UEF Lao Tze
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Description:
Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description
Ever since its first deployment, the Lao Tze fighter has become synonymous with the White Guard, a paramilitary order akin to the Fedayeen whose elite knights use this craft as their vehicle of choice in missions assigned directly by the Elders. The Lao Tze is a heavy fighter of controversial design, sacrificing pilot safety for extreme manoeuvrability. Very few pilots can pilot this craft in combat conditions without blacking out due to the G-forces at play. The Lao Tze is equipped with the unique Cavalier cannon, capable of penetrating even the toughest of armor, and is usually reserved for the rare occasions where Lao Tze's are tasked to defend their targets against heavy enemy assaults.
Developer Notes
(FTF MiG) Model designed and constructed by Steve "Coolhand" Tyler
Name Origin
Lao Tze (also Laozi, Lao Tse, Laocius and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China and a central figure of Taoism. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching, a classical Taoist text. The "Three Treasures of the Tao" (compassion, moderation and humility) have been considered some of his most poignant teachings.
Performance:
Statistics
Name | UEF Lao Tze | |
Type | Escort/Space Superiority | |
Manufacturer | Ad-Hoc Emergent Tasked Manufacturer | |
Maneuverability | High | |
Max Velocity | 60 - 90 ms-1 | |
Max Afterburner Velocity | 240 ms-1 | |
Max Afterburner Duration | 6.0 s | |
Armor | Light | |
Hitpoints | 325 pts | |
Shields | 500 pts | |
Length | 25 m | |
Weaponry | ||
Primary weapons | ||
1st bank | 1 guns | |
2nd bank | 4 guns | |
Secondary weapons | ||
1st bank capacity | 120 | |
2nd bank capacity | 80 | |
3rd bank capacity | 40 | |
Countermeasures | ||
Countermeasure capacity | 40 countermeasures |
Armaments
Default Statistics | ||
Bank | Guns | Standard Loadout |
1st | 1 | Cavalier |
2nd | 4 | Rapier |
Compatible Primaries | ||
1st | Cavalier | |
2nd | Maul, Vulcan, Rapier, Gattler, Scalpel |
Default Statistics | ||
Bank | Capacity | Standard Loadout |
1st | 120 | Javelin |
2nd | 80 | Dirk |
3rd | 40 | Hellfire |
Compatible Secondaries | ||
1st 2nd |
Dirk, Dart, Hellfire, Javelin, Grimler, Paveway, Slammer | |
3rd | Dirk, Dart, Hellfire, Javelin, Grimler, Paveway, Slammer, Shrike |
Veteran Comments
I disagree with the above comment. Although the Lao Tze's armor is rather weak when compared to other UEF fighters, its excellent maneuverability can easily mix with its insanely powerful Cavalier cannon to bring fighters and bombers to their knees. With a good pilot and decent weaponry, a Lao Tze can kill every single fighter and bomber in the game.
One might think of the Cavalier as an equivalent to the four Rapier guns this fighter can also mount. Thus, you can use the Cavalier in place of the quar-Rapiers and place something else in the quad-bank instead. In particular, the Gattler and Scalpel allows this fighter to be a major threat to warships while still maintaining excellent anti-fighter firepower.