SF Scorpion

The SF Scorpion was a Shivan fighter used during the Great War in 2335 by the Shivans. It's assumed to be a reconnaissance ship.

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The SF Scorpion

Description:

FS1 Tech Room Description

We originally thought the Scorpion was the Shivans best fighter. However, we now believe that the Scorpion is nothing more than a Shivan scout ship. Their vast numbers and seeming unimportance to the Shivan war effort leads us to this belief. Regardless of its purpose, the Scorpion is highly maneuverable, fast, and difficult to destroy. It can also do damage equivalent to our space superiority fighters.

In the event that you encounter Scorpions, regard them as a Class C threat.

Developer Notes

None

Name origin

A scorpion is an eight-legged arthropod with a deadly poison stinger on the tip of its tail. The SF Scorpion has a vertical spike possibly resembling the tail of a scorpion, hence the name.

Performance:

Statistics

Type	Recon
Manufacturer	Unknown
Maneuverability	N/A
Max Velocity	70.0 - 72.0 mps
Max Afterburner Velocity	140.0 mps
Armor	N/A
Hitpoints	180
Shields	600
Length	17.3 m

Armaments

• Gun Mounts

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Bank	Guns	Standard Loadout
1st	2	Shivan Light Laser
2nd	2	Shivan Heavy Laser

• Missile Banks

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Bank	Capacity	Standard Loadout
1st	40	MX-50

Veteran Comments

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The Scorpion is lighter and more agile than most Shivan craft, but not particularly fast. Armament is middle-of-the-road and neither impressive nor laughable, while its protection is on the light side but still capable of standing up to enemy fire briefly. It does possess the unique ability to move in three dimensions at once, something not often seen on lower difficulty levels but very annoying on higher ones.

All in all the Scorpion is quite comparable to the GTF Apollo. It does most of the same things with about the same level of competency at them.

Low mass values mean that when hit, its speed and velocity will be heavily affected. Additionally, slide values allow it to move in more than one direction simultaneously, something that can be duplicated by the player through NumPad Keys 1 and 3.