BURAN

**BURAN** is an anti-gravity racing team which competes in the SRRL.

## Lore

### Redout

AG racing team BURAN is the new kid on the block. Founded in 2558 by Sveta Savitskaya and Taylor Wang, it inherits the name of the Soviet programme for reusable spacecrafts.

Savitskaya and Wang met in 2542 while pursuing their doctorate in AG Superconductors at the Titan Physics University. After their groundbreaking research on the generation of AG fields, they started working for the racing division of ESA-AGR. At the time, it was unthinkable that two engineers could leave the company to start their own and become a competitor in the same field. The two did exactly that, with their own private capitals.

BURAN was born in 2557, entering the SRRL with their Class I Molniya. In an impressive debut season, BURAN ended up conquering the 3rd overall place. From there on, finding additional capital was not a problem. In a mere 3 years, BURAN was able to engineer AG ships for all racing classes and it now consistently competes at the top.

BURAN ships build up slowly and usually attack form the rear of the pack, as their acceleration and energy recharge are sub-par, but their max speed is amongst the best of the league. Plus, their energy pool and boost power can compete with ASERA. Sturdiness is favored over maneuverability, which makes BURAN ships tough, blazing-fast rockets. In the hands of skilled pilots, these ships can be extremely competitive.

### Redout 2

*Often mocked for its weight and mediocre speed, it has carved out a niche in the SRRL thanks to its extreme reliability. Sveta Savitskaya had a motto: "A Buran that starts is a Buran which will finish."* - In-game description when rotating the camera in the hangar.

*Sturdy, with strong thrust, and rapid up-to-speed times, but low in driveability.* - In-game description when selecting which team to use.

## Redout ships

### Redout 1

#### Molniya

Speed: Class I

The Molniya was designed completely by Savitskaya and Wang, the two BURAN founders. The aesthetics of the ship was inspired by the doodles that Wang used to draw while not studying Applied Physics at the Titan University.

The 3 engines layout is a constant element for all BURAN ships. The massive central body offers plenty of space for a powerfull soliton engine, reliable AG magnets and energy batteries. Structural supports that run for the entire lenght of the ship help increase durability.

This is the first BURAN ship and its design didn't change ever since. Its first season ended whit triumphant 3rd overall place, an unprecedented success for a debutant.

#### Shtorm

Speed: Class II

The initial successes of the Molniya attracted lots of investment in the company. BURAN founders, who were used take all matters in their hands, were smart enough to start delegating work during this company expansion phase. Rather than controlling each and every aspect of design and production, they focused in hiring talented engineers they could trust, and let them do their job.

The first resut of process was the Shtorm. The difference in design approach is particulary evident in the front of the ship, a cooling grid that distances itself quite a lot from the Molniya design. The height of the cockpit is another difference, as visibility in the Molniya was really limited. The body is even more massive, but aerodynamics had been improved overall. The ship performed well in its first season, confirming the value of the team by finishing 3rd again.

#### Uragan

Speed: Class III

The Uragan was perhaps the least successful ship produced by BURAN. The chassis is the same used from the Shtorm, while a new super-light aluminium alloy was used for the lateral engines, which were built much bigger because of this. But the material offered less resistence to wear than initially predicted, causing the Uragan to retire multiple times due to engine faults.

The material was perfected and the front part redesigned by Wang himself in 2559, with a peculiar four-pipes solution that convey cool air from the front grid to the back of the ship. The revisited Uragan is now ready to challenge the title.

#### Tayfun

Speed: Class IV

The layout for the Tayfun was designed by Savitskaya and Wang, who relished the challenge of built a Class IV racecraft. Right after completing the Molniya, they started working on the Tayfun for 3 months, joining forces with a dedicated engineering team and building a prototype within a year.

The result is a racecraft with slightly weird look. Detractors were quick to comment that two lateral supports were too wide, the flaps on the top were too tall, the rear engine didn't offer enough power to justify its weight, and that cockpit visibility was back to being ridiculous, just like in the Molniya. But all critics were silenced as the Tayfun won its debut race, finishing 2nd in the league in 2559, its first season competing in Class IV.

### Redout 2

#### How to Unlock

Buran is the 4th team to be unlocked in the A League, and the 9th overall. It can be found in the event group "Great Buran Prygnut". Three (3) stars are needed across all events within that group to make the team available for use.

#### Stats:

(All base parts / no upgrades. Scale of 0 - 20, 0 being worst and 20 being best)

* Speed: 5
* Thrust: 15
* Durability: 20
* Strafe: 5
* Steering: 5
* Stability: 7