Pegasus

Paranid Pegasus Class M5 Scout Buy: @ 92,561 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 107.3 - 375.6 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 49 - 171 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 17.4 - 60.8 RPM Hull Strength 1,000 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 1 MJ (3 MJ) Shield Reactor 100 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 60 - 76 @ S Laser Capacitor 550 MJ Laser Recharge 14 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Paranid Pegasus Raider Class M5 Scout Buy: @ 116,508 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 136.3 - 477.1 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 62 - 218 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 20.3 - 71.1 RPM Hull Strength 950 Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 1 MJ (2 MJ) Shield Reactor 110 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 54 - 68 @ S Laser Capacitor 550 MJ Laser Recharge 14 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Paranid Pegasus Sentinel Class M5 Scout Buy: @ 141,424 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 88 - 308 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 40 - 141 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 14.2 - 49.8 RPM Hull Strength 1,000 Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 1 MJ (4 MJ) Shield Reactor 110 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 54 - 68 @ S Laser Capacitor 550 MJ Laser Recharge 14 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Paranid Pegasus Vanguard Class M5 Scout Buy: @ 107,088 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 180 - 413.2 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 54 - 189 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 18.2 - 63.8 RPM Hull Strength 950 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 1 MJ (3 MJ) Shield Reactor 110 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 57 - 72 @ S Laser Capacitor 660 MJ Laser Recharge 16 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Overview

In addition to scout duties, with its reasonable shields the Pegasus performs well as an anti-missile and anti-drone ship. It is, however, sub-par and expensive for its class with weak weaponry, mediocre speed and an even-smaller-than-normal cargo bay. Long gone are the days when the Pegasus was arguably the best M5 in the game, at a tad over 1 km/s and with agility to match.

Background

This ship was designed to be the main scout craft of the Paranid Fleet; lightly armed, but fast. The Pegasus design is considered a success in its role, and has also been widely adopted for many civilian purposes. Consistently being updated, this ship dates back to the early period of the Paranid and Split war against the Boron.

Once upon a time the Pegasus held the distinction of being the fastest ship around; however, newer variants have sacrificed that accolade in favor of tougher defenses.

Physical Characteristics

The Pegasus is a bit of an oddball aesthetically speaking. It amounts to a flying wing, wider than it is long, with a tall cockpit/engine section in the center.

Variants

Pegasus

Not featuring any fancy title, the basic version of the ship is the standard by which other variants are measured.

Pegasus Raider

Raider variants are faster and usually have a higher shield generator power than their regular counterparts, but trade off cargo capacity and some have reduced shield capacity despite the more powerful generator.

Pegasus Sentinel

Sentinel variants of ships tend to be slower, but with higher total shield capacity. Sometimes the shield class is also upgraded for instance from 25 MJ to 200 MJ.

Pegasus Vanguard

Vanguard variants of ships are slightly faster and have bigger weapons generators than their regular counterparts.

Yaki Fujin

The Yaki Fujin is based on the Pegasus.

Combat

Scouts are just that; scouts. They do not have the shielding to survive an onslaught even by weak M4s and do not have the weapon power to easily damage even other M5s. The Pegasus is no exception, but if you do get a fully equipped Pegasus into a dogfight it will survive longer than most M5s.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Dragonfly Missile

Firefly Missile Aurora Missile

Rapier Missile Firelance Missile

Availability

At least one Pegasus model is available at every Paranid Shipyard.

Availability

Variant	Cardinal's Domain	Duke's Citadel	Heaven's Assertion	Paranid Prime	Third Redemption	Trinity Sanctum
Pegasus	X		X		X
Pegasus Raider			X		X	X
Pegasus Sentinel		X	X	X	X
Pegasus Vanguard	X		X		X

Suggested Roles

Due to the fact that the cockpit is placed well forward and above the hull, thus giving a completely clear forward view, the Pegasus is often favored as a camera ship for taking screenshots, giving a view of space unblemished by the ship's hull.

See Also

Ships by Class

M5 Ships