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(HDY) Gladius Tactical Bomber

The Gladius is HDY's first anti-capital Bomber. Equipped with a pair of highly lethal Nutcracker explosive bombs as well as a pair of missile and gatling turrets for defense against an enemy fighter screen, the Gladius is more than well equipped to strike hard in the heat of a battle.
The ship is a true beast for a small grid ship, and features heavy armor plating all around the cockpit to protect the pilot while he is lining up the attack run. In addition, the craft is equipped with a decoy in it's tail fin that is designed to draw the enemy point-defense fire away from the vulnerable bombs, as well as a full set of projectors and a welding rig that allows the reconstruction of ordnance during flight (though the craft is required to come to a full stop first). In order to help the pilot maintain control of the situation, the craft features advanced avionics scripts and damage detection systems.

The Gladius was developed shortly after the Scythe, and after the publishing of the newest generation of ACI fightercraft. In cooperation with an ACI engineer, the forward hull was designed to offer little view but maximum protection. A suite of cameras "replace" the pilot's eyes. In combat, the Gladius and the Scythe would work in tandem: The small, nimble Interceptors would fly on the Bombers' wings as escort, disrupting any attempts to destroy the slower Bomber. This allows the Gladius to make its attack run undisputed and deliver devastating blows to the enemy warships.

HDY's first Strike Carrier, Kaga, fields a compliment of four such Bombers, alongside six Scythes, and has proven to be a highly devastating warship.

KNOWN ISSUES:
-Placement of the bombs is slightly suboptimal, which means that a small piece of armor in the bomb's front is not being built by the welders. This has however close to zero impact on the bomb's effectiveness.
-Currently, the hydrogen thrusters on nthe side get burned by the reverse thrusters. It is strongly recommended to play this ship with thruster damage off!

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