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Orion Raptor Rev Z

Aug 26, 2008 KennRNK link
Faction: 900 with Orion Heavy Manufacturing
Licenses: 7/7/-/-/-
Weapons: 2 small
Armor: 8700
Cargo Cap: 6cu
Mass: 3500kg
Thrust: 230n
Torque: 8.5nm
Max Cruising Speed: 65
Max Turbo Speed: 220
Turbo Energy: 52/s

Returning from a mining mission, Orion miners found wreckage of several Corvus fighters and behemoths. Sorting through what they collected, they found blueprints for TPG's Raptor prototype's spaceframe. Rather than have a 500 pound gorilla on their backs for manufacturing the craft, Orion executives sent a shuttle to TPG main HQ to return the blueprints. To their surprise, a grateful TPG granted Orion the rights to manufacture the spaceframe. Orion scientists then modified some of the technology from Centurion Rev C as well as some engine technology of their own to create a viable fighter.
Aug 31, 2008 slime73 link
It went through 25 other revisions?
Aug 31, 2008 Pyroman_Ace link
It's possible it could slime, I mean consider how the American military arrives with F-104 (Starfighter) or the F-22 (Raptor). They're all a model number, revision number, or proposal number.

It could be that the Revision Z is merely the 26th proposal of a the Orion model, and that it's the only production level vessel.
Aug 31, 2008 slime73 link
Well it sounds kinda stupid to me (the Z, not the rest). :P
Aug 31, 2008 theratt10 link
Maybe Rev Z means something. For instance Rev A means greater armor, Rev B means faster max speed, etc. It doesn't nessicarily mean it went through 25 revisions
Aug 31, 2008 slime73 link
That's not really the way Vendetta does it, though.
Sep 01, 2008 Pointsman link
How about Rev Epsilon instead.
Sep 01, 2008 Aramarth link
You can't call it an Orion Raptor Epsilon. Then people will be all confused when Ecka runs around claiming he is flying ORE.
Sep 01, 2008 Lord~spidey link
I think its overpowered.