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PFS - AB - Achlys Bomber

100% Vanilla, Survival Capable


Mass: 290,008 kg (empty)
Acceleration: 3.94 m/s^2 (Atmospherics Only) 10.6 m/s^2 (Hydrogen Assist)
Cargo: 1 Medium Container, 26 Small (78.4 kL)
Hydrogen: 104 Small Tanks (728 kL)
Oxygen: 2 Generators, 2 Tanks (200 kL)
Power: 73 Small Reactors (36.5 MW), 7 Batteries (1.4 MW)
Weapons: 4 Gatling Turrets
Crew: 2 - 1 Pilot, 1 Copilot


The Achlys Bomber was created to bring swift death to enemy bases. It is fast and well fuelled to ensure that it can rush into a hostile area, deliver its payload, and get out. To aid in this task, it is well armored on the ventral side, while its dorsal section is protected from enemy fighters by 4 automated turrets.


Controls

1. Bomb Bay Open/Close (Opening the bay doors will release the bomb safeties)
   
2. Bomb Drop - Cluster Mode (See Below)
   
3. Bomb Drop - Precision Mode (See Below)
   
4. View Bombsight Camera
   
5. Hydrogen Thrusters On/Off
   
6. Reverse Thrusters On/Off (Do not use when H Thrusters are Off)
   
7. Landing Gear Deploy/Retract (Wait for the indicator to illuminate before landing)
   
8. Cabin Door Open/Close

*DO NOT manually control any systems (through hotkeys or the K menu). Only use the timer blocks so that things do not get out of sync

BOMB MODES
There are two bomb modes - Cluster and Precision. Cluster will drop 10 single warheads in rapid succession, so use this when trying to cover a large area. Precision will drop 2 large bombs (9 warheads each) for when you need to hit a single target much harder.

Cluster bombs can penetrate 1 layer of heavy armor. Precision bombs will penetrate 4 layers.
Though the craft isn't exactly designed for this, you can also simply hover over a target and drop the clusters to "drill" into a target, which will easily got through 6 layers of heavy armor.

The Bombsight Camera (button 4) uses a script by Whiplash to predict where the bombs will fall. It is easiest to use when the reverse thrusters are off, so you can maintain a constant speed.



NOTE
You cannot stop the drop process once it has started, or drop a different bomb type until it has finished. You will also be unable to close the bay doors while dropping (though i don't know why you'd want to). There will be a light that comes on in the cockpit to let you know when the bombs are dropping, and it will turn off when they are finished.

WARNING
Accelerating with a large angle of attack can cause the bombs to impact the bay walls. It is recommended to either keep the craft level, or the speed constant while dropping.


Like most of my atmospheric craft, you'll find that most of the thrust is for the up and forward movements. Side and reverse thrust really only exist for stable hovering and straight flight. When maneuvering, bank the craft like an airplane for best performance.

While there is more than enough hydrogen to get you to space, I wouldn't really recommend it ;)

5URG3 - For his aesthetic input
MMaster - Automatic Configurable LCD
Whiplash141 - Artificial Horizon, Radar, Bombsight
Kronk - Perfected Airtight SG Door

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