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  1. Richard Bong

    Space Fight Club

    Titan suits, as shown so far, are huge. You won't fit in any current seat. You even have a difficult time just turning around in most of the corridors that currently exist, or moving through current doors/hatches.
  2. Richard Bong

    Space Fight Club

    Never talk about fight club.
  3. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    The Valkyrie has 4 turrets. One dual on both top and bottom, one single on each side. They are set up with interlocking fields of fire and there is no place you can be without at least two turrets able to engage you. Add in the slightly lighter pilot pair and the smaller door guns and a hot LZ...
  4. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    Other than the number of troop seats, (it should have 22-24), I did notice some things that are missing. No weapons or ammo storage for the Marines. No Weapon storage for the crew. No crew lockers in the crew quarters. For the number of people carried, that is a really small head.
  5. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    The Valkyrie flies at over 1 kps. It is also quite maneuverable (it isn't a fighter, but it isn't supposed to be.). It should be quite hardy, like the Terrapin you can see the armor plating. It is not as versatile as I would like, yet, but it is versatile. Gunship/Assault Transport/Light...
  6. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    Well we have a new PTU and I am playing with the Valkyrie. It flies a little better than a base Freelancer, but not much. Not sure it is worth the money.
  7. Richard Bong

    Trade in my Avenger titan

    Both the Cutlass Black and the Base Freelancer can, currently, carry a cyclone however the Freelancer is too narrow to get out of the Cyclone, and the Cyclone doesn't actually fit through the rear of the Cutlass if the physics boxes were correct.
  8. Richard Bong

    Trade in my Avenger titan

    The image you showed of the DUR was size 3 Attrition Laser Repeaters. When you look at the weapon screen in the cockpit on the DUR what does it say? This is the screen from the Base, which I just rented. Tarantula MKIII Autocanons (Balistic) The MIS has GT-220 Mantis Ballistic Gatling Guns.
  9. Richard Bong

    Trade in my Avenger titan

    Those are a pair of size 3 Attritions on the DUR. Each Attrition Laser repeater has 2 barrels, like each Panther has 3 and a GT220 has 4. It is still a pair of size 3 weapons per side.
  10. Richard Bong

    Trade in my Avenger titan

    The Base Freelancer, like the MIS and DUR and Max all have two size 3 guns per side. Since the rework they all also have the rear turret. The Base has two tarantulas per side, (Which it has had since the Size 4 Combines were downgraded) while the MIS has 2 GT-220 per side. I believe the MAX is...
  11. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    That is a Hoplite, not a Valkyrie. :) Thanks though.
  12. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    Missiles are not very useful for suppression fire. :) Rovers are cheap. Probably an in game purchase.
  13. Richard Bong

    Trade in my Avenger titan

    I was under the Impression that the Base maneuvered better, was faster and carried the same gun mounts as the MIS. The only difference was the quantity of missiles and quantity of cargo, well and price. Do I have that wrong? For combat, you still have the Avenger.
  14. Richard Bong

    Trade in my Avenger titan

    My advice is going to run counter to what others are telling you. Keep the Avenger, because it is a solid ship and a decent fighter. Don't get the Cutlass because it does nothing well and is in that awkward place trying to do too much. Spend a couple of extra bucks and get a Freelancer to go...
  15. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    The Avenger weapons are one Size 4 and 2 Size 3 and is really agile and fast. Further it should be able to run Mil Spec, where the Drake ships aren't supposed to. More importantly, I think the Cutlass is ugly and the implication is it will be relatively short ranged. The Avenger is my short...
  16. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    It has 5 beds and a crew of 5. Door guns are for use by the Marines. (Makes sense since with 6 man squads, 20 doesn't quite make a platoon, but 22 does.) I have no interest in a Cutlass Blue. It is not a serious upgrade from my Avenger. If you want a Serious bounty hunting ship, there is the...
  17. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    Thanks.
  18. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    Thanks.
  19. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    Thanks.
  20. Richard Bong

    Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

    1 medium computer equals 4 blades. The comment on slaving all 4 turrets to the pilot was just an observation, not an intended practise. :) With all those guns there would be enough rounds flying to walk from the Valkyrie to the target. :) Would you say accelleration and maneuverability is...
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