Bretonian Armed Forces - Combat Craft Review - By: Lieutenant Commander James Winters

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CTE-19000 "Roc" Civilian Bomber

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Basic Information

Type: Bomber
Model Number: CTE-19000
Role: Escort....Bomber?
Origin: Liberty
Manufacturer: Civilian
Availability Status: Readily Available
Hull Cost: Estimated 6200000 Credits
Based Availability : Battleship Ark Royal,
Variants: N/A

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Manufacturer's Summary

Ironically labelled a 'civilian' bomber by its Libertonian designers, who also developed such classics as the 'Eagle' fighter, there is little civil about this piece of kit.

This ship is now being used by various civilian corporations that find themselves being pirated by gunboats and similar, who purchase this ship from construction yards or build it themselves after acquiring the rights to its patent. Also of note is the rather large amount of these ships found in the possession of criminal organisations such as the Xenos in Liberty and the Golden Chrysanthemums in Kusari space.

This may indicate that these groups are able to cannibalise the hulls of their Eagles and modify them to make them into bombers, or that they have more financial support for their military machines than lawmen would have previously imagined.
Seen all over Sirius, in the hands of corporations, criminals, Zoners and Freelancers, this bomber is a versatile piece of equipment, handy for those that all-too-often find themselves on the wrong end of big guns.

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Winter's Summary
I'm not even certain where to begin with this vessel. Perhaps the Designation. 'Civilian Bomber'. If those two words together do not warn you off far enough of why this is a bad idea, I don't know what will. But I digress, I am meant to analyse the ship's capabilities, not why it was made.

This ship is agile, for a bomber, as is to be expected of the CTE Series. Boasting a perfectly average Power Core, Middling Armor, it's primary statistics are acceptable, however there are some more subtle problems that should be considered. For One, the Roc is by no means a small vessel. Additionally, both Heavy Anti-Capital weapons are spread out on the wings of the craft, which one must keep aware of during combat.

Over All, an acceptable machine which the Armed Forces has been importing in surprisingly large numbers.

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Hull and Powercore

Armor Durability: 17,400
Hold Capacity: 96 Standard Units.
Equipment Hardpoints: 2 Cruiser Disruptor/Torpedo Mounts, 1 Mine Layer, 1 Counter Measure Launcher/Other
Weapon Hardpoints: 6 'Bomber' Class Guns.
Shield Battery and Nanobot Storage: 85/85
Powercore Capacity: 38,200
Powercore Charge Rate: 1,722
Powercore Percentage: 100%

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Maneuvering

Standard Speed: 80 Units per Second
Turnrate: 60.88 Degrees per Second
Cruise Speed: 350 Units per Second

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Closing Comments
The Concept of a 'Civilian Bomber' just rubs me the wrong way. Arming Civilians with firepower able to easily accost Battleships, and additionally permit the sale and purchase of such without the Crown's Oversight seems like a hornet's nest waiting to be shaken.

It's fully functional in it's role, and as much a threat to us as the Enemy.

Signed,
Lieutenant Commander James Winter - Bretonian Armed Forces