Pegasus

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Pegasus-class Battleship
Midline Capital
400,000c
Logistical data
CR per deployment	12%
CR per deployment	12%
Recovery rate (per day)	4%
Recovery rate (per day)	4%
Recovery cost (supplies)	50
Recovery cost (supplies)	50
Deployment points	50
Deployment points	50
Peak performance (sec)	720
Peak performance (sec)	720
Ordnance points	365
Ordnance points	365
Maintenance (supplies/month)	50
Maintenance (supplies/month)	50
Cargo capacity	400
Cargo capacity	400
Maximum crew	600
Maximum crew	600
Skeleton crew required	500
Skeleton crew required	500
Fuel capacity	300
Fuel capacity	300
Maximum burn	7
Maximum burn	7
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	10
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	10
Combat performance
Hull integrity	17000
Armor rating	1500
Flux capacity	14000
Flux dissipation	500
Top speed	35
Systems
Defense	Front Shield
Shield arc	270
Shield upkeep/sec	200
Shield flux/damage	0.8
System	Fast Missile Racks
Mounts	2x Medium Hybrid 4x Large Missile 4x Medium Energy 4x Small Energy 4x Medium Ballistic

	The Pegasus was an aspirational design initiative by Altair Exotech building off the immense profit and prestige generated by the "Cruiser School" turn of the Domain Armada procurement arm. Orion Shipyards, the primary supplier of capital craft to the Armada, naturally considered this an imposition on a field it had dominated up the that point. Many of the old admirals agreed and uptake was slow; nevertheless, the Pegasus anchored several of the newer battlegroups and found favor among a generation of young officers. The unparalleled heavy missile-focused loadout is a striking distinction from more traditional designs, allowing the Pegasus to compromise on scale of power systems and flux-handling while maintaining respectable armor, top speed, and maneuverability. Traditionalists criticize the Pegasus' "staying power" under fire while counter-critics respond that if a fleet finds itself under sustained heavy fire, it has already made a serious tactical error. Despite these debates, which continue to this day, the combat performance of the Pegasus-class has earned it begrudging respect even from detractors.
–In-Game Description

The Pegasus-class battleship is a midline design capable of carrying and quickly unloading an array of large missiles. These are backed up by many medium mounts for ballistic and energy weapons, and four small energy mounts, positioned for both offensive and defensive roles. It is fielded by the Persean League.

Overview

The Pegasus' Fast Missile Racks system is what allows it to quickly bring its missiles to bear against targets. This means the Pegasus can quickly destroy almost any target with a veritable wall of missile fire, but leaves it with relatively little combat endurance compared to other capital ships.

Strategy and tips

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

The primary focus of the Pegasus is its four large missile hardpoints. As such, good hullmod choices include Expanded Missile Racks and ECCM Package to make the most out of them.

While it is fun to watch, and will ruin the day of any dedicated carrier or other missile-heavy ships while your own missiles last, using nothing but Locust SRM Launchers is inefficient against heavily armored targets.

The ammo dependant nature and Fast Missile Racks on the Pegasus make it tricky to build for AI use. If not under player command, the ship will often fire off all of its missiles and system charges immediately against the first target in range, leaving it with only its medium weapons to continue fighting.

Gallery

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  The RC9 version of the Pegasus. Note the medium hardpoints.

Changelog

Patch 0.97a-RC6: Reclassed as "Battleship" Patch 0.96a-RC10:  Back to 4 large missile slots, weee! Hull no longer has the exceptional property of letting large missile hardpoint weapons rotate. Reduced shield efficiency to 0.8, the midline standard (was: 0.6) Reduced max speed to 35 (was: 50) Reclassed as "Missile Battleship" Patch 0.96a-RC9: Front-facing missile hardpoints are now medium instead of large. Patch 0.96a: Added to game.