Elite

Argon Elite Class M4+ Heavy Interceptor Buy: Accepted Advisor @ 1,619,083 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 64 - 160 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 19.6 - 49 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 21.2 - 59.36 RPM Hull Strength 6,500 / 13,000 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 25 MJ (50 MJ) Shield Reactor 550 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 50 - 120 @ L Laser Capacitor 4,500 MJ Laser Recharge 76 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Argon Enhanced Elite Class M4+ Heavy Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 72 - 201.60 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 29 - 81 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 18 - 50.4 RPM Hull Strength 7,000 / 14,000 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 25 MJ (50 MJ) Shield Reactor 560 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 23 - 110 @ M Laser Capacitor 4,500 MJ Laser Recharge 76 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Pirate Elite Class M4+ Heavy Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 60 - 168 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 20 - 56 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 25.4 - 71.2 RPM Hull Strength 4,875 / 9,750 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 1 x 25 MJ (25 MJ) Shield Reactor 440 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 23 - 114 @ L Laser Capacitor 4,350 MJ Laser Recharge 76 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Overview

The Elite is a well-shielded and potent light fighter.

Background

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History

The original Elite served the Argon Federation for many years as an M3 Fighter. However, following the victory over the Xenon M0 mothership and subsequent rout of Xenon forces from Commonwealth space, it was retired and replaced with the Nova.

Some years later, with the threat of the Kha'ak and the disruption of military and political equilibrium by the reconnection of the Solar System to the jumpgate network, the designs for the old Elite were pulled out of storage, reworked and updated with modern technology, and the ship re-entered production as the Argon light fighter.

Variants

Elite

The standard elite has good shielding and is generally a match for any M4 or lighter type craft, but it is slow and has difficulties catching them. Many M3s can outrun it, and this problem is exacerbated by its inability to be effective in combat against anything heavier than it is. It is very vulnerable and a poor choice as both a player and fleet ship. One redeeming feature is a rear-mounted turret, giving some missile defense potential and improved fire coverage. It is probably best to put an Impulse Ray Emitter in this slot because popular forward weapons, like Particle Accelerator Cannons, for example, will already have a very strong draw on your energy reserves.

Enhanced Elite

The Enhanced Elite has enough speed to be fairly effective as an M4+, as it is now fast enough to outrun most things that it is vulnerable to. However, it still suffers from its characteristic lack of firepower.

Pirate Elite

Pirate Elites marginally improve on the speed and maneuverability of the standard Elite, but their protection is extraordinarily bad for an M4+, being matched by many other M4s in terms of protection without much of a firepower improvement. It is so slow and poorly protected that it's severely threatened by anything that isn't a scout ship, and even scout ships can be troublesome in large numbers.

The Pirate Elite is visually identifiable by its blood-red paint job, and frequently fits an Fragmentation Bomb Launcher in its tailgun.

Combat

The Elite has all the abilities needed to dogfight well, as well as a rear turret which can be set either to help take down other targets in the furball or alternatively keep missiles off the ship's tail.

It is to be noted however that the ship is somewhat impeded by a slow Speed and turning capacity. The ship also has a rather weak Energy output for its weapons systems, which emphasizes the need for accuracy when dogfighting, as the energy reserves will take some time to recover to suitable levels. A partial remedy is making use of its ability to mount Mass Drivers, due to their low energy draw. However this does take use up some of the already small cargo bay.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Wasp Missile Dragonfly Missile

Silkworm Missile Disruptor Missile Firefly Missile

Hurricane Missile Aurora Missile Remote Guided Warhead

Rapier Missile Firelance Missile Wildfire Missile

Enhanced Elite 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

Availability

The Elite is available at four Federal Argon Shipyards.

Availability

Variant	Argon Prime	Cloudbase South East	Omicron Lyrae	Light of Heart	Legend's Home	Argon Sector M148
Elite	X		X	X		X

The Enhanced Elite is granted by Jonferco upon reaching rank 7.

A Pirate Elite is available as one of many ownerless ships. It can also be made to bail.

Suggested Roles

A reliable M4+ ship to use, the Elite makes for a more powerful alternative to basic M4s as a cheap carrier fighter.

Good as

• Sector Patrol
• Space Superiority Fighter
• Swarm Fighter, due to its relatively low cost.

Poor as

• Capital Ship killer
• Interceptor, due to its comparatively low speed.

See Also

• Argon Buster

Ships by Class

M4+ Ships

Argon	Elite (Enhanced)
ATF	none
Boron	Pike
Goner	none
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Solano
Paranid	Theseus
Pirate	Elite (Advanced)
Split	Asp
Teladi	Kite (Vanguard)
Terran	none
Xenon	none
Yaki	Tonbo