Updated Big Dragon Kusari transport

[RingoW]

Here comes the funny part:

When i submitted the first model to Igiss i also sent a development history and technical description.

Heavy Transport KTDC 1500 Big Dragon

Not long ago officials from Kishiro and the GMG came together. The reason was the development of a new transport vessel for the GMG by Kishiro. Cause of the heavy losses the GMG suffered to outcasts and corsairs, they had to realize, that they will need a new ship, able to fend off fighter and even gunboat attacks.
The development was payed by GMG so the technicians and engineers of Kishiro have taken the chance to create a multipurpose vessel, which will be possible to fulfil the demands of different customers.
The result was impressive. A heavy armoured and armed ship based on a modular design.
The first what impresses the viewer is the big ram on the front, which will only be used as a last resort. It has its roots in the history and ethic of the Kusari culture. They used a suicide attack in hopeless situations. On the top of the ram is a turret mount to. The next is the mainframe hidden between all the modules. It has a triangle form and contains the main engine core. Besides this, normally two swivel engines are mounted. They are only for combat to increase the manoeuvrability. Downside the swivel engines two very heavy armoured fuel modules are mounted, which can be thrown away, if they gets damaged. On these fuel modules are mounted: the dragon wings (which work as solar cells), antennas in an abstract blade design and turrets (one on each).
The two things of the crew module, which have to be explained, are the radio dome. It is right behind the bridge and the fact that the crew module can work as an emergency shuttle. This is only for the case, that all other parts are out of work and the whole ship is inoperable. To do so the crew module and the connector bar between mainframe and ram (contains an emergency engine) decouple from the mainframe. The bridge downside, which connects crew and cargo module decouples from the cargo module. Now the rescue shuttle is ready to take off but to remind, only for a short distance.
As you can see this ship is unmatchable in its flexibility and proved its worth against outcasts. The only handicap is the price. It is too expansive for smaller shipping companies.

Some of the technical explanations do not make sense today, but they did, when i planned to use the same vessel for the Dragon cruiser, just replacing the tanks on the left side with a forward gun.
Oh and this description also explains the H-Fuel text, either on the older model.

Igiss made another decision, due to Doom's Gas Miner vessel.

I do not want any npc faction sign, Rather i give a try to the H-FUEL japanese symbols.

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