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Broadsword

Tier: 3
Class: Attack
Crew: 5-9
Price: 33500
Max Horizontal Speed: 23 kmh
Max Ascent Speed: 19 kmh
Max Descent Speed: 14 kmh
Cargo Space: 6 Crates
Weapons:
-Two small and one large dorsal turrets.
-One large and one small ventral turret.
-One fixed, capitan controlled, nose mounted railgun.
-Three depth charge tubes.


"The Broadsword was designed to satisfy the coaltions need for a powerful attack submarine to replace outdated Typhon class vessels. Although the Broadsword's troubled develompent was rife with delays, the result proved to be worth the wait: A strudy and well armed submarine, liked by it's crews for it's capabilities despite reliabilty issues. Notable features include it's frontal fixed railgun, three aggresively positioned depth charge tubes and many monitoring and alarm systems for the crew."

"To save on costs and acchieve good reliability, the designers aimed to use modernized versions of old, tried and tested submarine equipment such as the reactor, pumps and engine. Adapting the old machinery to serve the more demanding needs of the Bradsword proved a larger challenge than anticipated. In the end, sharing parts with commonly found equipment did help keep maintenance costs down, but pushing old designs to it's limits also hampered the reliability of the submarine's systems when compared to newer, more modern machinery."

"More manouvreable, faster, better armed, and generally more pleasant to be in than the Typhon class vessels it was meant to replace, the broadsword has been well liked by it's crews for it's effectiveness and versatility when facing both Europan fauna and hostile submarines."

The Broadsword is a tier 3 attack vessel made to combine QOL fetaures with the feel of vanilla subs, filling a simillar role as the Typhon class. As such I've tried to keep it balanced for base playthroughs and maintain a cluttered (but not too cluttered) and atmospheric visual design. I've tested the ship in custom missions with bots but have yet to use it in a campaign, so let me know if you find any issues.


Notable features:
-Sensible and easy to navigate design.
-Few Blindspots (some turrets can shoot at the hull if necessary).
-Some alarm and monitoring systems to help the crew keep track of things.
-Spotlight on/off switch in command room for extra stealth.
-Good ammount of cabinet space to carry plenty of stuff.
-Full fabrications capabilities with linked containters.
-Comfortable but still atmospheric lighting.
-Unreliable electrtical system, simillar to the Typhon 2 (but not as bad).
-Bot ready (as far as I can tell).