 sec
  
  
• Gyroscopes: 3 (standard 50% Power)
  
• Large Hydrogen Thrusters: 1 (forward)
  
• Hydrogen Thrusters (small): 16 (4,6,2,2*2)
  
• Large Hydrogen Tank: 1
  
• Planetary Capability: YES (1G tested, but poor performance)

• Batteries: 3
  
• Hydrogen Engine: 2

• Rail Gun: 1
  
• Assault Canon Turret: 1
  
• Gatling Turret: 2
  
• Costume Turret: 2
  
• -> Autocannon: 8 (on two Subgrids)

• Advanced Rotor: 2
  
• Airvent: 2 (1 inside, 1 outside)
  
• Antenna: 1
  
• Armory: 1
  
• Beacon: 1
  
• Bed: 2
  
• Button Panel: 1
  
• Camera: 2 (one front, one down for connector)
  
• Cockpit: 1
  
• Connector: 2 (main Connector down, Fighter Port at the back)
  
• Console Block: 1
  
• Corner LCD: 2
  
• Corner Light: 18
  
• Couch: 1
  
• H2/O2 Generator: 2
  
• Heat Vent: 3
  
• Interior Light: 2
  
• Jump Drive: 1
  
• Laser Antenna: 1
  
• Light Panel: 4
  
• Magnetic Plate: 3
  
• Oxygen Tank: 1
  
• Programmable Blocks: 5
  
• Projector: 1 (for repair)
  
• Remote Control: 1
  
• Sci Fi Four Button Panel: 1
  
• Searchlight: 1
  
• Sliding Hatch Door: 2
  
• Small Cargo Container: 2
  
• Spottlight: 2 (forward)
  
• Survival Kit: 1
  
• Text Panel: 1
  
• Timer Block: 1 (for script)
  
• Toilet: 1
  
• Transparent LCD Panel: 4
  
• Weapon Rack: 1

• The SWORDFISH has two H2/O2-Generators of one Tank for faster refill.

• The ASPC24A has a Cockpit for fast access from the outside, without using the airlock.

• The SWORDFISH has one docking Port for small Fighters at the rear.

• It is fully pressurised and has one Airlock.

• It also has a Survival Kit and runs on a Crew of two with their own quarters.

• Automatic LCDs 2 - In-game script by MMaster
  
• TachCoder's Telemetry Plus - Script
  
• Whip's Auto Door and Airlock - Script
  
• Whip's SIMPL | Ship Integrity Monitoring Program Lite - Script
  
• Whip's Turret Based Radar - Script

• 1. Good mobility.
  
• 2. Low production cost.
  
• 3. Railgun to make big holes!

• 1. Light armored.
  
• 2. Still not dirt cheap.

Math for the Acceleration: a=F/m -> t=100/a; => a = ((>Max Thrust in kN< * >NUMBER OF H2-THRUSTER<) * 1000) / >MASS SHIP< in Kg -> t = 100 / a (in s)

Let me know what do you think about the SWORDFISH in the comment section!