Victor Clipper

## History

The Victor Clipper was designed as a relatively quick and maneuverable light fire support ship, mainly due to its thermolasers, which the design team decided would be its main armament from the beginning of the design process. It was also designed for a very slim hull profile to make it harder to hit, though it still had generous internal space. Its turret layout, while somewhat awkward, was still quite effective. Its handling was somewhat clumsy; although it had a good turnrate for its size and weight, its MTAC was known for being subpar, resulting in the ship being unable to execute some complex maneuvers. It had good range, but many units were recalled for issues with leaking fuel tanks, as well as problems with the shield generators and fire control systems (on versions equipped with autoturrets). Many units also had severe problems with comm systems, and an issue that caused the escape pods to deploy accidentally. Overall, the ship had a reputation for unreliability, but it still got a sales boost from its initial popularity. It sold a total of 17,800 units in its first 50 years on the civilian market, 12,000 of which were in the first five years after its release. The AISN ordered 2,000 units for use as fire support ships in 3997, but 873 of these were decommissioned in 4030 after suffering multiple major systems failures, followed by another 402 units decommissioned in 4035. The AISN decommissioned its remaining Victor Clippers in 4050, selling 145 units on public auction and scrapping the rest. A total of 20,000 Victor Clippers were produced, and the ship was discontinued in 4056. Of the 18,000 units sold on the civilian market, over 3,000 were scrapped within 15 years of purchase due to consistent severe systems failures.

## Overview

The Victor Clipper is a highly overpriced light fire support ship, with a very high DPS that allows it to quickly destroy enemy defensive tanks. It has a very small hull profile despite its cargo capacity; this makes it very difficult to land a killing blow on a Victor Clipper, especially if you have a less maneuverable ship. The Victor Clipper's turrets can dish out a pretty big amount of punishment and can kill most pirate ships, but the turret layout is somewhat awkward. The Victor Clipper has good range for its size, but its handling is quite clumsy and it lacks defensive support equipment.

### Weapons Emplacements

1 light capital MP fwd, 4 ultra MPs fwd, 2 ultra MPs aft, 1 ultra MP oblique aft, 2 medium turret MPs, 2 light turret MPs, 6 missile-only heavy pylons, 4 light pylons

Stock DPS Rating: 750,000

 Afterburner 2
 Afterburner 3

Date of Release: 3997

## Equipment Defaults

ISFTL Drive

Shields

STL Drive System

Reactor 20

Advanced Combat Scanner

Comm Relay

Threat Assessor

Bounty Informer

Stealth Package

Type-3 Cloaking Device

ECM 3

Repair System 3

Tactical Combat AI Computer

Fuel Scoops

Plasma Collector/Recycler

Anomaly Detector/Analyser

TBA Escape Pod Collector

TBA UCP Collector

ADVSNA HUD option

Heat Shielding

Atmospheric Drive

2x Solace-class Escape Pod

### Equipped Weapons

2x Brock Industries Medium Capital Disruptor twin turrets

2x Brock Industries Heavy Ion Cannon twin turrets

9x Decius Rapidfire AP Thermolaser Cannon (5 fwd, 2 aft, 1 oblique fwd port, 1 oblique fwd stbd)

6x Brock Industries Antimatter Torpedo Mk2

4x Seldar Industries Foxhound missile