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MD-45 Artemis Block II
   
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24 Nov, 2023 @ 6:41am
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MD-45 Artemis Block II

Description
SUBGRIDS | SCRIPTS | DLC | VANILLA

MAJOR FEATURES
  • PCU: 10,414
  • DIMENSIONS: 21.5 m x 16.5m X 5 m
  • MAXIMUM CARGO CAPACITY: 10,000 kg @ 1x Gravity
  • CREW / PASSENGERS: 2 (Aircraft Commander/Pilot, Weapons Officer/Copilot) / 0
  • Re-orientable Nacelles via Vantablack Pyro's Vector Thrust OS allow for great maneuverability and speed.
  • Turret-Based Camera Mounting Pod
  • Autocannon Turret
  • 2x Front-Facing Autocannons
  • 2x Front-Facing Gatling Guns
  • 6x Front-Facing Rocket Pods
  • Atmosphere Engines Only
  • Non-Pressurized Cabin
  • Compatible with correctly-formatted Whip's WHAM missiles (Consult Flight Manual for more information)

Named after the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, and the twin sister of Apollo, the MD-45 Artemis, Block II is an atmosphere only, subgridded, scripted, lightweight, all-weather, vanilla light attack, aerial reconnaissance and escort gunship.

Designed alongside the MD-42 Apollo, the MD-45 Artemis is solely designed for close combat and ground support and is built to handle infantry, thin-skinned vehicles, light armor, and even limited air-to-air targets. Both aircraft were selected by the United States Marine Corps to replace their aging light helicopter fleet because of the parts commonality and ease of maintenance, shortening supply chains and mechanic training times.

FLIGHT MANUAL
The MD-45 Artemis Flight Manual, Revision 20231124010 is available here through Google Drive. [drive.google.com] All information on major systems, the hotbar, Normal and Emergency Checklists, and general flight operations is available through the Flight Manual.

SCRIPTS USED
The MD-45 Artemis requires scripts to be enabled in order to fly. All credit for scripts belongs to their respective authors. The following scripts were used:


About MD Corp
Manufacture & Development Corporation, stylized as MD Corp, designs military and civilian aircraft and ground vehicles for customers around the Solar System.
8 Comments
daddy dirnsa  [author] 1 Dec, 2023 @ 7:49pm 
@BeunT Thank you! I definitely agree, for a “light” attack gunship it’s not very light. There’s a single layer of heavy armor protecting the underside of the cockpit, rationale being to protect the pilots from small arms fire. In hindsight, it’s a thin-skinned aircraft anyways and if you’re taking enough fire for the heavy armor to matter, you probably have a lot more to worry about.

A single-seat version would put more workload on the pilot but is definitely doable. I might try and chop it up in a couple days when I have my computer, as well as find ways to cut down on weight overall.
BeunT 1 Dec, 2023 @ 12:44pm 
Nice cockpit, especially like the holographic gun sight. Though this could do with being about 40 tons lighter tbh (could have a much smaller/cheaper single-seat version)
:steamthumbsup:
daddy dirnsa  [author] 29 Nov, 2023 @ 5:44pm 
@Connn911 In the 11th image there’s a spaceframe that can carry 20 passengers or two very small rovers. I’m holding off on publishing it because it’s in excess of 40k pcu and I want to see if I can bring down that number and reduce the amount of sub grids. That aircraft is pressurized and can fly in space and atmosphere.

I wasn’t planning on making anything new, but @Terrance Hood’s suggestion of a Chinook in this style was intriguing and I might look into creating an atmosphere-only variant.
~(WoE)~ Field Marshall ShVAK 29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:02am 
Very pretty
Connn911 28 Nov, 2023 @ 10:32am 
When will see that larger troop/cargo transport?
Terrance Hood 27 Nov, 2023 @ 10:59pm 
I'd like to see a CH-47 Chinook type craft in this style. I think that'd be neat.
daddy dirnsa  [author] 27 Nov, 2023 @ 8:12pm 
Thank you! Expect more in the future.
Terrance Hood 27 Nov, 2023 @ 2:17am 
Gonna just say it, this is easily the most underrated blueprint I have ever seen. Dude wrote an OPERATIONS MANUAL for it. Bravo!