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DissidentZombie — Crusader Medium Fighter

Published: 2005-06-01 17:23:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 3757; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 148
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Description Asked a few ppl and got the results for the name poll: Crusader class Medium Support Fighter.


Tech Specs:
1 Heavy autotracking Gattling laser
2 Modular Weapon Pods
1 Rear Arc Mine/Warhead Launcher

Weapon Pod config:
ASM-551 Air to Surface Warhead Pod (18 ammo total)
ASM-64 Cluster Munitions (8 ammo total)
AAM-5 Stinger Air to Air Missile Pod (30 ammo total)
AAM-400 Swarmer Air to Air Missile Pod (8 ammo total, 6 warheads per missile)
Quad Gattling Laser Pod (1 per module)
Plasma Howitzer Pod (1 per module)

Description: The Crusader Medium Close Support Fighter is a carrier based fighter/bomber. Also known as Guardian Angel by ground troops, the Crusader excels at targeting and destroying enemy units on the ground. This fighter is heavily armored against surface to air weaponry. Recently developed, the Crusader has already proved its worth in multiple engagements in the outer colonies.

Since the Crusader is so heavy, it is slower than the average fighter, making it extremely vulnerable to enemy aircraft. Earlier versions of the Crusader suffered casualties as soon as enemy fighters moved into the rear arc of the formation, lacing the engines with explosive ammunition. The most recent model of the Crusader features a rear mine/munitions launcher that fires an air to air flak mine. The mine is equipped with friend-or-foe identifiers and infrared seekers that help it intercept enemy aircraft and detonate, filling the air with razor shrapnel guaranteed to perforate any fighter that gets caught in the blast radius. The launcher is also equipped to drop other munitions, such as the "Golf Ball" plasma grenade, in a spread pattern on the ground.
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Comments: 19

Mermanwatch [2020-02-02 02:42:03 +0000 UTC]

Amazing fighter.

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MacArther [2008-08-28 15:28:19 +0000 UTC]

Awesome design, I like how you even put in pilot details...

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Albatross101 [2006-08-16 03:25:22 +0000 UTC]

dude this is sweet

my only piece of advice is to crop it and if u have photoshop or something similar u should try coloring it

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Daemoria [2005-06-24 01:54:15 +0000 UTC]

For the love of all things artish. Crop it.

Other than that...good job.

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sercoe [2005-06-23 00:24:57 +0000 UTC]

wowzors thats alswome.....

just needs to be cropped and resized a little smaller...

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KutlessNewGrace43 [2005-06-04 13:49:33 +0000 UTC]

I like...the penguin.

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DissidentZombie In reply to KutlessNewGrace43 [2005-06-13 14:35:45 +0000 UTC]

haha...have u seen madagascar?

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wraith11 [2005-06-02 09:42:53 +0000 UTC]

That is REALLY cool. Really, really cool...
Like the blockyness of it, tough looking.

WES

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DissidentZombie In reply to wraith11 [2005-06-13 14:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! its supposed to be something like the A-10 Warthog of modern day, hence the heavily armored appearance.

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NuclearNinja [2005-06-02 01:22:02 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting design. I like the cross between pre-warp (the cockpit and missle pods) and alien design (where the engines most likely are). Bringing the missle pod to hang below the wing like that reminds me of the old Klingon ships from the original Start Trek.

Anyhow... i'm a dork. So I'll just say another interesting design. I'd like to see this in a 3d model.

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DissidentZombie In reply to NuclearNinja [2005-06-13 14:34:02 +0000 UTC]

lol....i started out drawing star wars n star trek ships. after about 5 weeks of trying that, i started to design my own. 5 years later, these are the results. Man, i miss the old days

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toasterpip [2005-06-01 21:49:50 +0000 UTC]

how about... Badger?

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DissidentZombie In reply to toasterpip [2005-06-13 14:32:27 +0000 UTC]

I put this one in the poll also...Crusader won overall. Thanks for the idea tho. I'll compile a list of possible names and include Badger in it for future designs.

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Drako-StarBlast [2005-06-01 20:37:10 +0000 UTC]

My God, I swear, if you have/had these kind of skills with a 3d modeling tool, you could make some Major, Bad-ass ships for a number of sci-fi/war games, you could be a master shipwright. These are just so amazing.

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DissidentZombie In reply to Drako-StarBlast [2005-06-13 14:30:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am currently applying to Blizzard for a summer job. Hopefully they'll let me give them a run for their money.

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Drako-StarBlast In reply to DissidentZombie [2005-06-13 17:39:05 +0000 UTC]

Blizzard!? THE Blizzard Entertainment who created Starcraft and Warcraft series?

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DissidentZombie In reply to Drako-StarBlast [2005-06-14 19:50:02 +0000 UTC]

yeah....THAT blizzard....perhaps you'll see some of my designs in starcraft 2 or something ^^.....that is.....if i get hired.

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DarkWake [2005-06-01 20:00:57 +0000 UTC]

hmm names hey. first thing to mind is a vortex class fighter

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DissidentZombie In reply to DarkWake [2005-06-13 14:29:57 +0000 UTC]

haha...i put that into the poll. Unfortuately, Crusader won. Second place was Guardian. Thanks for the idea tho.

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