GTB Athena
The GTB Athena was one of the oldest, most commonly used class of bomber during the 14-Year War. When the Shivans arrived with their outpowering warships, the need arose for larger, more devastating bombs, which the Athena was not large enough to carry.
Being the lightest bomber of all known Terran bombers, the Athena provided a reasonable efficiency against incoming hostile fighters, while it was not worth a fighter-class.
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Description:
FS1 Tech Room Description
The smallest bomber in the fleet, the Athena has oftentimes been mistaken for a fighter. However, one should not be fooled by its small size. The Athena can carry light bombs, and most missiles. It also has the ability to dogfight well. Its strong shielding and hull make it the favored "Lightning Bomber" of the GTA.
Developer Notes
Excellent for hit-and-run bombing. Good speed for its size, with a high capacity afterburner reserve.
Veteran Comments
I always wanted to love the Athena, but it's lack of a any serious anti-cap ship capablity made it a non-choice when going against anything bigger than a transport.
The Athena is the ultimate tool for a fighter pilot. But not a bomber pilot. It has higher speed then the Hercules, good manuverabilty, and can haul an equal if not greater amount of ordance. It has a thin target profile from the the sides and front-back. Its gun setup is the best for dogfighting or bomb interception ever seen in a Freespace game, more then compensating for its inablity to carry the Prometheus or Banshee. If you want to carry real bombs, though, you'll have to get a Medusa.
If it could carry the Prometheus or the Hornet, I would prefer it to the GTF Hercules as a heavy fighter, but the lack of these and any proper bombs means theres always a ship better than it for most missions. On the other hand prior to the more advanced ships and weapons it does make a good heavy complement to the Apollo and the Valkerye
Performance:
Statistics
| Type | Light Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Dynamic Metamer |
| Manuverability | Average |
| Max Velocity | 60.0 - 75.0 mps |
| Max Afterburner Velocity | 120.0 mps |
| Armor | Medium |
| Hitpoints | 250 |
| Shields | 500 |
| Length | 20 m |
Armaments
| Freespace 1 | ||
| Bank | Guns | Standard Loadout |
| 1st | 2 | Avenger |
| 2nd | 2 | Flail |
| Compatible Primaries | ||
| ML-16 Laser, Distruptor, Avenger, Flail, Leech Cannon, S-Breaker | ||
| Freespace 1 | ||
| Bank | Capacity | Standard Loadout |
| 1st | 80 | Phoenix V |
| 2nd | 80 | Synaptic |
| Compatible Secondaries | ||
| D-Missile, Fury, Phoenix V, Synaptic, Stiletto, Interceptor, EM Pulse, Cluster Bomb | ||
