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Homeworld: Kushan <Interceptor> (Vanilla)

Update 09-30-15:

-Added additional Thrusters to increase horizontal movement.


Update 09-22-15:

-Switched Rocket Launchers and Gatling Gun Positions to better fit the original
-Completed some hull errors

Vanilla, Survival ready.

Yay, it's my recreation of a Kushan Interceptor Vessel from Homeworld
I tried to match sizes as much as possible.

It is fully functional, powered mainly by batteries (though a Large Reactor has been installed to charge it up if not docked) and equipped with Oxygen Generator and Tank.

Its fast, light armored and equipped with 4 Gatling Guns and 2 Rocket Launchers (non reloadable).

NOTE: On some of the Screenshots a version is visible without the Wings. The Blueprint image shows the exact appearance.


The Kushan Interceptor (From Homeworld Wiki)

It was originally designed by Kushan engineers and scientists belonging to the "Blade Project", and despite its extreme usefulness by the time of the Beast War, the original Blades (Marks 1 through 4) were extremely dangerous and unreliable.

The Blade Project's original goals were to merely design an upgraded and refitted version of the Scout in the form of a new, more powerful "Heavy Interceptor". As time went on and old models of the Blade were scrapped the Heavy Interceptor simply became the Interceptor and was eventually simplified to excel at its single task: fighter-to-fighter combat. Versions 1 and 2, which followed the example of the Arrow were eventually scrapped for not being sufficiently worth the extra expenses needed to build them.

Marks 3 and 4 on the other hand were further upgraded so that they could also endure atmospheric flight and travel at speeds greater even than the Arrow. However, all these systems combined together to build up heating in the plasma vents which hence gave the pilots of these test flights the nickname "Bomb Jockey" as their prototype designs would often explode in flight.

Eventually, Fleet Intelligence was about to give up the project entirely and cut funds based on the failures of the first four models. Instead, a single engineer and a test pilot together refitted the Blade by cutting away the wings and using their hull to form thermal insulation. In addition they pulled away the extra speed of the Blade and finished with a fighter that while slower than the Arrow carried more firepower and, more significantly, it ceased to be a guided fireball.

The Mk. 5 employed a large twin rotary cannon inside the nose armor plates that provided the extra firepower that the Arrow lacked. In addition this armor provided not only cooling and a larger chassis but also better protection against enemy firepower. Even so, much of the Blade's troubled past still was tied to it and pilots were still known as "Bomb Jockeys" even in the days of the Beast War, when the upgraded Mk. 6 provided the base for much of the carrier fleets commanded by the various Kushan Kiithid.



Features:

Autopilot
Remote controllable
Maintenance Projection installed
Ore Detector
Predefined GUI for Cockpit and Remote control

Gatling Guns: 4
Non-reloadable Rocket Launchers: 2

Batteries: 6
Large Reactor: 1

Oxygen Generator: 1
Oxygen Tank: 1

Medium Cargo Containers: 9
Docking Connectors: 1

Flight modes: Flight, Landing, Combat On/Off, Silence On/Off
The modes activate or deactivate blocks that are not required for the current active mode to safe power.

Cameras: Front, Rear, Bottom Connector

Programmable Blocks (Free to use): 4
Additional Timers: > 5

See also:

Kushan Scout
Kushan Defender
Kushan Attack Bomber
Kushan "Cavalier" Light Corvette
Kushan "Porter" Salvage Corvette
Kushan "Matriarch" Fleet Support Frigate