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PHI Weser-class Escort Carrier

STANDARD TYPE LARGE GRID
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Vanilla + DLC
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Description:

One of the oldest class of ships currently being produced by Pravda Heavy Industries. The Weser-class escort carriers were initially developed off of captured cargo ships.
The reason for this being that contractors were pushing for a carrier with a large carrying capacity due to a rise in fighter useage.
As PHI hadn't yet made any such ships at the time, and as such had no knowledge of what would make an effective carrier, the choice was made to convert easily captured ships instead of developing from scratch.

Taking inspiration from aircraft carriers of old, the Weser has a large flight deck with room for up to ten fighters.
On both the port and starboard sides are a further 4 connectors each. These can provide room for an additional four fighters on each side, or two larger small ships/smaller large ships on each side.
While the sight of the original ship would have meant an easy target, seeing a Weser jump in with four Mako-class gunboats detaching from its sides is a sight not many would view as a target at all.
Her bridge is located next to the flight deck, on it's starboard side, and provides access to the ship's interior as well.
The original bridge in the bow has been completely revamped, having been changed into crew quarters with room for twelve pilots.
One issue with the new bridge was its poor visibility due to the placement of the deck weapons.
To alleviate the problem, an array of cameras was installed on top of the bridge.
For self-protection, the Weser is rather heavily armed with a pair of rotor turrets on each side, as well as myriad gatling and interior turrets.
Despite this impressive firepower, any direct engagements could very well cripple her due to her lacklustre armour.

Unlike larger carriers and hybrid ships like the Gnevny-class, the Weser-class is not equipped with a printer for fighters and such.
Instead, she carries an impressive amount of resources to be used by dedicated carriers instead. For example, she could carry enough materials for up to eighty Javelin-class fighters if need be.
She also carries eight large hydrogen tanks and over twenty small hydrogen tanks, a holdover from the ship she was developed off of.
At the end of the day though, Weser is still only an escort carrier. She doesn't have the staying power like larger carriers might have, nor the firepower and durability of hybrid ships.
Regardless, the Weser-class is still popular with starting pirates due to her low price and easy upkeep, as well as her high carrying capacity.

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Features:

• Survival Ready: conveyors are all connected, and the ship has starting equipment and fuel.
  
• Four rotor turrets with two rocket launchers each.
  
• A further four gatling turrets and nine interior turrets on the outside. Of these, one gatling and three interior turrets are used as designators for the rotor turrets.
  
• Flight Deck with room for ten fighters, as well as room for four fighters or two larger small ships/ small large ships on each side.
  
• Large amount of cargo and hydrogen storage. More than fifty cargo containers, as well as eight large hydrogen tanks and 20 small hydrogen tanks.
  
• 800 meter turret radar range, as well as a 50 meter sensor radar for boarders and other small craft.
  
• Uses a mix of hydrogen and ion thrusters, and has thrusters hidden inside the hull without the need to turn thruster damage off.
  
• Full production capacity: Two assemblers and a refinery.
  
• Jump distance of 1654 km at regular load, 945 when at maximum carrying capacity.
  
• Seven cryo pods, and a further nine beds for both crewmembers and pilots.
  
• Cleaned up terminal and hotbars.

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Specifications:

• Blocks - Main Grid: 1,913
  
• Blocks - With Subgrids: 2011
  
• PCU - Main Grid: 17,039
  
• PCU - With Subgrids: 24,315
  
• Mass - Unloaded: 2,600,774
  
• Mass - Loaded (Supplies): 3,022,782
  
• Airtight: Bridge and Crew Quarters are airtight, Maintenance is not.

Dimensions:

• Length: 98,5 Meters.
  
• Width: 30 Meters.
  
• Height: 31,25 Meters.

Usage:

• Role: Transport of small ships, small large ships and materials/fuel/ammo to and from stations as well as dropping them off in combat zones.
  
• Area of Operation: Space, outer planetary orbit (0,10 g).

Other:

• Two of the connectors on the flight deck are not connected with conveyers due to the internal layout of the ship. These connectors are painted a bright red for identification.
  
• If somehow forced into combat, try to keep the opponent to your port side. This will allow the majority of the Weser's guns to fire while also allowing you to protect the bridge.
  
• With proper positioning, the Weser can carry up to four Mako Gunboats on its sides. Doing so will reduce the jump distance significantly though, as well as preventing the rotor turrets from moving.

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Controls:

Toolbar 1:
1: Bridge Camera Forward
2: Bridge Camera Backward
3: Bridge Camera Port
4: Bridge Camera Starboard
5: All turrets on/off
6: Designator turrets on/off
7: Flight Deck Lights on/off
8: Jump
9: Fins up/down

Toolbar 2: Docking and energy management.
Toolbar 3: Cameras


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Credits:

Scripts used:

• Whip's Auto Door and Airlock Script
  
• Whip's Turret AI Slaving Script
  
• Whip's Turret Based Radar
  
• Manual Refresh Floor Plan Mk1