Phoenix

Teladi Phoenix Class M2 Destroyer Buy: Venture Profiteer @ 69,283,911 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 23.9 - 40.7 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2.0 - 4.0 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 0.3 - 0.5 RPM Hull Strength 6,000,000 Max. Shield (Total) 5 x 2 GJ (10,000 MJ) Shield Reactor 8,000 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 13,000 - 13,000 @ XL Laser Capacitor 276,400 MJ Laser Recharge 4,142 MW                                                                                                          Front x 8                                                                                                          Right x 8                                                                                                          Back x 8                                                                                                          Left x 8                                                                                                          Up x 4                                                                                                          Down x 4

Overview

It may not be the best Destroyer at its job, but its behemoth dimensions make the Phoenix's appearance on the battlefield truly intimidating. It's one of the largest ships in the game files, and one of the two largest ships in the vanilla game. Otherwise, it has typical Commonwealth destroyer stats, but lower speed and higher shielding, being Teladian.

Background

The Phoenix is the destroyer ship operated by the Teladi Company Space Fleet. Its technology is based on the Paranid Odysseus and the Boron Ray. It is well armed and shielded but rarely known to fight.

Physical Characteristics

The Phoenix is a pile of scrap metal four kilometers long. Generally the largest ship in any sector, the Phoenix is incredible to behold. Its hull is a patchwork of rusting panels, covered in exposed tubing and oddly-positioned turrets. Some like it and others loathe it; whichever pole you stand on, this ship is impossible to miss with weapons fire, or anything else for that matter.

Combat

It is truly awesome to see a Phoenix in battle. However, its great size is actually a pretty big downfall in combat, as it makes it very difficult to avoid taking large hits. Its armament is typical, but its main trick is that its size spoofs enemy targeting: The frontal turret can fire the moment the enemy comes into range, but because of the way range calculation works, the enemy won't start firing until the centre-point of the Phoenix (about 2 kilometres back), comes into range. So you get 2 kilometres of extra firing, and backup from the 10GJ shielding. This makes it a pretty good investment for a ~67Mcr investment plus equipment costs.

The Phoenix does have trouble hitting fighters due to lack of flak mounts (only 4 at the back, with up/down turrets using CIGs and ISRs).

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Wasp Missile Dragonfly Missile Silkworm Missile Disruptor Missile Firefly Missile Thunderbolt Missile Tempest Missile

Hurricane Missile Cyclone Missile Tornado Missile Aurora Missile Remote Guided Warhead Beluga Missile Hammerhead Missile Rapier Missile

Firelance Missile Wildfire Missile Windstalker Missile Banshee Missile Hornet Missile Typhoon Missile Firestorm Torpedo

Availability

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

Teladi Phoenixes can also be found patrolling Teladi sectors, especially those bordering Xenon sectors. There is always one to be found in Seizewell.

Suggested Roles

A centre-piece for any self-respecting battle fleet, the Phoenix's natural high shielding makes it a good thing to hide behind when the going gets tough. With decent weapon compatibility and large cargo space for missiles and ammo, it can be a good resupply tanker when used with a transporter device.

See Also

Ships by Class

M2 Ships

Argon	Titan
ATF	Tyr
Boron	Ray
Goner	none
Kha'ak	Kha'ak Destroyer
OTAS	Boreas
Paranid	Odysseus
Pirate	Brigantine
Split	Python
Teladi	Phoenix
Terran	Osaka
Xenon	K
Yaki	Akuma