GTD Atropos

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For the original ship, see ITD Ryujin.

The GTD Atropos is an advanced destroyer that appears in Twist of Fate as a successor to the GTD Orion. While the Atropos cannot focus as much firepower on a single target as a beam-refit Orion, it has better point defense and is all-around a more effective warship.

The current model itself is a reworked version of the EAD Ryujin from Inferno SCP, which itself is derive from Over the Top's ITD Ryujin.

The released version of the GTD Atropos.
The Hi-poly GTD Atropos, as seen in Twist of Fate.
The Hi-poly GTD Atropos from the Dysnomia dump.

Description:

Released Version Tech Room Description

Building on lessons learned from the Hecate line of destroyers, the Atropos combines the anti-fighter capabilities of the Hecate with a more robust anti-capital armament. While not as devastatingly powerful in a broadside as the Orion, the Atropos is far more capable of defending itself. New warships like the GTD Kitchener of the Terran 4th fleet have demonstrated the strength of this design in anti-insurgency campaigns.


Twist of Fate Tech Room Description

When the Vasudans rolled out their Hatshepsut destroyers, our Orion-class destroyers were so outmatched that development of their replacement was immediately accelerated. The Atropos class of destroyers enters service in the GTA with the express purpose of one-upping the Hatshepsut. In this, it succeeds admirably. With 32 turrets, including six large beam cannons, the Atropos is stronger and more powerful than the Hatshepsut. Atropos destroyers are being rushed into service as fast as the GTA can build them, with a complete replacement of the Orion expected by 2352.


Dys Tech Room Description

An advanced destroyer design and premier capitalship of Solar Consortium, the Atropos was a mystery to both League and Commonwealth until LIW spies intercepted encrypted data files of unknown origin. Believed to be more radical redesign of Orion class destroyer, original Atropos and her sistership - the Ryujin were top-secret, advanced, heavy warships developed to confront Typhon-class destroyers and later, shivan Demon-class warships. Two prototypes comissioned by GTA before Shivan Invasion were never completed, and after economic depression GTA suffered after the Great War, newly formed Consortium captured both warships and outfitted with next-generation weaponry available exclusively for SC forces. Atropos and Ryujin were used during first and only attempt of PEC to attack Mars, but the destroyers quickly outgunned and nullified forthcoming Commonwealth forces. Three additional destroyers which Consortium constructed are a living proof of success of this design. Atropos is impervious foe on the battlefield. Armed with eight railgun cannons, five cluster missile launchers and pletora of point-defence turrets, Atropos is the most powerful regular warship class in Sol, dwarfed only by PESD Asgard - unique flagship of the Commonwealth. The ony weakness of Atropos is her short combat range as this warship is purely railgun based. This fact is limiting it's operational range, and rendering her as primary defensive tool of the Consortium and mobile command centers. SC is likely to perform offensive operations by Halcyon frigattes, and Sigurd or Vanir classes of cruisers instead of deploying Atropos-class warship.


Credits

  • Model by Venom
  • Hi-poly model by Raven2001
  • Returreted by Droid803
  • POF data by Woolie Wool
  • Dysnomia version by Nyctaeus

Developer's Notes

Low-poly released version is a re-turreted version of the ITD Ryujin in the OTT modeldump. Later, Woolie recieved permission to use the hi-poly EAD Ryujin made by Raven2001 for Inferno SCP, and the Hi-Poly Atropos is a re-turreted version of that. The textures are a mixture of retail tiles, and modified EA tiles from Inferno Release 1.

Name origin

Atropos was one of the Greek Fates, and was the one who decided how and when mortals would die.

Performance:

Statistics

Release

Type Destroyer
Manufacturer Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance
Max Velocity 25 m/s
Hitpoints 140 000
Width 433 m
Height 1210 m
Length 2492 m
Fighter Complement 144


Twist of Fate

Type Destroyer
Manufacturer Galactic Terran Alliance
Max Velocity 25 m/s
Hitpoints 140 000
Width 356 m
Height 1020 m
Length 2061 m
Fighter Complement 144


Dysnomia

Width 397 m
Height 1029 m
Length 2203 m
Turrets 35
Fighterbays 1

Armaments

Default Statistics Twist of Fate Dysnomia
Turret Type Amount Turret Type Amount Turret Type Amount
Big Green Beam 4 Big Blue Beam 4 SC Railgun 8
Terran Slashing Beam 2 Terran Slashing Beam 2 SC Pulse Turret 4
Terran Anti-Fighter Beam 6 Terran Anti-Fighter Beam 6 SC Cluster torpedo 5
Terran Turret 8 Terran Advanced Turret Small 8 SC Turret 18
Terran Huge Turret 4x2 Terran Advanced Turret Large 4x2
Standard Flak 8 Standard Flak 8


Veteran Comments

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The Atropos is like a stronger Hecate; it can't bring three BGreens to bear on a target like an Orion can due to its firing arcs, but it can seriously mess up enemy fighters and bombers. The 140,000 hitpoints give it more endurance than any retail destroyer aside from the SD Demon. Against warships it is best deployed pointing directly at the target, where it can lash out with both of its forward BBlues. In broadside engagements it can only employ one BBlue and one TerSlash.


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This is not the same model that is used in the current Twist of Fate modpack.