[Dave2040]

Alright... Point for you. ^^

[Woolie Wool]

Well of course, bombs replaced the Fury missiles, not the other way round. The only reason we used Fury missiles was because Tsunamis and Harbingers weren't available.

The idea that we didn't have bombs before 2335 is complete and total bull****, especially since the Vasudans had them long enough to build a bomber (the Amun) and replace it with a new generation of bombers before the start of FS1!

[Snail]

Probably crappy bombs... What about the Phoenix IV?

[Woolie Wool]

The Phoenix V doesn't have enough oomph and you can't fit enough in to compensate for the reduced power. A Phoenix IV would be even worse. I use a light bomb in Twist of Fate that does 1000 damage compared to the Tsunami's 1500 and has a shockwave radius of 25 to keep it from nuking interceptor pilots.

[Snail]

Watsitcalled?

[Woolie Wool]

I dubbed it Demolisher, although you're going to need quite a few of them to demolish anything bigger than an Aten.

[TrashMan]

Because the one you see in the cutscene is a bomber variant of the Apollo, not the Apollo itself. Thats also why you have 2 pilots on the scene, and thats why the weapon hardpoints arent the same as in the in-game model

Where did you get that?

I NEVER heard that there was a bomber variant of the Apollo. What makes you even think that it's a bomber variant? 2 pilots?
For all we know 2 pilots might be a standard, as the original model doesn't have a visible cockpit.

Now it could be a training version, but what would a ship like that be doing in comabat with vasudans?

[Snail]

The weapons configuration is reversed (primaries and missiles and missiles are primaries)

[Woolie Wool]

Because the one you see in the cutscene is a bomber variant of the Apollo, not the Apollo itself. Thats also why you have 2 pilots on the scene, and thats why the weapon hardpoints arent the same as in the in-game model

Where did you get that?

I NEVER heard that there was a bomber variant of the Apollo. What makes you even think that it's a bomber variant? 2 pilots?
For all we know 2 pilots might be a standard, as the original model doesn't have a visible cockpit.

Now it could be a training version, but what would a ship like that be doing in comabat with vasudans?

The FS reference bible identifies the intro ship as a bomber.

[Snail]

THANK you.

[Harbinger of DOOM]

Someone should make a bomber version..... just because I love the Apollo, and a bomber variant would rock even more!

[TrashMan]

Ahh..but as you say yourself, this is what they THOUGHT it would be...I can see fro mthe REf Bible that some things were changed, or dropped.

the intro description mentiones a bomber - that doesn't mean that when work on the into ani actualyl started that it was still a bomber. Maby no one really cared. Maby that just put the model of the most detailed terran craft they had (Apollo)...

Or maby they did plan a bomber version...Strange that it wasn't in the game

This part is missing:


[cut to/from another flashback]
Pilot:   [making frightened noises]
Comm:   Pilot, what is your status?  We’re not receiving your data…

[Cut to pilot’s face, then to him fumbling with damage controls.]
Pilot:   Status is… oh, man… [fumbling with controls… everything is damaged]… lost both stabalizers, port engine is hanging on…. [gasping]… environment controls, weapons, primary heat sink offline… subspace generator gone, O2 exchangers gone, oh god… gunner is dead… he’s dead!


Gunner? GUNNER?

[akenbosch]

i guess they were going to use the ursa/medusa.

[Hades]

Someone should make a bomber version..... just because I love the Apollo, and a bomber variant would rock even more!

The Apollo is my Favorite Cannon FS1-2 ship.

[Snail]

The Apollo is my Favorite Cannon FS1-2 ship.

Canon.

My fav. is the GTF Ares.

[TrashMan]

My fav. is the GTF Ares.

Seconded!

[akenbosch]

i prefer the GTF Clothespin 

[Harbinger of DOOM]

My fav. is the GTF Ares.

Seconded!

PO-TA-TOE!!!!!
 

[akenbosch]

PLEASE! call it be the name command gave it!

"GTF Turkey"

[Snail]

"GTF Turkey"

You mean the name that akenakashi gave to it? It's called the potato. Shut up!