M8

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M8 are bomber class vessels. Armed primarily with a large cargo bay and compatibility with heavy missiles, bombers provide a pint-sized and very lethal anti-capital platform, but their weapons can also be used effectively against smaller ships. They require the same docking capacities as the M6 and TS classes, so cannot dock at Carriers. As such, they cannot carry large amounts of Energy Cells to fuel a jumpdrive so range is often limited when they are loaded with armaments.

Armament[edit]

The Missiles used by the M8 Bomber are unique, meaning not even M7M Missile Frigates can use them. The Commonwealth Bombers all use the Tomahawk Heavy Missile and the Terran bomber (Claymore) uses the Phantom Missile. Both are incredibly deadly, both to the intended target, and the firer.

Should the missile be hit by enemy weapons fire just after its launch, it will typically completely destroy the ship it was launched from. As such, all M8 Bomber ships must be flown with caution.

Sortable List[edit]

M8 Bombers
Name Race Class Speed Accel Steering Hull Shields Shield Reactor Turrets Laser Cap Laser Rchg. Cargo Cargo Class Hangar Price
Gladiator Argon M8 125 16 27.9 25,000 5 x 25MJ 1,200 1 + 2MT 1,000 30 750 L 5,409,482
Marlin Boron M8 135 25 25.1 45,600 4 x 25MJ 1,160 1 + 2MT 1,000 25 750 L 5,270,638
Auster Hauler OTAS M8 104.9 9 3.9 60,000 3 x 200MJ 2,500 1 + 2MT 10,500 262 1,250 XL 5,699,751
Hades Paranid M8 137.5 18.3 26.6 25,000 5 x 25MJ 1,200 1 + 2MT 1,100 32 790 L 5,442,574
Viper Split M8 175 31 23.7 20,000 4 x 25MJ 1,040 1 + 2MT 1,200 34 700 L 5,423,203
Peregrine Teladi M8 100 13 19.6 30,000 6 x 25MJ 1,056 1 + 2MT 900 28 800 L 5,469,216
Claymore Terran M8 138 24 24.8 85,000 7 x 25MJ 1,560 1 + 2MT 1,500 50 850 L 5,278,520

Notes[edit]

  • The Boron Marlin is only present in Albion Prelude.
  • The Boron Marlin Hauler was removed from Terran Conflict in an early patch.
  • Many M8 Bomber ships explode due to the nature of their own munitions. Care must be taken when flying them.

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