AP-239 "Bottlenose" Bounty Hunter Gunship

AP-200039 "Bottlenose" Bounty Hunter Gunship
Ship Class	Gunboat
Built by	Bounty Hunters Guild
Technical information
Guns/Turrets	0 / 6
Opt. weapon class	8
Max. weapon class	8
Other equipment	1xCD 1xCM
Hull strength	55,000
Max. shield class	8
Cargo space	230 units
Nanobots/Batteries	250/250
Max. impulse speed	80 m/s
Max. thrust speed	150 m/s
Max. cruise speed	350 m/s
Power output	400,000 u
Power recharge	40,000 u/s
Additional information
Ship price	$28,000,000
Package price	$31,014,750

Compact and efficient, this ship was the first gunboat-class warship developed by the Bounty Hunters Guild. In recent decades, most ships of this type have been replaced by the heavier and more efficient Orca Gunboat. However, the Gunship is still used in some Guild missions, including escorting convoys through areas where strong anti-fighter defense is crucial for surviving.

Handling

• This ship is too large to use docking bays, it must use mooring points.

Review without version number

Review The typical combination of the Bounty Hunter's graceful and brutal ship designs, the Bottlenose stands out as one of the top notch fighter hunting ships in Sirius. Smaller and far more agile than other ships of her class, the Bottlenose is typically deployed against Bombers targeted for destruction. Contrary to apparent load-outs, most Bottlenose captains avoid the use of BHG Gunboat Turrets and Solaris weapons, favoring the use of heavier Razor and Pulse Cannons for targeting fighters. Any captains using this set up must be sure to keep a careful eye on their energy consumption. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by Kikatsu

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Review This ship brings top agility in Capital Ship range with nice shields and small armor and power plant. But agility is so important to stay alive! It is fish-shaped, so it is hard to hit. Put CAU4 ASAP (it fits), just to prevent being massacred by first bomber you step on. Only 4 of 6 turrets can fire frontwards, but 4 can fire backwards, so set it up and use wisely. Gunship kills fighters. A Gunboat Missile Turret + 3 Gunboat Battle Razor on front makes Bottlenose real Fighter/Bomber killer. If you miss a lot and prefer faster guns and more noise, set Gunboat Missile and three Cerberus (one rocket and 5-6 shots will kill any fighter, no matter of hull reinforcements). If Cerberus set-up is too slow for you, try Gunboat Secondary Turret, or even Solaris - so you can't miss too often. For killing a bigger prey, you should learn how to turn and use back weapons. In that case 4 Razor + 2 Pulse will do the job. Just fly around, use your guns pair-by-pair, so powerplant will not drain out and leave you wondering what are you doing in front of that cruiser like that (it can really ruin your day). If you still can't fire backwards, do not mess with other capitals. Kill fighters and bombers instead, in Bottlenose it's a pleasure. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by Pepe

Hardpoints

• 6 Gunboat Turrets (2 fire only from the rear)

Purchase Includes

Spoiler:
1 Deep Scanner ($14,750) 1 Gunboat Graviton Shield ($3,000,000)

Availability

Spoiler: Buying Locations
Base Owner System Location Capetown Station Bounty Hunters Guild Guard Omega-56 Border Worlds

Origin

Modeled by jinx