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[ECR] Wasp

Europa Custom Retrofitters is proud to present the Wasp Fast Attack Bomber. This compact little bomber packs a big punch, and has impressive raw speed capabilities, but is somewhat lacking for maneuverability. Having no forward facing armaments, the Wasp fills a very specific roll in attack squadrons. It is designed to dive close to the hulls of larger, slower vessels, bypassing their shields entirely and doing direct damage to their hulls. Sporting 24 downward facing cannons, and having the speed and size to slip inside shields, makes this bomber a deadly addition to any fleet.

This craft has no lightspeed capabilities, but does sport a small shield. Without a proper escort, the Wasp is a very vulnerable craft, and is best used with combined fleet power.

Designer note:
I don't like ABBA logic, because it is easy to jam, so I typically use safer logic circuits. Not to say that you can't get some of the parts jammed, but it should be much harder than with ABBA circuits. Because of this, the logic is a complete mess, but at least it's all hidden behind the pilot's chair.

Controls:
[1] Deploy Wings (before firing)
[2] Engage Weapons (note: the weapons are on a toggle and set to chain fire, to imitate a 'bomber', and has no direct fire capabilities)
[G] Deploy Landing Gear

Left Slider: Engine Control
Right Slider: Shield Control

Turning down the engines and shields frees up more power for guns, and you can get an extra 3-4 volleys off if you turn both down low/off. Also, fine movement and strafing is easier with engines turned down, but speed is your no.1 defense in this ship, so I recommend slowing down the engines strictly for strafing runs.

I have a video but I've been locked out of my youtube account for now, so I will upload and update later.