[TopAce]

I figured how the Vasudans could have used the Anubis after the Great War. Assuming from its specifications, it is certainly not expensive to produce. What if the Vasudans somehow made the fighter itself smaller and made it remote-controlled from the mothership? They could have used this fighter like the Protoss do with Interceptors in Starcraft.

Opinions, please.

[ShadowWolf_IH]

or regional/planetary governments could still be using it.  due to the fact that it is inexpensive.

[[$$$] Money]

They could still be used as Kamikaze ships in times of deseperation. A training ship for rookie pilots or as a test-bed ship might probably work too.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Rear-echelon bases and whatnot would probably still have em as guards.

[jdjtcagle]

They were probally more expensive than "not that expensive."  C'mon they have been in a war for 14 years, most of there supplies needs to go to support there harsh enviroment, and the destruction of Vasuda Prime.

They were probally bumped down to a civilian level...

and while I'm thinking about it--  from proof from the Vasuda Prime destruction Ani, transports has two sets of engines and anti Gravity Skees from the looks of them.  

Two sets of engines because they used fusion power and that was ot a smart thing to do in atmosphere. So fighters would not be able to move through atmosphere and that leads me to believe that there were only transports and freighters moving under atmosphere in freespace...
Sorry about the off-topic-ness...

[Solatar]

Take off the guns, add a backseat, instant sports "car".

[Knight Templar]

Or terrorist mobile bomb.

[Moonsword]

Target drone to replace the Amazon as a real target?

[WMCoolmon]

A tin can?

*Buh-duh-tsss*

[Turambar]

someone make an Anubis 2.  Seriously, the Anubis never lived up to its name except for a couple of missions where they did the kamikazie thing.  an anubis 2 with the same general shape has the potential to be cool

[Knight Templar]

*plans on doing so

[Hippo]

Originally posted by jdjtcagle

Two sets of engines because they used fusion power and that was ot a smart thing to do in atmosphere. So fighters would not be able to move through atmosphere and that leads me to believe that there were only transports and freighters moving under atmosphere in freespace...
Sorry about the off-topic-ness...

None of the FS ships are Atmospheric. They may look like it, but they have no way to sustain an acceleration of 10.9Km/s...

According to my science book, an object has to leave earth's surface at

v = sqrt(2gR)

Where m is the mass of the object, M mass of the earth, G is the gravitational constant, R is the radius of the earth, and v is the escape velocity.

The value evaluates to be approximately:

11100 m/s
40200 km/h
25000 mi/h

So, an object which has this velocity at the surface of the earth, will totally escape the earth's gravitational field (ignoring the losses due to the atmosphere.)


IMHO; It is impossible for FS fighters and bombers to be atmosphericially capeable, since few can reach 100m/s, hardly close to 10.9km/s...

[kasperl]

Well, you only need to produce an accel of 10ms^2 to stay relative to the surface. (Just canceling out gravity). If they can produce 10ms^2 downwards, they can hoover. If they can produce more, they can fly. Escaping the gravity alltogether is something different, but flying itsself might be possible.

[Shinobi]

Originally posted by Hippo



None of the FS ships are Atmospheric. They may look like it, but they have no way to sustain an acceleration of 10.9Km/s...

According to my science book, an object has to leave earth's surface at

v = sqrt(2gR)

Where m is the mass of the object, M mass of the earth, G is the gravitational constant, R is the radius of the earth, and v is the escape velocity.

The value evaluates to be approximately:

11100 m/s
40200 km/h
25000 mi/h

So, an object which has this velocity at the surface of the earth, will totally escape the earth's gravitational field (ignoring the losses due to the atmosphere.)


IMHO; It is impossible for FS fighters and bombers to be atmosphericially capeable, since few can reach 100m/s, hardly close to 10.9km/s...

Ssshhhhh! Your ruining our MOD dude....

[Hippo]

Originally posted by kasperl
Well, you only need to produce an accel of 10ms^2 to stay relative to the surface. (Just canceling out gravity). If they can produce 10ms^2 downwards, they can hoover. If they can produce more, they can fly. Escaping the gravity alltogether is something different, but flying itsself might be possible.

True, helicopters can produce a force equal to 10.9m/s/s, but when you get higher into the atmosphere, the low pressure makes it harder to produce thrust with conventional blades... Not sure about thrusters though...

[kasperl]

By simply throwing out enough mass in the right direction, you can do 10ms^2 rather easily, with FS level technology at least. And if you use a thruster, no need to worry about lack of atmosphere, because it will only make things easier. (No wind means it's a lot easier to stay in one postition.)

[Moonsword]

Someone (author of Pandora's Box) has made an Anubis 2 and you get to fly it!  Isn't that fun?

If you can't detect the sarcasm about how bad that fighter is and how little I think of it, please get your eyes checked.  I also intend to have a very good look at the .tbl's in that campagin as there's a few things that just don't seem quite right.

[Fineus]

Meh, the design of the thing is quite nice - in keeping with the older, chunkier style of Vasudan tech. I'd really like to see something of a re-design of hit to be a heavy assault fighter in the FS2 era (more streamlined, heavier armor and primary capacity to match the Erinyes or Ares class).

But that's just me

[TopAce]

The design of the Anubis is really nice.
I made a Vasudan mission once in the era of FS1 and I flew the Anubis. I liked it, it is fast and maneuverable. With an Avenger or Prometheus, it can be quite effective in the hands of a good pilot. If someone ever designed an Anubis Mk II, it would only need two additional primary banks and an afterburner. No need for thicker shields and stronger hull.

[Hippo]

Originally posted by TopAce

era of FS1

afterburner

[AHTW]