HYDRA type Viper
LMAD-03 Mogollon Monster Battlestar
updated: 28th July 2024
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Faction: Colonial, Republic
Type: Military, experimental, top secret, black box project
First Flight: Unknown; probably 14 years BCH
Test Pilot: Eric Marshall (Aquaria) / call sign Ramrod.
FTL: Yes, 5 light seconds rapid, 5 light minutes calculated
Sublight: 3 Singularity reactor jets (experimental)
Maneuver: Gravity plated assist (experimental)
Medium: Vacuum of space and atmosphere capable.
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Crew: 1 pilot (human)
Network: Yes (typically 3, 7, or 13)
Force Multiplier uses analogue valve device: single human pilot can
control multiple fighter aircraft
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Nomenclature:
3 Hydras = 'triad'
7 Hydras = 'hit squad'
13 hydras = 'full hydra'
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Role: Multi-Roll
Deployment: Experimental
Number Build: Unknown, at least a few dozen (confirmed). Over a thousand (suspected). Exact number has been verified as of 22 ACH by Jack Kilroy to be [REDACTED].
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Direct fire weapons: Single seven barreled 125 caliber rotating cannon mounted in nose(see below)
Internal Weapons Bay: Yes – an interdimensional pit rack (see below)
Hard Points: Yes (see below)
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Used by: LMAD type Mermaid Class battlestars.
Derived from: Viper Mark III
Dimensions (feet)
Length: 38.19
Height: 12.51
Wingspan: 22.10
Dimensions 10base (metric) Metric units are banned for this technology due to extreme errors in calculations, no conversions allowed. Using metric units for any calculations involving this fighter may result in court-martial.
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DIRECT FIRE WEAPON.
caliber: 125 (1.25 inches diameter) with 7 barrel rotary cannon
Rate of fire 4500 or 200 rounds per minutes
Payload: 500 round belts. 20 belts on board = 10,000 rounds maximum
Autoload: when belt is expanded a new one automatically loads, this take 90 seconds.
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INTERNAL WEAPONS BAY; interdimensional pit rack:
Up to 50,000 pounds of payload.
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HARDPOINTS: Yes but rarely used.
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Little is currently known about the Hydra type Viper. It was derived from the mark III viper. It has an FTL. It is also the largest viper known to have been built. The ship uses d-pockets to store weapons, and fuel loads. The capacity of this interdimensional space is 50,000 pounds; giving it a payload that approaches that of a heavy bomber. It's guns is mounted in the nose instead of the wingtips. The wingtips house dradis and targeting pods.
The ejection seat is revolutionary and uses FTL drive technology. Little more is known about it.
The Hydra is designed to work in networked nodes of 3, 7, or 13 fighters. The communication ports of are the valve (vacuum tube) analogue design. Each set of tubes is known to be calibrated to a specific human pilot, making them extremely difficult to hack by anyone. Prolonged use of this control system by any human can create excessive fatigue. Rotation of pilots is recommended.