GTC Cretheus - Revision history

SaltyWaffles at 23:25, 6 August 2020

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	''Note the actual reference to the [[Vassago's Dirge]] prototype in the BP description. The BP team love this kind of half-hidden references to other community campaigns - like, for example, the GTCv Marcus Glaive of Serkr team.''		''Note the actual reference to the [[Vassago's Dirge]] prototype in the BP description. The BP team love this kind of half-hidden references to other community campaigns - like, for example, the GTCv Marcus Glaive of Serkr team.''

			''The Cretheus' lack of significant anti-warship firepower means that it would fail against any real cruiser, and only its STerPulse guns can even intercept warheads, but their built in inaccuracy makes them unreliable for that purpose. Where the Cretheus excels is in the pure support role--rather than fighters escorting it, it escorts the fighters, giving them substantial fire support against enemy strike craft and a quasi-safe-zone for fighters or bombers to fall back to. Its flak guns and light pulse guns can supplement a larger warship's existing point defenses. Its small size, great speed, and good point defenses mean that fighters not prepared for heavy warship assault will struggle against it--though bombers would still be a major threat if they can get enough torpedoes off. For balance's sake, Tev warships have their Standard Flak guns replaced with Heavy Flak guns in the vast majority of cases, which severely neuters this warship from 'murders strikecraft rapidly' to merely 'strike craft cannot survive within range of this ship's flak guns for long'--but that's still dangerous enough. The tech description states that the Cretheus is small and cheap to make/operate, meaning that you can expect these ships to be deployed much more freely than normal cruisers, either to support other strike craft or to supplement other warships. If you want to destroy these, take out its two pulse turrets and throw some torpedoes/bombs at it.''
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Aesaar: /* Blue Planet Statistics */

2012-10-10T00:14:46Z

Blue Planet Statistics

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			\| 45.0, 45.0, 45.0
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	\| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity\|Max Velocity]]'''		\| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity\|Max Velocity]]'''

SaltyWaffles at 05:20, 12 September 2012

2012-09-12T05:20:57Z

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	''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse_(torpedo)\|Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''		''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse_(torpedo)\|Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''


	''I have to strongly disagree with the above comment about normal cruisers not doing anything better than a Cretheus. While the Cretheus is impressive and useful in its designated roles, it has nowhere near the anti-ship capabilities of the Hyperion or even the vanilla FS2 Aeolus. A Hyperion could take out a Cretheus in less than two minutes from nearly 7 kilometers away, long before the Cretheus got in range to do anything. Compared to its UEF counterpart, the Custos, this ship has much better anti-fighter capability, a smaller target profile, and longer range for its weapons, but its anti-ship capability is significantly worse--a Custos has two Warhammer torpedo launchers, which can oversaturate point defenses and do notable damage against smaller capital ships.''		''I have to strongly disagree with the above comment about normal cruisers not doing anything better than a Cretheus. While the Cretheus is impressive and useful in its designated roles, it has nowhere near the anti-ship capabilities of the Hyperion or even the vanilla FS2 Aeolus. A Hyperion could take out a Cretheus in less than two minutes from nearly 7 kilometers away, long before the Cretheus got in range to do anything. Compared to its UEF counterpart, the Custos, this ship has much better anti-fighter capability, a smaller target profile, and longer range for its weapons, but its anti-ship capability is significantly worse--a Custos has two Warhammer torpedo launchers, which can oversaturate point defenses and do notable damage against smaller capital ships.''

SaltyWaffles at 05:20, 12 September 2012

2012-09-12T05:20:44Z

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	''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse_(torpedo)\|Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''		''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse_(torpedo)\|Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''

			''I have to strongly disagree with the above comment about normal cruisers not doing anything better than a Cretheus. While the Cretheus is impressive and useful in its designated roles, it has nowhere near the anti-ship capabilities of the Hyperion or even the vanilla FS2 Aeolus. A Hyperion could take out a Cretheus in less than two minutes from nearly 7 kilometers away, long before the Cretheus got in range to do anything. Compared to its UEF counterpart, the Custos, this ship has much better anti-fighter capability, a smaller target profile, and longer range for its weapons, but its anti-ship capability is significantly worse--a Custos has two Warhammer torpedo launchers, which can oversaturate point defenses and do notable damage against smaller capital ships.''

MatthTheGeek: pix

2012-09-11T20:13:15Z

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	{{shipimage\|image=[[Image:GTCCretheus.~~jpg~~\|~~336px~~]]\|caption=GTC Cretheus}}		{{shipimage\|image=[[Image:GTCCretheus.png\|580px]]\|caption=GTC Cretheus}}

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MatthTheGeek: /* Veteran Comments */

2012-08-31T12:24:02Z

Veteran Comments

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	''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''		''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse_(torpedo)\|Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''

MatthTheGeek: /* Veteran Comments */

2012-08-31T12:23:22Z

Veteran Comments

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	''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their Apocalypse torpedoes.''		''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their [[Apocalypse]] torpedoes.''

MatthTheGeek: /* Veteran Comments */

2012-08-31T12:22:28Z

Veteran Comments

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	==Veteran Comments==		==Veteran Comments==

	{{~~comment~~\|The Cretheus plays a role in [[Vassago's Dirge]], where it was a powerful yet fragile anti-fighter escort, capable of a quite impressive flak barrage but quickly wiped out by beam armed cruisers.\|}}		{{Comment\| ''The Cretheus plays a role in [[Vassago's Dirge]], where it was a powerful yet fragile anti-fighter escort, capable of a quite impressive flak barrage but quickly wiped out by beam armed cruisers.''


			''The BP version of this ship has more than two times the hitpoints (and actually twice that of a [[Fenris]], and a bit more than half of an [[Aeolus]]), and a pair of [[Long Range Flak]] turrets. If you have a few wingmen with you and a ship a bit more durable than a [[Serapis]], taking one of these gunboats down shouldn't be any harder than a couple of freighters would be. It is a whole different matter though when they're leading an full assault squadron or escorting a capital ship strike force, in which case you will have other priorities, and that flak could just be the one annoyance that will ruin your day. Given how outdated actual cruisers are becoming in the BP tactical environment, those ships may very well replace them entirely in the long run. The only thing that ship does less well than a regular cruiser is, well, surviving, and intercepting bombs - a matter not to forget when facing UEF capital ships and their Apocalypse torpedoes.''


			''Note the actual reference to the [[Vassago's Dirge]] prototype in the BP description. The BP team love this kind of half-hidden references to other community campaigns - like, for example, the GTCv Marcus Glaive of Serkr team.''
			}}

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Monitor: /* Veteran Comments */ Edited my comment

2012-02-11T00:10:40Z

Veteran Comments: Edited my comment

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	{{comment\|The Cretheus plays a role in [[Vassago's Dirge]], where it was a powerful yet fragile anti-fighter escort, capable of a quite impressive flak barrage but quickly wiped out by beam armed cruisers. ~~The ship is expected to play a similar role in the second installment of [[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]] with a direct counterpart in the [[UEF]], the Custos.~~}}		{{comment\|The Cretheus plays a role in [[Vassago's Dirge]], where it was a powerful yet fragile anti-fighter escort, capable of a quite impressive flak barrage but quickly wiped out by beam armed cruisers.\|}}

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Monitor: Fixed Vet Comments

2012-02-11T00:09:59Z

Fixed Vet Comments

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	{{comment\|The Cretheus plays a role in [[Vassago's Dirge]], where it was a powerful yet fragile anti-fighter escort, capable of a quite impressive flak barrage but quickly wiped out by beam armed cruisers. The ship is expected to play a similar role in the second installment of [[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]] with a direct counterpart in the [[UEF]], the Custos.}}		{{comment\|The Cretheus plays a role in [[Vassago's Dirge]], where it was a powerful yet fragile anti-fighter escort, capable of a quite impressive flak barrage but quickly wiped out by beam armed cruisers. The ship is expected to play a similar role in the second installment of [[Blue Planet: War in Heaven]] with a direct counterpart in the [[UEF]], the Custos.}}