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wintiemintiewintiemintie Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited September 2014 in Klingon Discussion
I saw someone point this out in a different thread and had to pull it from there, which was one of the swamps of general discussion, and put it here.

The description reads as " This Tier 6 starship is designed to have unparalleled forward firepower capable of delivering volleys of devastating torpedo fire at its enemies. " But the console is a nose cannon? A cannon.

i'm wondering if this ship will have a fused weapon slot, like that new patrol escort refit with the rear mounted cannon, but with a fused forward torpedo cannon with an open 5/1 hardpoint. So it'd be like a 5+1/1 weapon layout. Maybe?

Otherwise, its kind of odd to claim forward devastating torp fire and have a cannon ability console.
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  • nightkennightken Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I saw someone point this out in a different thread and had to pull it from there, which was one of the swamps of general discussion, and put it here.

    The description reads as " This Tier 6 starship is designed to have unparalleled forward firepower capable of delivering volleys of devastating torpedo fire at its enemies. " But the console is a nose cannon? A cannon.

    i'm wondering if this ship will have a fused weapon slot, like that new patrol escort refit with the rear mounted cannon, but with a fused forward torpedo cannon with an open 5/1 hardpoint. So it'd be like a 5+1/1 weapon layout. Maybe?

    Otherwise, its kind of odd to claim forward devastating torp fire and have a cannon ability console.

    it could be designed as torp boat and the cannon is there to strip shields and pin them. which mean it should work for cannons too.

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  • kelshandokelshando Member Posts: 887 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Could be a typo.. meant devastation cannon fire and someone miss typed torpedo.
  • szerontzurszerontzur Member Posts: 2,724 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I'm wondering if the 'volley' photon torpedo launcher that was rumored to be for the Undine rep ended up getting re-purposed for this ship instead. The nose-gun is just the gimmick-console. (Much like the Regent has a canister console and wide-angle torp, Tempest gets the tailgun and 'explosions everywhere' console, Bulwark gets the 'I'm not actually dead' console and wide-angle torp, etc.)

    Might explain why it's not an "Intel" ship with battlecloak and the fancy sensor stuff.
  • dknight0001dknight0001 Member Posts: 1,542
    edited September 2014
    Remember true T6 ships get a special ability at 5th level mastery.

    Perhaps the Maha (Honestly I feel like it's the Mahahahahaha you thought we'd give you a Raptor on Par with other Escorts?) gets a Torpedo HY or Spread as it's free ability.
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  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Otherwise, its kind of odd to claim forward devastating torp fire and have a cannon ability console.
    Ships can use more than one weapon type.
  • shpoksshpoks Member Posts: 6,967 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I'm expecting a 5/2 layout. If you consider the nose cannon, even though a console, 6/2. I'm also expecting 5 tactical console slots. I'm expecting masive whineage from a certain playerbase once this is released as well. :D

    About the torpedo thing? Considering it was not a typo, I could see the 5-th forward weapon slot being somekind of a fixed torpedo launcher like the Tempest tailgun or maybe a switchable special weapon like the Kumari wing cannons.
    I'm perfectly fine with an added torpedo, I always use a torp launcher up front on all my ships. If this ship is somehow optimized for torpedoes, no skin off my back.
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  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    ^ Oh my yes. 5/2 with an 8th weapon as the fused nose canon would be boss.
  • staq16staq16 Member Posts: 1,181 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    That's what the KDF deserves. A ship with a proper business end.

    Anyway... if this is any good I think the name "Muahaha!" will stick... :)
  • suavekssuaveks Member Posts: 1,736 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Don't worry, if it'll end up being too OP Cryptic will just make a FED equivalent.
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  • dknight0001dknight0001 Member Posts: 1,542
    edited September 2014
    The few things I want from a KDF Raptor is the same amount of Tac Consoles almost every other Escort gets. At Fleet level that was 5.

    If T6 is 6 than that new Raptor better have 6.

    I always thought the Fleet Qin Heavy Raptor needed it's 10th Console in Tac. Or at least make a 5 Tac Console Raptor since the Fed got practically every Escort bar 1 or 2 with 5 Tac Consoles, same with the Romulans.

    If we're talking overwhelming fire power that better mean an extra weapon slot forward compared to most other Escorts.

    All that being said I am looking forward to also having the choice of using a T5U Guramba.
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