Claymore

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Terran Claymore
ClassM8 Bomber
Buy:Servant of Terra @5,279,520 Cr
Speed (Min-Max)69 - 138 m/s
Acceleration (Min-Max)12 - 24 m/s2
Steering (Min-Max)12.4 - 24.8 RPM
Hull Strength85,000
Max. Shield (Total)7 x 25 MJ (175 MJ)
Shield Reactor1,560 MW
Cargo Class (Min-Max)750 - 850 @ L
Laser Capacitor1,500 MJ
Laser Recharge50 MW
Front Missile Turret: 2 Launch Tubes
                                                                                                         Top x 2

Overview[edit]

The Terran Claymore is larger and more powerful than any Commonwealth bomber, but its use is handicapped by the fact that it can only utilize the very rare Phantom Missile. If a decent stockpile of them can be gathered, however, the Claymore is probably the best bomber in the game, as it does not suffer the ordinance/jump energy dilemma plaguing commonwealth bombers, since it has a very spacious cargo bay and smaller missiles with relation to volume. Their yield is actually considerably higher than that of the Tomahawk Heavy Missile.

Background[edit]

The Claymore bomber provides the United Space Command with an easily deployable and flexible strike capability.

Physical Characteristics[edit]

The Claymore resembles two Baldrics mated by their ventral surfaces, a big box with a wedge-shaped bow. It is white with red trim.

Combat[edit]

As with any bomber, the Claymore is devastating to anything M6 and up while it carries ammunition. It has very poor fighter defense so it should be kept well away from enemy M3 and M4 class ships.

Equipment[edit]

The Claymore is unique in its use of the potent Phantom Missile.

Availability[edit]

Availability
Variant The Moon Mars Saturn
Claymore x x x

A Claymore is also a reward for completing the Terran plot.

In Albion Prelude
Variant Saturn Mars Megnir The Moon
Claymore x x x x

Suggested Roles[edit]

The Claymore utilizes its Phantom missiles at relatively long range to destroy capital ships and stations. It must not go toe-to-toe against any fighter as the Claymore lacks adequate defenses against them. It requires a fighter wing to escort it when performing bombing runs.

See Also[edit]


Ships by Class
Capital  M1M2 / M2+M7 / M7M / M7C
Escort  M6 / M6+M8
Fighter  M3 / M3+M4 / M4+M5
Transport  TLTS / TS+TPTM
M8 Ships
Argon  Gladiator
ATF  none
Boron  Marlin
Goner  none
Kha'ak  none
OTAS  Auster Hauler
Paranid  Hades
Pirate  none
Split  Viper
Teladi  Peregrine
Terran  Claymore
Xenon  none
Yaki  none
Terran Navigation
Terran Factions ATF Aldrin Terran
Core Sectors Asteroid Belt | Earth | Jupiter | Jupiter 2 | Jupiter 3 | Kuiper Belt | Mars | Mercury | The Moon | Neptune | Oort Cloud | Pluto | Saturn | Saturn 2 | Saturn 3 | Titan | Uranus | Uranus 2 | Uranus 3 | Venus
Border Sectors

Aldrin | Aldrin 2 | Heretic's End | Terran Unknown Sector 1 (Megnir) | Terran Unknown Sector 2 (Althes) | Terran Unknown Sector 3 (Segaris) | Unknown Sector (7,4) | Unknown Sector (8,4) | Unknown Sector (8,5) | Unknown Sector (7,5)

Capital Ships M1: Tokyo | M2: Osaka | M2+: Kyoto | M7: Yokohama | M7C: Maccana | M7M: None
Fighters M3: Scimitar | M3+: Cutlass | M4: Sabre | M4+: None | M5: Rapier
Escort Ships M6: Katana | M6+: None | M8: Claymore
Transports TL: Atmospheric Lifter, Mobile Mining Base Ship | TM: Toukon | TP: Scabbard | TS: Baldric | TS+: Hayabusa
Shipyards Mars | Megnir (Terran Unknown Sector 1) | The Moon | Saturn
Racial Wares Carbo Cake | C-Ration | Hull Plating | Ice | Protein Paste | Terran EMP Rifles | Terran MRE | Vita Kai | Water