Project 952 'Tempest'

Project 952 was an experimental vessel sent to Europa as one of Russia's first expeditionary missions to Jupiter's moon. Not long before Earth went dark, the Tempest was scuttled by her crew and left to the depths. After being recovered and retrofitted by the Coalition, she has seen through countless missions... and crews.

952, dubbed 'Tempest' by her most recent captain, comes in two variants; the base, with a cargo bay and moon pool, and the EXP (exploratory), featuring a dock for the 952-A 'Minnow' submersible.

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Features:

Burst-Fire Railgun

The Tempest's forward-facing railgun can fire in rapid bursts of 3 shots, with long reload times in between.

The loader also features a priority slot; any shell loaded here will fire first. Handy for nuke misfires!

Boost

Accessible via the nav. terminal, the Tempest can utilise two repurposed shuttle engines to temporarily provide a significant speed increase. However, this drains a large amount of power, and takes a while to recharge.

Reactor Overdrive

Activated by a switch located in the Tempest's command room, the reactor overdrive locks the reactor's fusion and turbine outputs to their max, providing a long-term boost to speed and energy production. When activated, make sure the vessel continues to move forward, as without the engines consuming power, components can overload extremely quickly.

Leaving overdrive on for too long will trigger onboard alarm systems. If ignored, strain on the reactor will lead to catastrophic failure of all onboard systems and cause irreparable damage. You have been warned.

Item Ducts

The Tempest also features an item duct system, allowing for easy transport of materials and equipment throughout the sub.

Searchlights

An alternative to traditional lights on submarine-mounted weapons, the Tempest offers a toggleable searchlight array that will automatically track targets outside the sub.

These can be switched on via the navigation officer's terminal in the command room.

Additional Features:

• 2 fabricators
• Deconstructor
• Medical Fabricator
• Mineral Scanner
• Dual depth charge/decoy tubes
• Backup battery array