Z-9000 "Barghest" Liberty Rogue/Molly Bomber

Z-9000 "Barghest" Liberty Rogue/Molly Bomber
Ship Class	Bomber
Built by	Liberty Rogues
Technical information
Guns/Turrets	4 / 2
Opt. weapon class	6
Max. weapon class	6
Other equipment	2xCD/T 1xCD 1xCM 1xM
Hull strength	24,500
Max. shield class	10
Cargo space	150 units
Nanobots/Batteries	115/115
Max. impulse speed	80 m/s
Max. thrust speed	199 m/s
Max. cruise speed	350 m/s
Power output	47,000 u
Power recharge	2,350 u/s
Additional information
Ship price	$6,520,000
Package price	$6,589,250

The Barghest is a mythological creature from English folklore: a monstrous black dog with huge teeth and claws that comes at night to bring sorrow and fright. The fearsome name belongs to a ship no less fearsome: designed by the Liberty Rogues, the Barghest Bomber is the most heavily armored bomber built in known space, comparable to small gunships and Super Heavy Fighters in size. Piloted by a crew of three, this ship is not only capable of destroying enemy capital ships, but also has a large cargo hold capable of carrying much more salvage than any other fighter could take aboard.

This vessel, and the technology powering it, is jealously guarded by both of its parent organizations. Any pilot outside of their ranks found to be in its possession is subject to a short life indeed.

Handling

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Review The Barghest is one of the slower, less manuverable bombers. It is however, one of the best bombers in terms of armor and firepower. A class six freighter shield enables this Rogue/Molly ship to take nearly three times the shield damage as a bomber mounting a normal class ten fighter shield. This is also one of the few bombers with two torpedo slots and a seperate CD slot. A CD can be mounted, along with a Supernova, and another heavy weapon. The chances to supplement the Supernova with a Nova, Mini Razor or Inferno are hard to ignore. The choice depends on the pilot's affiliation and mission more than anything else. [Editor's Note - as of V4.85.0, Mini Razor and Inferno can no longer be used by this ship. Supernova and Nova are still available] Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by Kikatsu

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Review Barghest. Beautiful ship. Not everyone can handle this bird, but in the hands of a master it's deadly. I've taken on swarms of fighters in it--and won. Make no mistake, this thing is made for piracy. The shield can soak up a transport's incoming fire while you wait for the 12,000 power to regenerate to fire the Supernova again. Yes, that's right, it takes about 2.5 seconds before you can fire a second shot. With a 47,000 capacity powercore regenerating at 5000 per second, it's able to keep the goldfish flying. Now, some people will say it's impossible to kill fighters in it, but I have to disagree. I've taken out eight people in a single fight with this thing, starting with three fighters and working up to a dual-missile gunboat. It's a beast. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by Boss

Hardpoints

• 4 Bomber Guns
• 2 Bomber Turrets (one forward, one backward facing)
• 2 Cruise Disruptors OR Bomber Torpedoes
• 1 Cruise Disruptor
• 1 Class 10 H. F. Shield OR Class 6 Freighter Shield

Purchase Includes

Spoiler:
1 Deep Scanner ($14,750) 1 Adv. Sentinel Fr. Shield ($54,500)

Availability

Spoiler: Buying Locations
Base Owner System Location Foyle Shipyard Molly Guard Londonderry Bretonia Attica Station Liberty Rogue Guard Cassini Independent Systems