GTT Elysium
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The GTT Elysium is a class of Terran transport used by the Galactic Terran Alliance and later the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance. It is stated to have been used "Since the start of space colonization" (although this gives rise to a discrepancy between the FreeSpace 1 and FreeSpace 2 tech descriptions) and remains in use as of the conclusion of the Second Shivan Incursion. During the Great War, the GTA used the Elysium for boarding operations, evacuations, as well as general-purpose transport. As of FreeSpace 2, the Elysium is supplemented by the GTT Argo which has better armor and weaponry, but is still used for lower-risk operations.
According to the FreeSpace Reference Bible, Elysium transports regularly go through minor upgrades, but these upgrades keep the original idea of a simple personnel transport intact.
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Description:
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| The GTT Elysium |
FS1 Tech Room Description
Since the start of space colonization, this standard transport has been used by everyone, both civilian and military. While it has undergone minor changes time and again, it remains a simple design: A vehicle meant to transport personnel from one place to another.
FS2 Tech Room Description
The GTT Elysium class of transports has been in service for over 40 years. Its mission hasn't changed from the time of the Great War - to transport civilian and military personnel from one star system to another. The Elysium is very poorly armed, with a single Subach HL-7 cannon, and also suffers from thin armor plating. Only desperate circumstances find Elysiums anywhere near the front lines. Assaults and dangerous transport missions handled almost exclusively by the much tougher GTT Argo class.
Developer Notes
None
Name origin
Elysion (Latinized spelling Elysium) was a section in the Greek Underworld. It is a graveyard for the spirit of those who were heroic and virtuous. That place is comparable, under certain points of view, to the Paradise.
Performance:
Statistics
| Type | Transport |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Maneuverability | N/A |
| Yaw, Pitch, Roll | 4.0, 7.0, 6.0 s |
| Max Velocity | 40.0 - 55.0 ms-1 |
| Max Afterburner Velocity | N/A ms-1 |
| Armor | N/A |
| Hitpoints | 3 500 |
| Shields | N/A |
| Length | 32 0 m |
Armaments
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| Turret Type | Amount | Turret Type | Amount |
| ML-16 Laser | 1 | Subach HL-7 | 1 |
Modding Resources
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| The GTT Elysium in FS2_Open 3.6.10 |
Retail:
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MediaVP 3.6.10:
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History
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First WIP Post: ??? on ???
First In-Game Model: ??? on ???
Completed In-Game Model: ??? on ???
Final Corrections: ??? on ???
Veteran Comments
Putting this transport in a battlefield is like putting a shoe-box in a firing range: it's just not going to survive. The ML-16 / HL-7 turret isn't going to deter anything but a wounded Zeus.
The Elysium has absolutely no combat value whatsoever. However, it is fairly maneuverable and fast, but that doesn't stop it from being a hassle to protect or being extremely easy to destroy.
