LSF Caliburn

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LSF Caliburn
CRF Excalibur

Description:

Original WoD Tech Room Description

The Caliburn is the newest assault fighter available to the LSF fleets. Designed in NC0139, the Caliburn is intended to hold its own in a dogfight while carrying the punch needed to threaten enemy capital ships. Its standard loadout consists of pulsar cannons capable of vaporizing lightly-shielded fighters in a single hit, though the system can be switched out for VX-08 Plasma Cannons depending on mission profile. Due to a contractor conflict with the powerplant provider Zeonic, the Caliburn has been temporary fitted with a less powerful powerplant. Combat tests have revealed that the current powerplant is insufficient to power the craft's systems, resulting in slow capacitor recharge rates for both shield and weapons. It is expected that a refit with rectify this issue shortly.

The reflective armor fitted on the Caliburn is effective at absorbing hits from energy-based weapons, but is considerably less durable against solid projectiles.

'HBV1F' Fusion Powerplant, output rated at 10338 kW
Maximum forward velocity: 65
180-degree turn time Yaw: 2.75 seconds
180-degree turn time Pitch: 2.9 seconds
Hull armor strength rated at 1600
7th Generation 'LoNM-1000' heavy fighter shield generator, strength rated at 2500


LSF Caliburn Tech Room Description

Heavy firepower, decent speed but maneuvers like a pig. The Caliburn is pretty much what militaries want against small capital ships and installations. But because its a chore when it comes to maintenance and takes up too much hangar real estate, its generally not very popular with mercenaries.


CRF Excalibur Tech Room Description

The Excalibur is a CRF license produced variant of the Caliburn, it exchanged its two medium gun mounts for an additional heavy mount. With an additional secondary bank added on top of that. The added mass of its weaponry slows the Excalibur down, making it even more sluggish than the Caliburn.


Credits List

  • Original model by Spoon


Name Origin

Caliburn is the latinised Welsh name for the sword of Arthurian legend, Excalibur.


Performance:

Statistics

Name LSF Caliburn
Type Heavy Assault Fighter
Description Third Generation Heavy Fighter
Manufacturer Sol Union Io shipyards
Yaw, Pitch, Roll 3.4 - 3.8 - 4 s
Max Velocity 80 (100) ms-1
Rear Velocity 10 ms-1
Max Afterburner Velocity 135 ms-1
Max Afterburner Duration 5 s
Hitpoints 650 pts
Shields 580 pts
Length 23.89 m
Width 27.68 m
Height 7.01 m
Weaponry
Primary weapons
1st bank 4 guns
2nd bank 2 guns
3rd bank 2 guns
Secondary weapons
1st bank capacity 65
2nd bank capacity 65
Countermeasures
Countermeasure capacity 35 countermeasures


Armaments

  • LSF Caliburn
Default Statistics
Bank Guns Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 4 100 CHI-LSG7v Shotgun
2nd 2 80 VX-08 Plasma
3rd 2 150 VX-23F Photon
Compatible Primaries
1st EML-3 Laser, VX-02A Particle, VX-02X Particle, Type-31 Neutron, VK-01 CIWS 30mm, VK-01EXT CIWS 30mm, CHI-LRG2v Railgun, CHI-LSG7v Shotgun, LSG7v Shotgun Choke, VX-23FL XS Photon
2nd EML-3 Laser, VX-02A Particle, VX-02X Particle, Type-31 Neutron, VK-01 CIWS 30mm, VK-01EXT CIWS 30mm, CHI-LRG2v Railgun, CHI-LSG7v Shotgun, LSG7v Shotgun Choke, VX-23FL XS Photon, Type-74 Cannon 74mm, Type-74 Energized Cannon 74mm, VK-03N Cannon 55mm, VK-03NE Energized Cannon 55mm, VX-08 Plasma, VX-08S ScatterPlasma, CHI-MPC1v Proton, Type-300 Neutron, Maser Gun Mod IVB, Ezchalon Scattershot
3rd Type-74 Cannon 74mm, VK-03N Cannon 55mm, VX-08 Plasma, CHI-MPC1v Proton, Type-300 Neutron, Maser Gun Mod IVB, Ezchalon Scattershot, VX-23F Photon, DD71Y GravPhase Pulse, Type-120 Gauss, CHI-HPB11k Phase, DD89X Graviton Beam
Default Statistics
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 65 SMHS-15
2nd 65 SMHS-15
Compatible Secondaries
1st DHSM-3c, LDRP-2, LRAS-7, SMHS-15, VFAS-16, ATASM-4, CAS-9, DRG-1LI, HDRP-11, HLP-1
2nd DHSM-3c, LDRP-2, LRAS-7, SMHS-15, VFAS-16, ATASM-4, CAS-9, DRG-1LI, HDRP-11, FGT-3, HLP-1


Gallery


Modding Resources

$POF File: LSF_Caliburn.pof
Texture list: LSF_Caliburn;LSF_CaliburnGuns;damage
$POF File: CRF_Excalibur.pof
Texture list: CRF_Caliburn;CRF_ExcaGuns;CRF_Excalibur;damage
$POF File: SF_Caliburn.pof
Texture list: SF_Caliburn;SF_CaliburnGuns;damage
$POF File: UGC_Caliburn.pof
Texture list: UGC_Caliburn;UGC_CaliburnGuns;damage


Veteran Comments

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For a heavy fighter, it really handles much more like a bomber. It's like the Myrmidon in terms of handling except much worse. HOWEVER, if you can somehow line up those guns on your target, the poor victim is in for a real world of hurt. Good luck doing that, though. In the end, I would put this off and wait for the Caliburn-C to become available instead of using this thing.


Take the Ray III-W instead if you want to fly something with firepower. At least that can turn and aim at stuff properly. With the Caliburn its best to go into a spin, spray, and pray than to actually try and line up shots against the more nimble opponents like the Cordi — you'll actually kill them faster that way.


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