Gryphon

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Gryphon-class Missile Cruiser
Midline Cruiser
110,000c
Logistical data
CR per deployment	12%
CR per deployment	12%
Recovery rate (per day)	3%
Recovery rate (per day)	3%
Recovery cost (supplies)	20
Recovery cost (supplies)	20
Deployment points	20
Deployment points	20
Peak performance (sec)	480
Peak performance (sec)	480
Ordnance points	140
Ordnance points	140
Maintenance (supplies/month)	20
Maintenance (supplies/month)	20
Cargo capacity	120
Cargo capacity	120
Maximum crew	250
Maximum crew	250
Skeleton crew required	150
Skeleton crew required	150
Fuel capacity	80
Fuel capacity	80
Maximum burn	8
Maximum burn	8
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	3
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	3
Combat performance
Hull integrity	7000
Armor rating	800
Flux capacity	5000
Flux dissipation	200
Top speed	60
Systems
Defense	Front Shield
Shield arc	270
Shield upkeep/sec	100
Shield flux/damage	0.8
System	Missile Autoforge
Mounts	1x Large Missile 1x Medium Ballistic 2x Medium Missile 3x Small Missile 5x Small Ballistic
Hullmods	Expanded Missile Racks

	The Gryphon is a dedicated missile cruiser designed to provide a highly mobile platform for heavy fire support. It is not a front-line cruiser, and so operates best when provided with escorts. Among the so-called "Cruiser School" wave of ships designed by Altair Exotech, the Gryphon was a key component of the power-projection strategy that came into vogue shortly before the collapse of the Gate system. The Gryphon was meant to allow a task force commander to rapidly concentrate bursts of specialized heavy firepower, forming a devastating hammer to the anvil of assault-class cruisers and destroyers. So reads the Domain-era tactical manual, anyway. Of particular interest is the Gryphon's hull-integrated missile nanoforge: this fixed architecture nanoforge system allows extremely rapid conversion of densely packed, pre-formulated feedstock into a narrow range of munitions in the midst of battle. This allows the Gryphon to effectively convert concentrated mass into desired armaments, allowing for mid-battle replenishment of missile stocks. The flux output of this process is, of course, tremendous so it is not advisable for captains who are relying on their shields to block enemy fire to engage the integrated missile nanoforge system.
–In-game description

The Gryphon-class Missile Cruiser is a midline design fielded by the Persean League.

Overview

The Gryphon features Expanded Missile Racks as its built-in hullmod. Since it already has the hullmod, it's not affected by its s-mod penalty.

Strategy and tips

The following section contains user-submitted suggestions, these may be inaccurate or outdated.

Viable loadouts vary considerably although generally either the off-bore missile mounts are given seeking missiles or alternatively dumbfire missiles and consideration of Auxiliary Thrusters.

Weapons

In AI hands, it is best to fit strike weapons or finisher missiles (such as Harpoon MRMs, Reaper-class Torpedoes, or Atropos-class Torpedo Racks) and then make openings for their use with other ships. While Sabot SRMs can be used to create overloads or force high flux levels very easily in player hands, the AI tends to be too conservative in their usage of missiles to do this. However, its usage with finisher type missiles is devastatingly calculated and ruthless, launching exactly as many missiles or torpedoes as it calculates it needs to destroy a stricken vessel.

Trivia

• Gryphon is an alternate spelling to griffin, a mythical creature that has the body of a lion, and head and front legs of an eagle. While not readily apparent as to why the ship class was named after it, it should be noted this mythological theme naming is shared with another missile-oriented midline ship, the Pegasus.

Changelog

Patch 0.95a: Increased OP to 140 (was: 130) Patch 0.7a: Added to the game