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{{User-made Ships|''TF '''Mustang Alpha'''''}}
 
{{User-made Ships|''TF '''Mustang Alpha'''''}}
  
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[[Image:tfmustangalpha.jpg|thumb|right|650px|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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{{shipimage|image=[[Image:tfmustangalpha.jpg]]|caption=TF Mustang Alpha}}
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[[Image:HTLMustangAlpha.jpg|thumb|right|650px|HTL {{PAGENAME}} by MjnMixael]]
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[[Image:TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a.jpg|thumb|right|650px|TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a in BtA]]
  
 
==Description:==
 
==Description:==
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===TVWP Tech Room Description===
 
===TVWP Tech Room Description===
 
The Mustang Alpha is one of the newest space fighters to be developed by the UNE, and it is quickly becoming the de facto standard throughout the solar system. Better armed and armored than the Falcon or the Shrike, it also boasts a more powerful reactor and a completely new sensor array of the kind previously seen only on much larger ship classes. These improvements make the Mustang Alpha a fierce foe to any who would challenge it in combat.
 
The Mustang Alpha is one of the newest space fighters to be developed by the UNE, and it is quickly becoming the de facto standard throughout the solar system. Better armed and armored than the Falcon or the Shrike, it also boasts a more powerful reactor and a completely new sensor array of the kind previously seen only on much larger ship classes. These improvements make the Mustang Alpha a fierce foe to any who would challenge it in combat.
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===BtA Tech Room Description===
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The Mustang series of fighters had been recently introduced by the time of the Unification War, where they served admirably in the fleets of all major Terran factions. They were still deemed cutting edge at the beginning of the Terran-Vasudan War, though the introduction of the Apollo saw them swiftly removed from service, and they have been discontinued from production for almost two decades. Once considered cutting edge, the Mustang Alpha is about as surviveable as an Anubis or an Angel, and even retrofits to allow for modern systems and weaponry have failed to significantly improve its survivability. Standard GTA protocol dubs two Mustang Alphas as comparable to one Apollo, though in the hands of skilled pilots, a Mustang Alpha may be able to hold its own. In practice, however, the irregular nature of their operators means a wing of four Mustang Alphas may be needed to pose a threat. Many Mustang spaceframes subsist among civilians and criminals who seek the design for its adaptability.
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Mustang Alphas are considered a class D threat.
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===Block 276a Tech Room Description===
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This particular refit is owned by Arris Gavel. It features an additional secondary bay and more primary weapons. Scans also indicate increased energy output for weapon and engine subsystems as well as additional internal and external plating. Any pilots who encounter him are to consider his craft a class C threat.
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===Credits List===
 
===Credits List===
 
*Model by '''Woomeister'''
 
*Model by '''Woomeister'''
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*HTL Model by '''[[User:MjnMixael | MjnMixael]]'''
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==Performance:==
 
==Performance:==
 
===Statistics===
 
===Statistics===
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*'''TVWP'''
 
{|
 
{|
 
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| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
 
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
 
| 300
 
| 300
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| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
 
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| N/A
 
 
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| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
 
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
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|}
 
|}
  
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===Armaments===
 
  
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*'''BtA'''
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{{Ship_box
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|name = TF Mustang Alpha
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|type = Space Superiority
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|manufacturer = Northrop-Grumman
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|yaw_pitch_roll = 3.3 - 3.3 - 4.8
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|max_velocity = 60 (75)
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|hitpoints = 205
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|shields = 200
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|length = 26.48
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|width = 16.53
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|height = 5.87
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|gun_bank_1 = 2
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|gun_bank_2 = 2
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|missile_bank_1 = 50
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|countermeasures = 10
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}}
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{{Ship_box
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|name = TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a
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|type = Space Superiority
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|manufacturer = Northrop-Grumman
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|yaw_pitch_roll = 3.2 - 3.2 - 4.6
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|max_velocity = 68 (79)
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|hitpoints = 535
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|shields = 200
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|length = 26.48
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|width = 16.53
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|height = 5.87
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|gun_bank_1 = 4
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|gun_bank_2 = 4
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|missile_bank_1 = 50
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|missile_bank_2 = 35
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|countermeasures = 17
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}}
  
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*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Gun Mounts|Gun Mounts]]'''
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===Armaments===
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*'''TVWP'''
 
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
 
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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| colspan=4| M-72, M-83, P-16, P-22, Nelson XD-5, Halberd, T-01 Trainer, T-07 Trainer, T-09 Trainer  
 
| colspan=4| M-72, M-83, P-16, P-22, Nelson XD-5, Halberd, T-01 Trainer, T-07 Trainer, T-09 Trainer  
 
|}
 
|}
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*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Missile Banks|Missile Banks]]'''
 
 
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{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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| colspan=3| Crossbow, Longbow, Lance, Ballista, Firestorm
 
| colspan=3| Crossbow, Longbow, Lance, Ballista, Firestorm
 
|}
 
|}
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*'''BtA'''
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{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=4 style="background:#351515;"| '''Default Statistics'''
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|- align="center"
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| style="width:40px" |Bank
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| style="width:60px" |Guns
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| style="width:60px" |Capacity
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| style="width:160px" |Standard Loadout
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|- align="center"
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| 1st
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| 2
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| 1
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| Avenger
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|- align="center"
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| 2nd
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| 2
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| 1
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| Avenger
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=4| Compatible Primaries
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|-
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| colspan=4| Subach HL-7, Akheton SDG, DisruptorSDG, Avenger, Prometheus R, Force-CXI
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|}
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{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=3 style="background:#351515;"| '''Default Statistics'''
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|- align="center"
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| style="width:40px" |Bank
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| style="width:60px" |Capacity
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| style="width:160px" |Standard Loadout
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|- align="center"
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| 1st
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| 50
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| Fury
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=3| Compatible Secondaries
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|-
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| colspan=3| Rockeye, Fury, Interceptor, Hornet
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|}
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*'''TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a'''
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{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=4 style="background:#351515;"| '''Default Statistics'''
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|- align="center"
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| style="width:40px" |Bank
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| style="width:60px" |Guns
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| style="width:60px" |Capacity
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| style="width:160px" |Standard Loadout
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|- align="center"
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| 1st
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| 4
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| 1
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| Avenger
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|- align="center"
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| 2nd
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| 4
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| 1
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| Avenger
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=4| Compatible Primaries
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|-
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| colspan=4| Subach HL-7, Akheton SDG, DisruptorSDG, Avenger, Prometheus R, Force-CXI
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|}
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{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=3 style="background:#351515;"| '''Default Statistics'''
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|- align="center"
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| style="width:40px" |Bank
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| style="width:60px" |Capacity
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| style="width:160px" |Standard Loadout
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|- align="center"
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| 1st
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| 50
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| Fury
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|- align="center"
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| 2nd
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| 35
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| Fury
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|- align="center"
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| colspan=3| Compatible Secondaries
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|-
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| colspan=3| Rockeye, Fury, Interceptor, Hornet
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|}
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==Gallery==
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<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="300px"></gallery>
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==Modding Resources==
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*'''HTL'''
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:$POF File: htlmalpha.pof
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:Texture list: MustangAB;BlackGlass-trans;Tercoc01;Damage
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*'''Block 276a'''
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:$POF File: gavel.pof
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:Texture list: Gavel;BlackGlass-trans;Tercoc01;Damage
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===Veteran Comments===
 
===Veteran Comments===
 
{{comment|Has been described as "a renamed Enceladus (from [[Inferno: Alliance|INFA]]) with different gun mounts". In TVWP the Alpha is an advanced pre-Great War space superiority fighter, for the most part superior to anything else. Its main challenger is the Kestrel, with its stronger armor and large countermeasure stores.
 
{{comment|Has been described as "a renamed Enceladus (from [[Inferno: Alliance|INFA]]) with different gun mounts". In TVWP the Alpha is an advanced pre-Great War space superiority fighter, for the most part superior to anything else. Its main challenger is the Kestrel, with its stronger armor and large countermeasure stores.
  
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One handy feature of the Mustang Alpha in a dogfight is the tight mounting of its guns into the nose, almost along the centreline of the ship and just under the player's eye level, allowing the player to almost 'point and shoot' and target close-up shots much quicker than ships whose weapons are spaced more apart.
 
  
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Players used to relying on CMs to avoid secondariness will need to change habits with the Mustang Alpha, which only carries a maximum of two. Fortunately its relative manoeuvrability for a TVWP ship makes tight turns (and quick bursts from the afterburner if you can spare it) an effective replacement tactic.
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One handy feature of the Mustang Alpha in a dogfight is the tight mounting of its guns into the nose, close to the centreline of the ship and just under the player's eye level, allowing the player to almost 'point and shoot' and target close-up shots much quicker than ships whose weapons are spaced more apart.
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Players used to relying on CMs to avoid secondariness will need to change habits with the Alpha, which only carries a maximum of two. Fortunately its relative manoeuvrability for a TVWP ship makes tight turns (and quick bursts from the afterburner if you can spare it) an effective replacement tactic.
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Though both models were based on the same original mesh, it is to be noted that the model used for the [[GTF Enceladus|Enceladus]] differs considerably from the one used to represent the Mustang Alpha.}}
 
Though both models were based on the same original mesh, it is to be noted that the model used for the [[GTF Enceladus|Enceladus]] differs considerably from the one used to represent the Mustang Alpha.}}
  
 
==Download link:==
 
==Download link:==
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*TVWP Demo: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,51123.0.html
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*TVWP Demo:  
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**[https://fsnebula.org/mod/UW Unification War on Knossos | FSNebula]
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*HTL Mustang Alpha:
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**[http://www.freespacemods.net/request.php?download.830 Download | FSMods]
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*Between the Ashes
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**[https://fsnebula.org/mod/BtA BtA on Knossos | FSNebula]

Latest revision as of 18:22, 14 June 2020

All information related to the TF Mustang Alpha is non-canon.
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TF Mustang Alpha
HTL TF Mustang Alpha by MjnMixael
TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a in BtA

Description:

TVWP Tech Room Description

The Mustang Alpha is one of the newest space fighters to be developed by the UNE, and it is quickly becoming the de facto standard throughout the solar system. Better armed and armored than the Falcon or the Shrike, it also boasts a more powerful reactor and a completely new sensor array of the kind previously seen only on much larger ship classes. These improvements make the Mustang Alpha a fierce foe to any who would challenge it in combat.


BtA Tech Room Description

The Mustang series of fighters had been recently introduced by the time of the Unification War, where they served admirably in the fleets of all major Terran factions. They were still deemed cutting edge at the beginning of the Terran-Vasudan War, though the introduction of the Apollo saw them swiftly removed from service, and they have been discontinued from production for almost two decades. Once considered cutting edge, the Mustang Alpha is about as surviveable as an Anubis or an Angel, and even retrofits to allow for modern systems and weaponry have failed to significantly improve its survivability. Standard GTA protocol dubs two Mustang Alphas as comparable to one Apollo, though in the hands of skilled pilots, a Mustang Alpha may be able to hold its own. In practice, however, the irregular nature of their operators means a wing of four Mustang Alphas may be needed to pose a threat. Many Mustang spaceframes subsist among civilians and criminals who seek the design for its adaptability.

Mustang Alphas are considered a class D threat.


Block 276a Tech Room Description

This particular refit is owned by Arris Gavel. It features an additional secondary bay and more primary weapons. Scans also indicate increased energy output for weapon and engine subsystems as well as additional internal and external plating. Any pilots who encounter him are to consider his craft a class C threat.


Credits List


Performance:

Statistics

  • TVWP
Type All-Purpose Fighter
Manufacturer Northrop-Grumman
Maneuverability High
Max Velocity 60.0 mps
Max Afterburner Velocity 80.0 mps
Armor Heavy
Hitpoints 300
Length 32 m


  • BtA
Name TF Mustang Alpha
Type Space Superiority
Manufacturer Northrop-Grumman
Yaw, Pitch, Roll 3.3 - 3.3 - 4.8 s
Max Velocity 60 (75) ms-1
Hitpoints 205 pts
Shields 200 pts
Length 26.48 m
Width 16.53 m
Height 5.87 m
Weaponry
Primary weapons
1st bank 2 guns
2nd bank 2 guns
Secondary weapons
1st bank capacity 50
Countermeasures
Countermeasure capacity 10 countermeasures


Name TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a
Type Space Superiority
Manufacturer Northrop-Grumman
Yaw, Pitch, Roll 3.2 - 3.2 - 4.6 s
Max Velocity 68 (79) ms-1
Hitpoints 535 pts
Shields 200 pts
Length 26.48 m
Width 16.53 m
Height 5.87 m
Weaponry
Primary weapons
1st bank 4 guns
2nd bank 4 guns
Secondary weapons
1st bank capacity 50
2nd bank capacity 35
Countermeasures
Countermeasure capacity 17 countermeasures


Armaments

  • TVWP
Default Statistics
Bank Guns Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 2 1.0 P-16
1st 2 1.0 M-83
Compatible Primaries
M-72, M-83, P-16, P-22, Nelson XD-5, Halberd, T-01 Trainer, T-07 Trainer, T-09 Trainer
Default Statistics
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 50 Crossbow
Compatible Secondaries
Crossbow, Longbow, Lance, Ballista, Firestorm


  • BtA
Default Statistics
Bank Guns Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 2 1 Avenger
2nd 2 1 Avenger
Compatible Primaries
Subach HL-7, Akheton SDG, DisruptorSDG, Avenger, Prometheus R, Force-CXI
Default Statistics
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 50 Fury
Compatible Secondaries
Rockeye, Fury, Interceptor, Hornet


  • TF Mustang Alpha Block 276a
Default Statistics
Bank Guns Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 4 1 Avenger
2nd 4 1 Avenger
Compatible Primaries
Subach HL-7, Akheton SDG, DisruptorSDG, Avenger, Prometheus R, Force-CXI
Default Statistics
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 50 Fury
2nd 35 Fury
Compatible Secondaries
Rockeye, Fury, Interceptor, Hornet


Gallery


Modding Resources

  • HTL
$POF File: htlmalpha.pof
Texture list: MustangAB;BlackGlass-trans;Tercoc01;Damage
  • Block 276a
$POF File: gavel.pof
Texture list: Gavel;BlackGlass-trans;Tercoc01;Damage


Veteran Comments

Please read the Veteran Comments policy before editing this section.


Has been described as "a renamed Enceladus (from INFA) with different gun mounts". In TVWP the Alpha is an advanced pre-Great War space superiority fighter, for the most part superior to anything else. Its main challenger is the Kestrel, with its stronger armor and large countermeasure stores.


One handy feature of the Mustang Alpha in a dogfight is the tight mounting of its guns into the nose, close to the centreline of the ship and just under the player's eye level, allowing the player to almost 'point and shoot' and target close-up shots much quicker than ships whose weapons are spaced more apart.


Players used to relying on CMs to avoid secondariness will need to change habits with the Alpha, which only carries a maximum of two. Fortunately its relative manoeuvrability for a TVWP ship makes tight turns (and quick bursts from the afterburner if you can spare it) an effective replacement tactic.


Though both models were based on the same original mesh, it is to be noted that the model used for the Enceladus differs considerably from the one used to represent the Mustang Alpha.


Download link:

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