Arclite Brawler Sub

Description

A sleek and reliable sub, the Arclite is a medium-sized vessel fully capable of prolonged campaigns. Its battery array takes care of any energy fluctuation and its varied armament, including the nimble Sapphire shuttle, can deal with any threat.

Properties

**Designation: **	Tier II Attack (Brawler)
**Cost: **	12500 Marks
**Size: **	42x13 m
**Recommended Crew Size: **	4 - 6
**Cargo: **	20 crates
**Armaments: **	1 chaingun, 1 flak cannon, 1 pulse laser (on shuttle), 1 hardpoint
**Mobility: **	Average
**Max Forward Speed: **	23 Km/h
**Max Descent Speed: **	13 Km/h
**Max Forward Speed (shuttle): **	25 Km/h
**Max Descent Speed (shuttle): **	14 Km/h
**Crafting Facilities: **	Fabricator, Deconstructor, Medical fabricator, Research station

How to play

A high quality, versatile and mobile sub, the Arclite has a lot to offer: fully capable of both short missions and long campaigns, it features a complete crafting suite (and research terminal!), an impressive battery array and a combat shuttle.

Its weaponry is rather varied and allows skilled crews to deal with any threat, especially after installing the last hardpoint, achieving a rather good coverage of the sub; before that, however, the bottom remains somewhat exposed and it may be necessary to use the shuttle to deal with fast hostiles - not only that, but the variety of weapons can make it a bit awkward to pick the correct targets from any angle.

Last but not least, the battery array will take care of power fluctuations with ease and come with automatic recharge rate, preventing nasty overvoltage situations in the reactor room. That said, the amount of batteries means that engineers will have to focus on maintenance more than usual.

Author's notes

A medium sized sub for those who have a small crew and want a capable vessel that isn't adorned by coilguns: it can feel very nice to use but the weapon placement and variety can add a little bit of tactics in combat. You can flood cargo for additional descent speed through the "emergency cargo ballast" command in the navigation terminal. Remember that there are no shell racks on the sub, so switching to a railgun can be relatively inconvenient.

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