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LVC-4D Excubitor

A small grid fighter inspired by Homeworld 3 strike craft

The LVC-4D Excubitor is an agile fighter-interceptor, built for fleet defense or fast attack roles. The Excubitor is designed to be fielded from a carrier or forward operating base. It has no O2/H2 generator, but the large H2 tank provides sufficient endurance for long engagements. When operating inside gravity wells it should not wander too far from its home base.

Features include high acceleration in all axes, high turn rates and small frontal area. All of this, combined with high damage output, allows a skilled pilot to defeat heavier vessels. The strategic armor placement increases survivability from frontal fire, but constant maneuvering is a must for any engagement. Care must be taken when facing several enemies simultaneously, as the main H2 tank is exposed at the top and bottom of the craft.

If you print this in survival, either build it off a conveyor attached to the H2 tank, or place an auxiliary H2/O2 gen at the top of the H2 tank. This way you'll have fuel to dock to a station/mothership. The docking manager will automatically handle refueling and recharging. Be careful not to hit the H2 tank when docking/landing.

Drone variant: LVC-4E Neurospaston
Atmospheric variant: LAC-9C Accipiter

• 1 Large and 31 small H2 thrusters:

• 5 Autocannons

• Docking manager
  
• Repair projector (blueprint not loaded to reduce file size)
  
• Small O2 tank
  
• 1 Large and 2 small H2 tanks
  
• 2 Small cargo containers
  
• 3 Gyroscopes
  
• 4 Small batteries
  
• Decoy
  
• Beacon
  
• Small ventral connector
  
• Frontal camera

*Empty mass @1g, 1atm (Earthlike)
**Full autocannon magazine inventory

Fully vanilla and survival-ready, DLC for textures only.

The other ship in the pictures is the MMC-2A Quaesitor.

Enjoy!