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OSPREY: Talon - Gravity Torpedo

The Talon Gravity Torpedo is currently one of five standard printable items for the Osprey a mobile mining and production platform intended for a highly immersive survival experience that is convenient, practical, versatile, and multiplayer compatible.

Before use, load this blueprint into OSPREY Printer Projector 4 (only necessary on first set up).

How to launch from the Osprey Printer (all controls in Tab 3 of main flight seat):
1. Use Button 2 to scroll to the Talon: Gravity Torpedo
2. Use Button 7 to weld
3. Use Camera to aim
4. Use Button 9 to launch

Related Blueprints:
Osprey - Mother Ship
Finch - Utility Ship Combo Pack.
Osprey Printables:
Feather - Relay/Spy Satellite
Egg - Light Armor Decoy
Egg - Heavy Armor Decoy
Beak - Stone Filled Gravity Torpedo

This kinetic torpedo may not have the punch of it's older brother the Beak, but it has greater durability and can deliver a hit through gravity shields and turret defenses. The first time you use this item, simply load the blueprint into the projector on the Osprey named OSPREY Printer Projector 4. Using the Printer on the OSPREY, simply select item four (Using Tab 3: buttons 1 and 2 in the main flight seat to scroll). You will be presented with a comparison of the necessary components, versus what you have in your inventory. If you have all the necessary components, simply press 7 to begin welding. Once welding is complete, use hot button 9 to auto launch.

If you weld up the torpedo and don't intend to use it for a while, don't worry. You can scroll through other printer selections, turn the printer off, or even log out and re-load the world. The Osprey will remember your selection and use the appropriate launch sequence when you are ready. Since batteries start with a 20% charge when constructed, you are more than welcome to drain that power from the printed battery and leave it completely empty. The auto-launch sequence will re-charge the battery for 1.5 seconds - giving it enough power to activate it's artificial mass blocks. The auto-launch sequence will also trigger a timer on the Talon which will turn the artificial mass blocks off again about 1 second after launch. This allows the Talon to penetrate enemy gravity shields. I have also ensured that you can launch the Talon without any interruption to your own gravity shield.

This blueprint uses gyroscopes as they have even greater mass and durability that heavy armor, making for greater resistance to point defense, and greater kinetic payload. The on-board timer will also activate a control override of the gyroscopes mid-flight, causing the torpedo to tumble as it travels, dispersing turret damage across multiple surfaces and (hopefully) causing more damage to the target.

This blueprint is mainly useful for targets that are too heavily defended for a Beak to get through. However, I recommend using the Beak where possible, as it is capable of penetrating over 100 layers of stacked heavy armor in survival, and causes incredible damage to stationary targets. The Talon doesn't pack that kind of punch, but is no slouch, weighing in at 5 layers of heavy armor penetrated, with significant deformation to a sixth. See the video above for a demonstration.

• Blueprint Component Requirements Script - the-phil
  The author was incredibly responsive when asked to update this script. The fact that this thing is under 500 subscribers is an absolute travesty. Go download it right now. Thanks the-phil!
  Thank you also to Heisenboy, who wrote the script that was later forked into this one.
  
• Easy Automation V2.0 - Coren
  Coren deserves piles of respect for this script. I have no coding background and could not have have completed this project without his script. He is above and beyond with responding to questions, and is a pillar of the community. Thanks Coren!

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