GTB Athena - Revision history

Nyctaeus at 21:27, 17 March 2024

2024-03-17T21:27:26Z

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	===Armaments===		===Armaments===
	[[Image:GTBAthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|~~The~~ GTB Athena ~~in the FSPort MediaVPs.~~]]		[[Image:GTBAthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|Older upgraded GTB Athena]]
	[[Image:Nyxthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|~~The~~ GTB Athena ~~in upcoming~~ MediaVPs 4.8.0.]]		[[Image:Nyxthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|Current GTB Athena from MediaVPs 4.8.0.]]
	*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Gun Mounts\|Gun Mounts]]'''		*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Gun Mounts\|Gun Mounts]]'''
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Nyctaeus: new athena stuff

2023-04-19T03:25:54Z

new athena stuff

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	[[Image:GTBAthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|The GTB Athena in the FSPort MediaVPs.]]		[[Image:GTBAthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|The GTB Athena in the FSPort MediaVPs.]]
			[[Image:Nyxthena.png\|thumb\|right\|480px\|The GTB Athena in upcoming MediaVPs 4.8.0.]]
	*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Gun Mounts\|Gun Mounts]]'''		*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Gun Mounts\|Gun Mounts]]'''
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			'''MediaVPs 4.8.0''':
			:$POF File: Athena.pof
			:Textures: AthenaUV, Athena-Dead, Glass-Trans, Damage, Tercoc01
			History<br>
			Model by: Nyctaeus<br>
			Textures by: Nyctaeus<br>

Meganew: /* Veteran Comments */

2018-08-15T04:40:30Z

Veteran Comments

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	''Think of the Athena as similar to the Herc Mk II. It's more fragile(250/500 hull/shield compared to 275/610 for the Herc II), carries less ordnance(80/80 to 80/100), is larger, and has the same afterburner speed, but is faster(60 to 55m/s) and has gunpoints far better placed for engaging enemies than the Herc II. Your best bet for using this ship is to follow the tried and true method of Interceptor spam for dealing with fighters, Phoenix spam for dealing with bombers, and Stiletto spam for dealing with warship turrets. The gun placement will allow you to better pick off anything that gets too close, and quad Avengers are good enough against most threats. For cruisers, just load up on Furies, but a Hercules with dual Prometheus and Hornets or a Zeus with dual Prometheus and Tsunamis will do the job far faster.''}}		''Think of the Athena as similar to the Herc Mk II. It's more fragile(250/500 hull/shield compared to 275/610 for the Herc II), carries a bit less ordnance(80/80 to 80/100), is larger, and has the same afterburner speed, but is faster(60 to 55m/s) and has gunpoints far better placed for engaging enemies than the Herc II. Your best bet for using this ship is to follow the tried and true method of Interceptor spam for dealing with fighters, Phoenix spam for dealing with bombers, and Stiletto spam for dealing with warship turrets. The gun placement will allow you to better pick off anything that gets too close, and quad Avengers are good enough against most fighter and bomber threats. For cruisers, just load up on Furies, but a Hercules with dual Prometheus and Hornets or a Zeus with dual Prometheus and Tsunamis will do the job far faster.''}}
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Meganew: /* Veteran Comments */

2018-08-15T04:38:43Z

Veteran Comments

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	''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>		''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>
	''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2. Why the Athena had been chucked for the Zeus (which is slower, packs fewer missiles, and disturbingly more fragile), or never re-entered circulation as a proven ship (imagine if it could carry Piranha or Infyrno warheads), nobody will ever know.''		''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2. Why the Athena had been chucked for the Zeus (which is slower, packs fewer missiles, and disturbingly more fragile), or never re-entered circulation as a proven ship (imagine if it could carry Piranha or Infyrno warheads), nobody will ever know.''
	}}

			''Think of the Athena as similar to the Herc Mk II. It's more fragile(250/500 hull/shield compared to 275/610 for the Herc II), carries less ordnance(80/80 to 80/100), is larger, and has the same afterburner speed, but is faster(60 to 55m/s) and has gunpoints far better placed for engaging enemies than the Herc II. Your best bet for using this ship is to follow the tried and true method of Interceptor spam for dealing with fighters, Phoenix spam for dealing with bombers, and Stiletto spam for dealing with warship turrets. The gun placement will allow you to better pick off anything that gets too close, and quad Avengers are good enough against most threats. For cruisers, just load up on Furies, but a Hercules with dual Prometheus and Hornets or a Zeus with dual Prometheus and Tsunamis will do the job far faster.''}}
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Black Wolf: CB Anim added

2014-02-11T13:32:18Z

CB Anim added

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	Excellent for hit-and-run bombing. Good speed for its size, with a high capacity afterburner reserve.		Excellent for hit-and-run bombing. Good speed for its size, with a high capacity afterburner reserve.

	==Name origin==		===Command Brief Animation===
			[[Image:CB Athena 80 M.png\|The GTSc Faustus schematic in a CB Animation.]]<br>

			===Name origin===
	In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of heroic endeavor, and the daughter of [[GTB Zeus\|Zeus]]. Athena was also a companion, or simply helper, of many other Greek mythological heroes like Heracles. It is said that Athena was warlike, much like [[GTF Ares\|Ares]], her half-brother.		In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of heroic endeavor, and the daughter of [[GTB Zeus\|Zeus]]. Athena was also a companion, or simply helper, of many other Greek mythological heroes like Heracles. It is said that Athena was warlike, much like [[GTF Ares\|Ares]], her half-brother.

MatthTheGeek: New Pix

2012-09-01T15:23:41Z

New Pix

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 ===Veteran Comments===

TopAce: less missiles --> fewer missiles

2012-08-03T09:45:44Z

less missiles --> fewer missiles

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	''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>		''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>
	''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2. Why the Athena had been chucked for the Zeus (which is slower, packs ~~less~~ missiles, and disturbingly more fragile), or never re-entered circulation as a proven ship (imagine if it could carry Piranha or Infyrno warheads), nobody will ever know.''		''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2. Why the Athena had been chucked for the Zeus (which is slower, packs fewer missiles, and disturbingly more fragile), or never re-entered circulation as a proven ship (imagine if it could carry Piranha or Infyrno warheads), nobody will ever know.''
	}}		}}
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Black Yoshi1230: /* Veteran Comments */

2012-08-03T09:35:15Z

Veteran Comments

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	''The Athena is the ultimate tool for a fighter pilot. But not a bomber pilot. It has higher speed than the Hercules, good maneuverability, and can haul an equal if not greater amount of ordnance. It has a thin target profile from the the sides and front-back. Its gun setup is the best for dogfighting or bomb interception ever seen in a FreeSpace game, more than compensating for its inability to carry the [[GTW Prometheus\|Prometheus]] or [[GTW Banshee\|Banshee]]. If you want to carry real bombs, though, you'll have to get a Medusa. The Athena also functions frighteningly well as a kind of heavy interceptor, with a full loadout of Phoenix Vs and good speed.''		''The Athena is the ultimate tool for a fighter pilot. But not a bomber pilot. It has higher speed than the Hercules, good maneuverability, and can haul an equal if not greater amount of ordnance. It has a thin target profile from the the sides and front-back. Its gun setup is the best for dogfighting or bomb interception ever seen in a FreeSpace game, more than compensating for its inability to carry the [[GTW Prometheus\|Prometheus]] or [[GTW Banshee\|Banshee]]. If you want to carry real bombs, though, you'll have to get a Medusa. The Athena also functions frighteningly well as a kind of heavy interceptor, with a full loadout of Phoenix Vs (10 per bank, which means 20) and good speed. Imagine flying this as a heavier Apollo that sacrifices the Prometheus for the Phoenix V, and you'll be fine.''


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	''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>		''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>
	''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2.''		''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2. Why the Athena had been chucked for the Zeus (which is slower, packs less missiles, and disturbingly more fragile), or never re-entered circulation as a proven ship (imagine if it could carry Piranha or Infyrno warheads), nobody will ever know.''
	}}		}}
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Androgeos Exeunt: /* Veteran Comments */ Line breaks, and last VC deleted because variation of first paragraph already exists in article and second paragraph fits in, and already exists, in GTW Avenger.

2012-03-24T07:06:49Z

Veteran Comments: Line breaks, and last VC deleted because variation of first paragraph already exists in article and second paragraph fits in, and already exists, in GTW Avenger.

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	===Veteran Comments===		===Veteran Comments===
	{{Comment\|		{{Comment\|
	''I always wanted to love the Athena, but its lack of any serious anti-cap ship capablity made it a non-choice when going against anything bigger than a transport.''~~<br>~~		''I always wanted to love the Athena, but its lack of any serious anti-cap ship capablity made it a non-choice when going against anything bigger than a transport.''
	~~<br>~~
	''The Athena is the ultimate tool for a fighter pilot. But not a bomber pilot. It has higher speed than the Hercules, good maneuverability, and can haul an equal if not greater amount of ordnance. It has a thin target profile from the the sides and front-back. Its gun setup is the best for dogfighting or bomb interception ever seen in a FreeSpace game, more than compensating for its inability to carry the [[GTW Prometheus\|Prometheus]] or [[GTW Banshee\|Banshee]]. If you want to carry real bombs, though, you'll have to get a Medusa. The Athena also functions frighteningly well as a kind of heavy interceptor, with a full loadout of Phoenix Vs and good speed.~~<br>~~
	~~<br>~~		''The Athena is the ultimate tool for a fighter pilot. But not a bomber pilot. It has higher speed than the Hercules, good maneuverability, and can haul an equal if not greater amount of ordnance. It has a thin target profile from the the sides and front-back. Its gun setup is the best for dogfighting or bomb interception ever seen in a FreeSpace game, more than compensating for its inability to carry the [[GTW Prometheus\|Prometheus]] or [[GTW Banshee\|Banshee]]. If you want to carry real bombs, though, you'll have to get a Medusa. The Athena also functions frighteningly well as a kind of heavy interceptor, with a full loadout of Phoenix Vs and good speed.''
	''If it could carry the [[GTW Prometheus\|Prometheus]] or the [[GTM Hornet\|Hornet]], I would prefer it to the [[GTF Hercules]] as a heavy fighter, but the lack of these and any proper bombs means there's always a ship better than it for most missions. On the other hand prior to the more advanced ships and weapons it does make a good heavy complement to the [[GTF Apollo \|Apollo]] and the [[GTF Valkyrie\|Valkyrie]].''~~<br><br>~~

			''If it could carry the [[GTW Prometheus\|Prometheus]] or the [[GTM Hornet\|Hornet]], I would prefer it to the [[GTF Hercules]] as a heavy fighter, but the lack of these and any proper bombs means there's always a ship better than it for most missions. On the other hand prior to the more advanced ships and weapons it does make a good heavy complement to the [[GTF Apollo \|Apollo]] and the [[GTF Valkyrie\|Valkyrie]].''


	''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>		''The Athena is probably one of the best ships in the whole FS universe. It's fast, maneuverable, hard to hit, has great primary weapon placement and can take a lot of punishment. It can't carry the big bombs, but then again, crippling strikes are its forte. Loaded with Stiletto and Fury missiles, it can quickly disarm and disable any ship, making it a easy prey for others. The only real downside to this jewel is its incompatibility with some of the more advanced weapons.''<br><br>
	''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2.''		''This is the ship I swear by. The speed, amount of maneuvering it has, shields, and amount of ordnance it can carry, along with its almost nil front/side profile. With the exception of speed, I view this ship as the ideal anti-bomber ship, largely due to its ability to pepper a bomber squadron down to almost nothing (mostly with Fury and Synaptic warheads), and then swoop in to finish the stragglers off. I single-handedly finished off the Hades with this ship, and prefer it highly over any Hercules variant, or the Zeus, with its far larger target profile, facts which plagued me for much of FS2.''
			}}

	~~''As for my self I never knew the Athena was a bomber I just loaded it with furies and avengers~~
	~~(never very fond of the flail) Seeing as furies can destroy just about anything it always a good idea to have them handy when your flying an Athena.~~
	One of the best ways to use it is when you siphon all of the enrgey to it engines leaving the smallest amount possible for the shields and guns avengers dont use much energy so this is a stunningly usefull way to make an Athena more like a "lightning bomber". ''}}
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D-420: /* Veteran Comments */

2012-03-23T22:38:31Z

Veteran Comments

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	''As for my self I never knew the Athena was a bomber I just loaded it with furies and avengers		''As for my self I never knew the Athena was a bomber I just loaded it with furies and avengers
	(never very fond of the flail) Seeing as furies can destroy just about anything it always a good idea to have them handy when your flying an Athena.		(never very fond of the flail) Seeing as furies can destroy just about anything it always a good idea to have them handy when your flying an Athena.
	One of the ~~bet~~ ways to use it is when you siphon all of the enrgey to it engines leaving the smallest amount possible for the shields and guns avengers dont use much energy so this is a stunningly usefull way to make an Athena more like a "lightning bomber". ''}}		One of the best ways to use it is when you siphon all of the enrgey to it engines leaving the smallest amount possible for the shields and guns avengers dont use much energy so this is a stunningly usefull way to make an Athena more like a "lightning bomber". ''}}
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