Maverick Interceptor

** Hello! This project has been discontinued as I no longer have time to work on it.

However! You are welcome to download this build, modify it to your liking and re-upload it however you like. There is no need to ask for permission to redistribute, as long as you have made modifications that improved on the original design. **

Resembling an atmospheric spacecraft of the Earth navy rather than an Europan submersible, the Light Attack Craft (LAC-1) Maverick is marketed as the next generation solution to Europa's growing pirate epidemic. Extensive manoeuvrability and a four round railgun rocket launcher capable of firing nuclear shells brought the ultralight shuttle immediate infamy amongst even the most fearsome crime gangs of the Jovian moon. Nevertheless, the LAC series failed to secure meaningful defence contracts with the Coalition Navy due to its expensive operational costs, requiring specialised dry docks to be retrofitted onto carrier submarines, as well as its light armour giving plenty of opportunities for the Europan wildlife to go ham. However, it was readily accepted into the arsenal of various private organisations, particularly the Interplanetary Mining Corporation.

A carrier ship named 'IMC Enforcer-MV' is included. The IMC Enforcer is originally designed by Blacklight and used through his permission.

Checkout the original Enforcer here! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2356855102

Features

• 1 front mounted chain gun

• 1 fix angle, 4 round railgun shell launcher

• periscope range finder capable of seeing in front of the shuttle up to 200m

Dynamic Hull Drydock

The DHD hangar allows hull in hull shuttle docking and the launching of the shuttle directly from within a non-pressurised hangar.

Special Precautions (see video for more details)

• The hangar must be opened before launching the shuttle, launch only one shuttle at a time.

• All crew members boarding the shuttle must stand within the yellow lines when launching.

• All crew members must also stand inside the pilot compartment (that is, behind the blue stripe on the cockpit canopy) when re-docking.

• When hangar is opened, do not go near the yellow lines or attempt to cross them.

** Note: it is recommended that the crew enter the shuttle after the hanger has been opened, otherwise there is a good chance that it will launch without them. **

Shuttle Controls

• Use the toggle docking button to dock/undock.
• To dock to the hangar, align the cockpit of the shuttle with the opening of the hangar and press toggle docking. Ensure that both the mothership and the shuttle are stationary.
• In the gunner periscope, hover the cursor in the 12 o'clock direction to switch between railgun targeting and chaingun targeting.
• If the shuttle fails to dock, or the pilot compartment separates from the gunner compartment inappropriately, use the switch in the pilot compartment to restart manual control.
• The chaingun loader can only be reloaded when the shuttle is docked to the gunner compartment outside of the hangar.
• The railgun loaders can be reloaded from inside the hangar.

Item Assembly Package

This download includes a package of all the components of the DHD hangar and the LAC, as well as a default carrier ship and a prefabricated hangar. You can use the prefabricated hangar (named 'hangarprefab') to incorporate the shuttle into your own build. Do not directly link the shuttle to a non DHD docking port. There is no need to ask for permission if you want to use the shuttle in your build, but please try to reference me.