GTB Stheno

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GTB Stheno

Description:

Tech Room Description

The GTB Stheno is the Alliance's Nephilim. This monstrosity took many of the design aspects of the Medusa, and purposed them for objectives greater than that of the Ursa. With the heaviest shielding ever fielded on a GTVA craft, advanced armor, decent thrusters, 10 primary hardpoints and 4 missile bays, the Stheno tears through capital formations with unprecedented efficiency.

Inferno Nostos Tech Room Description

Advanced Terran heavy bomber.

Nankam Aeronautical designed the GTB Stheno as an answer to the high attrition of the casualty-prone bomber corps, especially among pilots of heavier designs. Learning from the failures of the Boanerges design, Nankam built the Stheno as a flying fortress, armored with collapsed-core molybdenum, supplemented by the latest active-armor systems and protected by a powerful shield system sustained by Nankam's massive NA-42 reactor core. Despite being more heavily protected than the GTB Ursa and the Boanerges, the Stheno is both faster and more maneuverable than either of its predecessors, and mounts 4 Hastor turrets to dissuade enemy interceptors. In addition to its three enormous missile bays, the Stheno also mounts three separate primary banks, including a dedicated PAC system and a ballistic-capable primary bank, for a total of ten hardpoints. SPELLS integration rounds out the Stheno's tactical suite, mounting the HOTLOAD dumbfire missile launch system, the SMOKESCREEN flare/stealth hybrid system, and a customizable slot accommodating the OVERDRIVE afterburner supercharger, the SMARTBOMB defense system, or the REPAIRKIT auto-repair package. The Stheno was planned to enter service last year, but the extraordinary cost has slowed deployment. As a result, the bomber is currently in the final phase of OpEval, and is reserved as a special-issue bomber for SOC strike missions. Although Special Operations Command refuses to comment on the bomber's performance, rumors suggest that SOC bomber pilots are extremely happy with the Stheno's performance.

Credits List

• Model by Esarai

Performance:

Statistics

Type	Assault Bomber
Manufacturer	Han-Ronald Corp.
Maneuverability	Very Poor
Max Velocity	50.0 - 65.0 mps
Max Afterburner Velocity	95.0 mps
Armor	Extremely Heavy
Hitpoints	950
Shields	1250
Length	56.1 m

Armaments

• Gun Mounts

Default Statistics			Inferno Nostos
Bank	Guns	Standard Loadout	Bank	Guns	Standard Loadout	Capacity
1st	6	Maxim	1st	4	Prometheus G	2000
2nd	4	UD-8 Kayser	2nd	2	HPAC	-
			3rd	4	Typhoon	3000
Compatible Primaries			Compatible Primaries
Subach HL-7, Akheton SDG, Prometheus S,Prometheus R, Lamprey, Circe, Maxim			[1]: Subach HL-12, Subach SD-14, Vulcan, Prometheus, Prometheus G [2]: MPAC, HPAC [3]: Prometheus, Prometheus G, Typhoon, Aquinas, Hastor

• Missile Banks

Default Statistics			Inferno Nostos
Bank	Capacity	Standard Loadout	Bank	Capacity	Standard Loadout
1st	160	Hornet	1st	160	Titan
2nd	120	Cyclops	2nd	100	Corinthos
3rd	120	Cyclops	3rd	160	Titan
4th	160	Hornet	4th	Kit	OVERDRIVE
Compatible Secondaries			Compatible Secondaries
MX-64 Rockeye, Tempest, Harpoon, Hornet, Tornado, Trebuchet, Piranha, GTM Stiletto II, Cyclops, Helios, EMP Adv., Infyrno			[1 and 3]: Shocker, Stiletto III, Ghost, Corinthos, Venom, Arbalest, Cyclops II, Titan [2]: Shocker, Stiletto III, Hornet M, Maelstrom, Helldart, Corinthos, Arbalest [4]: OVERDRIVE, SMARTBOMB, REPAIRKIT

• Turrets

Default Statistics		Inferno Nostos
Turret Type	Amount	Turret Type	Amount
Subach HL-7	4	Hastor	4

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The release package comes with two pofs. The above stats reflect the tabled version, the alternate pof has its primaries in a 4-2-4 configuration.

Related Links:

• Release thread:
  • Esarai's Fleetpack | Hard light forums
• Download:
  • Download | FSMods.net