Manticore
| The Manticore is loved by frontier officers for its ability to rapidly bring firepower to bear in small engagements and loathed by Domain strategic planners for interfering with the orderly schema of official fleet doctrine. The Manticore's oversized primary weapon mount and built-in rangefinder are a gunner's dream but allow this destroyer to easily overextend itself in battle. That, operators argue, is what the canister flak system is for - and stripping the paint off your allied ships, as the old joke goes.
A healthy respect for intimidating firepower in a small package see this design continue in the service of fleets of the Persean Sector. When the opportunity presents itself, pirates are particularly keen to recover a Manticore hull and apply blood-red livery to their overgunned prize. |
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A Low Tech Destroyer commonly fielded by the Luddic Church, the Manticore is one of the few destroyers capable of fielding a Large Ballistic weapon onto the battlefield.
Overview
Boasting decent mobility and speed for a Low Tech vessel, the Manticore also carries with it tough armor that would be expected out of being a Low Tech ship.
Built around a Large Ballistic mount and its Ballistic Rangefinder, the Manticore is designed to bombard the enemy fleet with its superior range.
The Luddic Path variant instead exchanges this role with an aggressive close-range brawler instead, replacing its Medium Missiles for Ballistics, and fielding Large Missiles in place of any Large Ballistic, and gutting the Ballistic Rangefinder for Safety Overrides, which significantly reduces flux strain in exchange for higher speed and lowered range.
Acquisition
Strategy and tips
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Although a strong destroyer on paper, the Manticore tends to be lacking in ordnance points and flux. Combined with lackluster shields, this relegates the Manticore to a fire support role by virtue of its need to frequently withdraw and vent flux.
With its Large Ballistic weapon synergizing with the Ballistic Rangefinder to boost its Small Ballistic weapons, the Manticore can be specced for a fully offensive build, leaving any point defense to instead be covered by the Canister Flak system. While Salamander MRMs and other fast guided missiles might be able to land a lucky hit on the Manticore's exposed engines, Canister Flak is typically reliable enough to consistently mulch entire fighter wings unfortunate enough to be caught in the spray.
The Luddic Path Manticore differs from its base counterpart in that its Ballistic Rangefinder has been stripped due to its Large Ballistic being exchanged for a Large Missile, which significantly reduces strain on its flux load and allowing even more aggressive options for its small mounts- at the cost of long-term staying power on the battlefield.
Changelog
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| Ships | |
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| Fighters | |
| Frigates | Afflictor • Afflictor (P) • Brawler • Brawler (TT) • Brawler (LP) • Brawler (LG) • Centurion • Centurion (LG) • Cerberus • Cerberus (P) • Cerberus (LP) • Dram • Gremlin • Hermes • Hound • Hyperion • Kite • Lasher • Mercury • Monitor • Mudskipper • Mudskipper Mk.II • Omen • Ox • Scarab • Shade • Shepherd • Tempest • Vigilance • Wayfarer • Wolf • Vanguard |
| Destroyers | |
| Cruisers | |
| Capitals | Astral • Atlas • Atlas Mk.II • Conquest • Executor • Invictus • Legion • Odyssey • Onslaught • Paragon • Pegasus • Prometheus • Prometheus Mk.II • Retribution |
| Stations | |
| Hidden ships | |
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| Derelict | |
| Remnant | |
| Omega | |
| Other | |