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===Developer Notes===
 
===Developer Notes===
 
Slow and sluggish, but heavily armored. Has high afterburner speed. Useful for hit and run attacks. High payload capacity.
 
Slow and sluggish, but heavily armored. Has high afterburner speed. Useful for hit and run attacks. High payload capacity.
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===Name origin===
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Seth (more correctly spelled "Set," alternately "[[GVA Setekh|Setekh]]") was the god of the desert at some point in early Egyptian history.
  
 
==Performance:==
 
==Performance:==

Revision as of 15:42, 26 October 2007

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Shivan ships
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Notable ships of FreeSpace 1


Terran ships
Fighters
Bombers
Transports and freighters
Cruisers and corvettes
Capital ships
Installations
Misc ships
Sentry Guns
Cargo Containers
Vasudan ships
Fighters
Bombers
Transports and freighters
Cruisers and corvettes
Capital ships
Misc ships
Sentry Guns
Cargo Containers
Shivan ships
Fighters
Bombers
Transports and freighters
Cruisers and corvettes
Capital ships
Misc ships
Sentry Guns
Cargo Containers
Notable ships of FreeSpace 2



File:Seth320x240.jpg
The GVF Seth


Description:

FS1 Tech Room Description

As the slowest fighter in the PVN, the Seth has earned itself a reputation as the Turtle of the Vasudan fleet. Even though it is quite compact in size, the Seth can carry a massive payload, and has a lot of shielding. Its standard impulse engines aren't very powerful, but the Seth gains an incredible speed boost when using its afterburners. The Seth is primarily used is convoy attacks and capital ship escort duties.

The GTA considers the PVF Seth to be a Class C threat.

FS2 Tech Room Description

The solidly built GVF Seth is a versatile Great War-era fighter that still performs dual roles as bomber escort and bomber interceptor. The Seth's relatively slow cruising speed is deceptive, as its Mekhu-Sahr plasma powerplant can give it an incredible afterburner boost, more than doubling its velocity. A total of six weapon banks and a wide variety of loadouts give the Seth the needed punch to eliminate incoming bombers quickly.

Developer Notes

Slow and sluggish, but heavily armored. Has high afterburner speed. Useful for hit and run attacks. High payload capacity.

Name origin

Seth (more correctly spelled "Set," alternately "Setekh") was the god of the desert at some point in early Egyptian history.

Performance:

Statistics

Type Heavy Fighter
Manufacturer Mekhu Enterprises
Maneuverability Fair/Poor
Yaw, Pitch, Roll 55.0 - 72.0 s
Max Velocity 130.0 ms-1
Max Afterburner Velocity Heavy ms-1
Armor 280
Hitpoints 580
Shields 20
Length {{{10}}} m


Armaments

Freespace 1 Freespace 2
Bank Guns Standard Loadout Standard Loadout
1st 2 ML-16 Laser Mekhu HL-7
2nd 2 Avenger Mekhu HL-7
Compatible Primaries Compatible Primaries
ML-16 Laser, Disruptor, Avenger, Flail, Prometheus, Banshee, Leech Cannon, S-Breaker Mekhu HL-7, Akheton SDG, Prometheus R, Prometheus S, Morning Star, UD-8 Kayser, Circe, Lamprey
Freespace 1 Freespace 2
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout Standard Loadout
1st 40 MX-50 MX-64
2nd 80 Stiletto Stiletto II
Compatible Secondaries Compatible Secondaries
MX-50, D-Missile, Fury, Hornet, Interceptor, Phoenix V, Stiletto, EM Pulse, Cluster Bomb MX-64, Emp. Adv, Tempest, Hornet, Tornado, Harpoon, Trebuchet, Stiletto II, Infyrno


Veteran Comments

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The Seth doesn't have the moxie to match up to the Hercules in the assault role, yet it is faster and manuvers better. Most closely comparable to the GTF Apollo, it is probably best considered a "light assault" fighter, not quite having the speed and manuverabilty to qualify as a space superiority fighter, yet not having the weapons load or staying power to make it a true heavy assault fighter.


One of the most balanced and, dare I say it, sexiest fighters. Guns are well placed and speed is equivalent to the Herc II with a powerful afterburner boost. The heavy armour and shielding (not to mention the teeny silhouette from behind) makes it a difficult kill as well. It's really equivalent to or better than a Herc II except in secondary bank capacity.