GTF Hercules Mark II
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| The GTF Hercules Mark II |
The GTF Hercules Mark II was a replacement for the original Great War-era GTF Hercules. It is superior in most aspects of the original Hercules, with the notable exception of primary firepower. This sacrifice is offset by more space for secondary weapons.
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Description:
FS2 Demo Tech Room Description
The second generation of the Hercules fighter. It is faster, more maneuverable, and still carries a decent payload.
FS2 Tech Room Description
The GTF Hercules Mark II is the next generation of Terran heavy assault fighter. Introduced during the Great War, the original Herc's balance of firepower and maneuverability made it the most versatile strike fighter in the fleet. Some military historians have claimed the Hercules won the Great War, citing its deployment in key battles near the end of the Shivan conflict. Implementing recent advances in fusion drive technology, the Mark II improves the assault fighter's speed and maneuverability without sacrificing loadout capacity.
Developer Notes
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Performance:
Statistics
| Type | Heavy Assault |
| Manufacturer | RNI Systems |
| Maneuverability | Average |
| Yaw, Pitch, Roll | 55.0 - 65.0 s |
| Max Velocity | 120.0 ms-1 |
| Max Afterburner Velocity | Heavy ms-1 |
| Armor | 275 |
| Hitpoints | 610 |
| Shields | 17 |
| Length | {{{10}}} m |
Armaments
| Freespace 2 | ||
| Bank | Guns | Standard Loadout |
| 1st | 2 | Subach HL-7 |
| 2nd | 2 | Prometheus R |
| Compatible Primaries | ||
| Subach HL-7, Akheton SDG, Prometheus R, Prometheus S, Morning Star, UD-8 Kayser, Circe, Lamprey, Maxim | ||
| Freespace 2 | ||
| Bank | Capacity | Standard Loadout |
| 1st | 80 | Harpoon |
| 2nd | 100 | Hornet |
| Compatible Secondaries | ||
| MX-64, Emp. Adv, Tempest, Hornet, Tornado, Harpoon, Trebuchet, TAG-A, TAG-B, Infyrno, | ||
Veteran Comments
The Herc II flies okay. My only complaint is with the weapons placement, as having the primaries set side by side makes shooting a fleeing target with horizontal deflection tricky. The secondary max loadout is a blessing, sometimes I like to load out on nothing but Harpoons and be a mobile SAM launcher.
I like all the Hercs. Good armour with large missile capacity, although a bit on the slow side, but decent maneuverability.
The Herc II gets introduced rather cruelly to you; in your first mission in the fighter you are thrown against Shivan Maras and Astaroths, both of which can outmaneuver and outrun you with ease. A Lion at the Door demonstrates the problems with the Herc II in rather brutal fashion on high difficulties.
The problem with the Herc II is the early missions, where it's the required fighter, often just aren't well suited to pure heavy fighter forces, which leaves some people with the impression it is an inferior ship overall. It really isn't. It's quite a good ship for Clash of the Titans II or Dunkerque for instance, and it's my preferred ship for Proving Grounds
Extremely large ordinance capacity with decent maneuverability, a true heavy assault. Don't let Dragons get on you, though, because you can't shake them.
While in the main campaign the Herc II is pretty much useless, in user-made campaign missions with lots of enemies, the Herc II is a godsend (provided that you have the right weapons, and no other ships like the Erinyes are available). Its thick armour and shielding is enough to get you through the fiercest of battles.
I give it that it does have cavernous secondary banks, but for me it still doesn't have the firepower that makes a good heavy assault fighter; and it most certainly doesn't have speed to make up for it. I simply find this ship awkward.
It's surprisingly maneuverable, but is slow as hell. Its thick armour, heavy shielding and huge secondary banks give you the opportunity to survive long missions without support, like Love the Treason. However, the Tauret is a better assault fighter, with more guns, even more missiles and less maneuverability.
