Gannet

Teladi Gannet Class M7M Missile Frigate Buy: @ 50,272,580 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 32.9 - 55.9 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 4 - 7 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 0.4 - 0.7 RPM Hull Strength 420,000 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 2 GJ (6,000 MJ) Shield Reactor 8,000 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 5,000 - 9,000 @ XL Laser Capacitor 50,500 MJ Laser Recharge 1,262 MW Front Missile Turret: 8 Launch Tubes Front Missile Turret: 8 Launch Tubes                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Overview

The Gannet is by far the slowest M7M, but is also the highest capacity and most heavily shielded Commonwealth M7M with defences that rival many destroyers. Its combination of glacial speed and glacial capacity (not to mention defences) force upon it limited choices of role: either a one-off strike ship which jumps in, fires its missiles and quickly leaves before it can be swarmed, or a long term attacker, using its freight space to increase its longevity as much as possible and kill as much as possible while limiting or eliminating its ability to retreat by jumping.

Background

The Teladi Gannet adds a heavy strike capability to the Teladi Company's fleet, with a considerable array of offensive options.

Combat

The Gannet cannot run from a fight without a jumpdrive, but it can go longer than other M7Ms and has higher survivability if something does get close. With a single rear turret, it also has some defence against incoming missiles.

Equipment

Missiles:

• Hammer Heavy Torpedo
• Flail Barrage Missile
• Boarding pods

Availability

Variant	Ceo's Sprite	Grand Exchange	Ianamus Zura	Ministry of Finance	PTNI Headquarters	Seizewell
Gannet	x

Suggested Roles

An effective ship in a missile barraging role, the Gannet can also be used as a boarding ship, but must conduct its boarding operations at further range than other missile frigates due to its slow speed and inability to outrun carriers and even some destroyers.

See Also

• Teladi Cormorant
• Teladi Shrike

Ships by Class

M7M Ships

Argon	Minotaur
ATF	Skirnir
Boron	Kraken
Goner	none
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Aquilo • Sirokos
Paranid	Ares
Pirate	none
Split	Cobra
Teladi	Gannet
Terran	none
Xenon	none
Yaki	Senshi