PT-BVRM Pteranodon OXZ - Revision history

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 "Fatalities from a direct neutral particle beam's effects are rare, those that have, regrettably, occurred more often down to collateral interior energy-damage and fires, also small explosions inside critical systems; more rarely failure of life-support. The vessel as a whole - its hull - remains largely undamaged, but in need of comprehensive refit to become serviceable again - that's engines, laser weapons, computers, all electronic components."
-There's no stopping ''this one'' once it gets into its stride: "Our PT-BVRM bears no outward resemblance to the ECM-hardened missile beyond its scaled dimensions. Its hull is biomimetically shaped, structurally profiled after the Pteranodon's beak itself, not merely for aesthetics, but to reduce frontal area for particle impacts at high velocity and for aiding in mass distribution for stable thrust alignment and agility. This design houses over three times the inertial mass of a conventional missile, a necessity to contain the Particle Accelerator, state-of-the-art AI guidance systems, and a vastly more powerful drive. The PT attains speeds more than twice that of the ECM Hardened, crossing a system in under ten minutes."
+There's no stopping ''this one'' once it gets into its stride: "Our PT-BVRM hull is biomimetically shaped, structurally profiled after the Pteranodon's beak itself, not merely for aesthetics, but to reduce frontal area for particle impacts at high velocity and for aiding in mass distribution for stable thrust alignment and agility. This design houses over three times the inertial mass of a conventional missile, a necessity to contain the Particle Accelerator, state-of-the-art AI guidance systems, and a vastly more powerful drive. The PT attains speeds more than twice that of the ECM Hardened, crossing a system in under ten minutes."
 A picture starts to form of a Harvester 'standing off' near a Station or a Witchpoint marker, targeting, then launching a Ptera, and sauntering off for a snack while far out in the blackness a group of hapless ships become ghosts. On re-seating itself, our gallant commander yawns as the list of the '''incapacitated''' skitters greenly down the main display. It's 'mop up' time again. Charming image to lay us down to sleep on, is it not, Tuners?

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 == A Toothless Flying Terror ==
-This week, a Pteranodon is set to soar out of the hidden heart of Galcop's 'Black Labs', our faceless, voiceless '''inside informant''' told your favourite reporter earlier today. The name's meaning, in a now-forgotten Terran language, is 'Toothless Flyer'. Enviably fitting for a '''standoff missile''' that purportedly will '''irradiate''' but won't kill.
+This week, a Pteranodon is set to soar out of the hidden heart of Galcop's 'Black Labs', our faceless, voiceless '''inside informant''' told your favourite reporter earlier today. The name's meaning, in a now-forgotten Terran language, is 'Toothless Flyer'. Uncannily fitting for a '''standoff missile''' that purportedly will '''irradiate''' but won't kill.
 On evidence gathered, '''Galcop''' is in the throes of a last bid to '''survive''': economizing on manpower and vehicles, downsizing the arsenal drastically, then licensing all its new assets out to civilian contractors, ''our'' Vault Whisperer strongly intimates.

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 "Fatalities from a direct neutral particle beam's effects are rare, those that have, regrettably, occurred more often down to collateral interior energy-damage and fires, also small explosions inside critical systems; more rarely failure of life-support. The vessel as a whole - its hull - remains largely undamaged, but in need of comprehensive refit to become serviceable again - that's engines, laser weapons, computers, all electronic components."
-There's no stopping ''this one'' once it gets into its stride: "Our PT-BVRM outwardly resembles the ECM-hardened missile in every respect except size. Pteranodon's a lot bigger. ''Triple'' the mass of a conventional missile. It needs to be, in order to comfortably house the Particle Accelerator, state-of-the-art AI guidance systems, and a vastly more powerful drive. It easily attains speeds twice that of the ECM Hardened. It can cross a System in ten minutes."
+There's no stopping ''this one'' once it gets into its stride: "Our PT-BVRM bears no outward resemblance to the ECM-hardened missile beyond its scaled dimensions. Its hull is biomimetically shaped, structurally profiled after the Pteranodon's beak itself, not merely for aesthetics, but to reduce frontal area for particle impacts at high velocity and for aiding in mass distribution for stable thrust alignment and agility. This design houses over three times the inertial mass of a conventional missile, a necessity to contain the Particle Accelerator, state-of-the-art AI guidance systems, and a vastly more powerful drive. The PT attains speeds more than twice that of the ECM Hardened, crossing a system in under ten minutes."
-A picture starts to form of a Harvester 'standing off' near a Station or a Witchpoint marker, targetting, then launching a Ptera, and sauntering off for a snack while far out in the blackness a group of hapless ships become ghosts. On re-seating itself, our gallant commander yawns as the list of the '''incapacitated''' skitters greenly down the main display. It's 'mop up' time again. Charming image to lay us down to sleep on, is it not, Tuners?
+A picture starts to form of a Harvester 'standing off' near a Station or a Witchpoint marker, targeting, then launching a Ptera, and sauntering off for a snack while far out in the blackness a group of hapless ships become ghosts. On re-seating itself, our gallant commander yawns as the list of the '''incapacitated''' skitters greenly down the main display. It's 'mop up' time again. Charming image to lay us down to sleep on, is it not, Tuners?
 "So we'll choke on fumes of roasting circuitry, gasp for any breath in a cold system-less dark, or be slowly crisped by 'resultant fires' in the cabin?" we query, for nothing more than confirmation. Do we imagine a short nod from the shadow? Nothing else to add? - The murky smear flickers off the holo. And we're left with only our Tuners.

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	On successful irradiation of the Primary, target will be switched to the next highest on the updated Offender List.		On successful irradiation of the Primary, target will be switched to the next highest on the updated Offender List.
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		+	<u>Black Labs test pilots' tip</u>: Fit an [[Overdrive OXZ\|'''Overdrive''']] and '''follow missile to target'''.

	If there are no more Offenders in system range, the Pteranodon will loiter until your vessel comes into scanner range of its sensors, at which a request will be sent for confirmation of reattachment.		If there are no more Offenders in system range, the Pteranodon will loiter until your vessel comes into scanner range of its sensors, at which a request will be sent for confirmation of reattachment.

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 This week, a Pteranodon is set to soar out of the hidden heart of Galcop's 'Black Labs', our faceless, voiceless '''inside informant''' told your favourite reporter earlier today. The name's meaning, in a now-forgotten Terran language, is 'Toothless Flyer'. Enviably fitting for a '''standoff missile''' that purportedly will '''irradiate''' but won't kill.
-On evidence gathered, Galcop is in the throes of a last bid to survive: economizing on manpower and vehicles, downsizing the arsenal drastically, then licensing all its new assets out to civilian contractors, ''our'' Vault Whisperer strongly intimates.
+On evidence gathered, '''Galcop''' is in the throes of a last bid to '''survive''': economizing on manpower and vehicles, downsizing the arsenal drastically, then licensing all its new assets out to civilian contractors, ''our'' Vault Whisperer strongly intimates.
 And their darkly innovative <u>PT-BVRM Pteranodon</u> is already <u>third</u> in a line - or suite - of '''licensable weapons'''.

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−	== PT-BVRM Operations ~~and~~ Behaviour ==	+	== PT-BVRM Operations & Behaviour ==

	Once the package is successfully launched, an operator need do '''nothing'''.		Once the package is successfully launched, an operator need do '''nothing'''.

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−	== PT-BVRM Charges & ~~Penalties~~ ==	+	== PT-BVRM Charges & Forfeits ==

	The initial cost of a Galcop PT-BVRM Licence is 5000 credits, renewable every LY (Lave Year).		The initial cost of a Galcop PT-BVRM Licence is 5000 credits, renewable every LY (Lave Year).

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 The initial cost of a Galcop PT-BVRM Licence is 5000 credits, renewable every LY (Lave Year).
-Every PT-BVRM launch carries an '''incremental''', tax. Though 'Incremental' is hidden in the Licence small-print, it is no less real. This launch-tax starts at 0.05 credits and increases by the same amount on each subsequent missile deployment.
+Every PT-BVRM launch carries an '''incremental''' tax. Though 'Incremental' is hidden in the Licence small-print, it is no less real. This launch-tax starts at 0.05 credits and increases by the same amount on each subsequent missile deployment.
-'''Loss''' of a PT-BVRM missile through destruction or negligence incurs a Galcop '''penalty''' of 500 credits. In the case of the latter, a downgrade in legal status - possibly accompanied by revocation of an operator's Licence - will ensue.
+'''Loss''' of a PT-BVRM missile through destruction or negligence incurs a Galcop '''penalty''' of 500 credits. In the case of the latter, a downgrade in legal status - possibly accompanied by revocation of an operator's Licence - will result.
-There are no SDD-Network bounties, credits or bonuses for the use of a PT-BVRM. Your work as an operator is considered '''preparatory''' to subsequent operations using [[Defence Rider Drones OXZ|'''SDD Riders''']] or your own firepower.
+There are no SDD-Network bounties, credits or bonuses for the use of a PT-BVRM. Your work as an '''operator''' is considered '''preparatory''' to subsequent operations using [[Defence Rider Drones OXZ|'''SDD Riders''']] or your own firepower.

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 '''ARMING''' of the Pteranodon's launcher is accomplished by accessing your onboard system's '''F5 screen''' and hitting '''[A]''' (shift+a).
-'''LAUNCHING''' a PT-BVRM missile can be made to happen in different ways:
+'''LAUNCHING''' a PT-BVRM missile may be effectuated in different ways:
 *1) '''Press [i]''' on the F5 status screen after arming.
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 *2) '''Press [i]''' in flight after arming. On PT-launch, this will briefly ignite your injectors, but on subsequent pressings, injectors will burn without hindrance.
-*3) '''Prime the equipment''' in the normal way if your HUD is set up for using primeable equipment. Viz. Press '''[N]''' then '''[n]''' after arming in the normal way.
+*3) '''Prime the equipment''' in the normal way if your HUD is set up for using primable equipment. Viz. Press '''[N]''' then '''[n]''' after arming in the usual way.
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 All '''targeting''' is handled by the '''Police SDD-Network'''. The nearest, highest Offender in system will be prioritized. Their group will be irradiated first.
-On successful irradiation of the Primary, target will be switched to the next highest on the recorded (and updated) Offender List.
+On successful irradiation of the Primary, target will be switched to the next highest on the updated Offender List.
 If there are no more Offenders in system range, the Pteranodon will loiter until your vessel comes into scanner range of its sensors, at which a request will be sent for confirmation of reattachment.