Sabre

Terran Sabre Class M4 Interceptor Buy: Senatorial Advisor @ 391,246 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 110.0 - 275.0 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 29 - 73 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 18.7 - 46.7 RPM Hull Strength 2,975 / 5,950 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 5 x 5 MJ (25 MJ) Shield Reactor 500 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 50 - 90 @ M Laser Capacitor 3,000 MJ Laser Recharge 90 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Overview

The starting ship for the Terran Defender starting scenario, the Sabre is typical of Terran design, in that it stands out of its class in some way. Specifically, it features strong shields and high speed compared to other ships in the M4 class.

Background

The Sabre is a capable medium fighter that is optimized for interception duties.

Physical Characteristics

Like all Terran fighters, the Sabre features a streamlined rocket-like fuselage, painted white with black trim. Its cockpit section resembles the beak from a bird of prey. It mounts its EMPCs in an underslung bay.

Combat

The Sabre is as potent as other M4s, but more heavily fortified. In absolute terms it is arguably the best regular M4 in a fight, but as it fits the costly and rare EMPC it is not a very cost-effective vessel. One weakness of the Sabre is its low weapon energy capacity and recharge: a Sabre with 4 EMPCs can only sustain fire for 12-13 seconds before running out of energy, and being limited to a single EMPC.

Equipment

The Sabre mounts only the Electro-Magnetic Plasma Cannon and Poltergeist missiles.

Availability

The Sabre is available at any Terran shipyard.

Availability

Variant	Mars	The Moon	Saturn	Terran Unknown Sector 1
Sabre	x	x	x	x

Suggested Roles

The Sabre is usually only used early in the Terran Defender starting scenario, with weapons scavenged from other ships.

See Also

Ships by Class

M4 Ships