| Raptor | | Variants: | There are no variants of this ship | | Specifications: | | Race | Split | | Class | M1, Carrier | | Role | Military | | Min Notoriety | Honoured Imperator of Rhonkar | | Min Speed | 60.73 m/s | | Max Speed | 109.3 m/s | | Acceleration | 7.68 m/s | | Yaw | 0.4 rot/min | | Pitch | 0.3 rot/min | | Roll | 0.3 rot/min | | Reactor Output (power) | 9000 KJ | | Hull Stength | 160000 | | Shield Type | 1 GJ Shield | | Max Shield Count | 5 x 1 GJ | | Max Recharge Time (Shields) | 5 x 1 GJ = 1 h | | NPC Max Missiles | 9 | | Weapons Energy | 71800 W | | Weapons Recharge Rate | 1076.93 W/s | | Cargo Type | ST | | Cargo Min | 8800 | | Cargo Max | 8800 | | Docking Slots | 65 This change is found in The Xtended Mod for X³: Reunion. | | Docking Type | M3 ; M6 | | Gun Count | 20 | | Price | ¢80,260,856 |
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The
Raptor is the
Split carrier ship. It first made an appearance in the war against the
Boron when it proved to be effective but vulnerable to attack from beneath. It is believed that, over the intervening jazuras, the
Split have re-developed the ship to eliminate this problem.
A High-ranking
Split officer who is linked by kin to the ruling family clan commands the ship. Generally they are even more abrasive and arrogant than the other members of their race. Fast and heavily armed, it has earned the reputation of being the best carrier in service as its relatively slender hull manages to hold more fighter craft than any of its rivals. Only the most arrogant and aggressive
Split captains ever find themselves in command of a
Raptor, and for all these reasons extreme caution is advised whenever approaching one.
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Because of it's superior speed and hanger capacity, this is the most popular of the race
Carriers It also has the best laser reload and is one of only two to be able to fit Mass Drivers,which is handy as the right and left turrets are the only ones that support Flaks. However, it also has the lowest shields at 5GJ, so although it packs a heavy punch, it can also be quite vulnerable. It is also narrow and hard to hit compared to the others, in line with other
Split Capital Ships.
The fastest race Carrier, at 109.3 m/s with the best acceleration.
Packing 65
M3 class fighters into a single hull is no easy task, but it is one that the designers of the
Split Raptor have exceeded in. It has been rumoured that the
Split have found a way to use the revolutionary cargo compression technology on living beings, but it would be very unlikely, considering the distinct lack of evidence supporting this theory. With this many fighters, the
Raptor can prove superior to almost any opposing force, decimating lighter
M6 class ships and even posing a threat to
Destroyers and
Carriers.
The
Raptor has been in service ever since the
Split/
Boron war, and has been undergoing updates and redesign processes ever since. Beginning with developing weapon ports on the underside to cover it's weak points, to massively improving the size of it's cargo hold as a retort to the the
Argon Colossus similarly impressive hangars, the
Raptor is a striking symbol of
Split wartime ingenuity, and is a threat to even the most battle-hardened Admiral.
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