Glazov (starship)

## History

The Glazov was developed originally for a private request by an anonymous Bandorian bounty hunter. It was the most commonly used two-crew ship by bounty hunters for over 300 years after its release. It was designed to have a high DPS, and to be capable of interceptor speeds; originally, the maximum speed was going to be 800 m/s, but one of the designers decided to increase the top speed further by using a more powerful set of thrusters. The Glazov was also supremely maneuverable and capable of blistering acceleration and deceleration, despite its thick armor. Its armor and shields were quite powerful, allowing it to tank a fair amount of damage, making it a good anti-capital assault ship. While it was capable of acting as an interceptor, it was more commonly used as a fighter due to its more powerful weaponry (most, though not all, interceptors at the time were designed with slightly less weapons or DPS capability). The Glazov cost nearly 600,000 credits to manufacture, causing it to make a fairly low profit with each sale. The Glazov sold over 120,000 units in its first 50 years on the civilian market, despite the extensive security screening required for any prospective buyer who was not a Bandorian citizen. This security screening was a check of all the buyer's flight records, as well as financial records, and any past criminal history would result in a ban from being allowed to purchase the Glazov. Some Asgardian and AIS politicians raised concerns that this would cause a high number of first offenders purchasing Glazovs and going on shooting sprees against normal civilian spacecraft, but time proved their fears were mostly unfounded, as the number of such incidents was minimal. In addition to the sales on the civilian market, the Protectorate Navy ordered 16,000 units in 4024, most of which were used in system defense forces, and an additional 16,000 units in 4100. The UHW Navy ordered 400 units in 4027, and the LABS Navy ordered 600 units in 4030, which, according to sources in the LABS Navy, served as their primary fighter force until their decommissioning in 4316. The LABS Navy also recommended the Glazov for civilian use by its citizens, citing its very good range and generous (for a fighter/combat-oriented spacecraft) cargo bay. It is estimated that, in the hands of various bounty hunters, the Glazov was responsible for the destruction of over 2.5 million UEO spacecraft. Less than 100 Glazovs were ever captured by UEO forces.

## Overview

The Glazov is considered by many to be the quintessential superiority assault fighter. It has devastating firepower, incredibly good handling and maneuverability, speed that allows it to compete with the fastest civilian interceptors, and excellent range. The Glazov also has superior defensive capabilities, and a wide variety of stock supporting equipments that make it well worth the price. The Glazov even has a fair-sized cargo hold, enabling you to do trading or passenger ferrying in addition to the other activities that you can do in this ship. There is an extensive security screening requirement to own a Glazov.

### Weapons Emplacements

2 ultra MPs fwd, 8 heavy MPs fwd, 4 heavy MPs aft, 4 heavy pylons, 4 light pylons

Stock DPS Rating: 238,000

 Afterburner 2
 Afterburner 3

Date of Release: 4023

## Equipment Defaults

ISFTL Drive

Shields

STL Drive System

Reactor 20

Advanced Sensor Array

Military Comm Hyperrelay

Bounty Informer

Squadron Telemetry Datalink

ECM 3

Repair System 3

Type-3 Cloaking Device

Heat Shielding

Atmospheric Drive

Fuel Scoops

Plasma Collector/Recycler

TBA UCP Collector

TBA Escape Pod Collector

Comm Jammer

Tactical Combat AI Computer

Variable-Thrust Maneuvering Thrusters

1x X1 Escape Pod

### Equipped Weapons

2x Brock Industries Battle Disruptor Cannon fwd

12x Brock Industries Heavy Ion Cannon (8 fwd, 4 aft)

4x Seldar Industries Talon 5 Missile Launcher fwd

4x Seldar Industries Foxhound missile