SF Manticore - Revision history

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	The Manticore is poorly served by its pure speed and the afterburner-happy FS AI. As perverse as it sounds, a Herc II is quite often able to turn inside the Manticore because the Manticore's much greater speed, particularly if using afterburner, stretches its turning radius out. In particular on afterburner the ship is going so quickly that its turns become very gentle relatively, making it easy to gain aspect missile lock.''}}		The Manticore is poorly served by its pure speed and the afterburner-happy FS AI. As perverse as it sounds, a Herc II is quite often able to turn inside the Manticore because the Manticore's much greater speed, particularly if using afterburner, stretches its turning radius out. In particular on afterburner the ship is going so quickly that its turns become very gentle relatively, making it easy to gain aspect missile lock.''


			''Very easy prey for Harpoons, but the Manticore is seemingly less prone to random gyration than the Dragon is, and because of its shape is easier to hit with high ROF primaries like the Subach, Mekhu, or Avenger.''}}

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	Image:RScreen0052.png \| A wing of Manticores fly through a flak cloud~~.]]~~.		Image:RScreen0052.png \| A wing of Manticores fly through a flak cloud.
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			Image:RScreen0052.png \| A wing of Manticores fly through a flak cloud.]].
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	===Veteran Comments===		===Veteran Comments===

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	{{shipimage\|image=[[Image:~~manticore320x240~~.jpg]]\|caption=The SF Manticore}}		The '''SF ''Manticore''''' is a [[Shivans\|Shivan]]-designed vessel, first encountered during the [[Great War]] in 2335. Even by Shivan standards, the ''Manticore'' is extremely fast. The ''Manticore'''s afterburner, in particular, is capable of boosting its velocity up to 155 m/s, a speed that can only be matched by the fastest ships in the Terran and Vasudan fleets, namely the [[GTF Valkyrie\|GTF ''Valkyrie'']], [[GVF Horus\|GVF ''Horus'']], [[GTF Pegasus\|GTF ''Pegasus'']] and [[GVF Ptah\|GVF ''Ptah'']], on afterburners. The trade-off for this impressive velocity is that the ''Manticore'' is extremely fragile and easily succumbs to aspect-seeking missiles if they hit.
			{{shipimage\|image=[[Image:Sfmanticore-old.jpg]]\|caption=The SF Manticore}}

	==Description:==		==Description:==

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	''Its target profile is surprisingly hard to hit, as its "cockpit" is quite small, and the "bar" that seems to be its wings (and houses its missiles) is usually moving. Due to its speed, and the AI's love of its afterburner, this seemingly large target becomes very thin, very fast. However, if you come from atop or underneath, it presents an excellent target, as that "thin bar" target becomes a large, easy to hit block of black and red. With average interceptor shielding, and weak armour, it can be dispatched quickly with primaries.''		''Its target profile is surprisingly hard to hit, as its "cockpit" is quite small, and the "bar" that seems to be its wings (and houses its missiles) is usually moving. Due to its speed, and the AI's love of its afterburner, this seemingly large target becomes very thin, very fast. However, if you come from atop or underneath, it presents an excellent target, as that "thin bar" target becomes a large, easy to hit block of black and red. With average interceptor shielding, and weak armour, it can be dispatched quickly with primaries.''


	''However, I have found that the easiest way to kill them in most situations is to approach one from the front-side, lock with Harpoons on double fire mode, and fire at about 500m. Due to poor response time caused by its likely velocity limiting maneuverability, and countermeasures both behind it (while Harpoons are in front), and the Harpoon's harder to fool guidance system, the Manticore is easily dispatched. I've had about... a 90%-ish success rate with this. Only once in a blue moon do the Harpoons miss in this situation, which I have found to be quite a common one with Manticores.''		''However, I have found that the easiest way to kill them in most situations is to approach one from the front-side, lock with Harpoons on double fire mode, and fire at about 500m. Due to poor response time caused by its likely velocity limiting maneuverability, and countermeasures both behind it (while Harpoons are in front), and the Harpoon's harder to fool guidance system, the Manticore is easily dispatched. I've had about... a 90%-ish success rate with this. Only once in a blue moon do the Harpoons miss in this situation, which I have found to be quite a common one with Manticores.''


	''Really the Manticores, though harder than [[SF Basilisk\|Basilisks]] are pretty standard [[GTW Subach HL-7\|Subach]] fodder in FreeSpace. Their main vulnerability lies in their armor, it doesn't require a big hole in their shields for the next hit to be lethal.''

SypheDMar at 18:00, 14 February 2009

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	===Developer Notes===		===Developer Notes===
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			==Name origin==
			A manticore (spelled in the lower case, being a common noun) is a red lion with a human head. Most stories depict manticores differently. In some, manticores spit poison to kill their opponents.

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	===Veteran Comments===		===Veteran Comments===
	{{comment\|''The Manticore is really quite dangerous. It's faster than anything you'll have access to, and has an annoying habit of getting behind you. Its primaries aren't really much to worry about most of the time, provided you have shields, but it carries a small number of Harpoons and ~~Rockeys~~, making it something you do not want behind you. It's really a common fighter, so you should get used to fighting it a lot.''		{{comment\|''The Manticore is really quite dangerous. It's faster than anything you'll have access to, and has an annoying habit of getting behind you. Its primaries aren't really much to worry about most of the time, provided you have shields, but it carries a small number of Harpoons and Rockeyes, making it something you do not want behind you. It's really a common fighter, so you should get used to fighting it a lot.''


	''Its target profile is ~~surpisingly~~ hard to hit, as its "cockpit" is quite small, and the "bar" that seems to be its wings (and houses its missiles) is usually moving. Due to its speed, and the AI's love of its afterburner, this seemingly large target becomes very thin, very fast. However, if you come from atop or underneath, it presents an excellent target, as that "thin bar" target becomes a large, easy to hit block of black and red. With average interceptor shielding, and weak armour, it can be dispatched ~~quikly~~ with primaries.''		''Its target profile is surprisingly hard to hit, as its "cockpit" is quite small, and the "bar" that seems to be its wings (and houses its missiles) is usually moving. Due to its speed, and the AI's love of its afterburner, this seemingly large target becomes very thin, very fast. However, if you come from atop or underneath, it presents an excellent target, as that "thin bar" target becomes a large, easy to hit block of black and red. With average interceptor shielding, and weak armour, it can be dispatched quickly with primaries.''


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	The Manticore is poorly served by its pure speed and the afterburner-happy FS AI. As perverse as it sounds, a Herc II is quite often able to turn inside the Manticore because the Manticore's much greater speed, particularly if using afterburner, stretches its turning radius out. In particular on afterburner the ship is going so quickly that its turns become very gentle relatively, making it easy to gain aspect missile lock.''}}		The Manticore is poorly served by its pure speed and the afterburner-happy FS AI. As perverse as it sounds, a Herc II is quite often able to turn inside the Manticore because the Manticore's much greater speed, particularly if using afterburner, stretches its turning radius out. In particular on afterburner the ship is going so quickly that its turns become very gentle relatively, making it easy to gain aspect missile lock.''}}

	~~==Name origin==~~
	~~A manticore (spelled in the lower case, being a common noun) is a red lion with a human head. Most stories depict manticores differently. In some, manticores spit poison to kill their opponents.~~

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	===Veteran Comments===		===Veteran Comments===
	{{comment\|''The Manticore is really quite dangerous. It's faster ~~then~~ anything you'll have access to, and has an annoying habit of getting behind you. ~~It's~~ primaries aren't really much to worry about most of the time, provided you have shields, but it carries a small number of Harpoons and Rockeys, making it something you do not want behind you. It's really a common fighter, so you should get used to fighting it ~~alot~~.''		{{comment\|''The Manticore is really quite dangerous. It's faster than anything you'll have access to, and has an annoying habit of getting behind you. Its primaries aren't really much to worry about most of the time, provided you have shields, but it carries a small number of Harpoons and Rockeys, making it something you do not want behind you. It's really a common fighter, so you should get used to fighting it a lot.''


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	''However, I have found that the easiest way to kill them in most situations is to approach one from the front-side, lock with Harpoons on double fire mode, and fire at about 500m. Due to poor response time caused by its likely velocity limiting maneuverability, and ~~counter measures~~ both behind it (while Harpoons are in front), and the Harpoon's harder to fool ~~guidence~~ system, the Manticore is easily dispatched. I've had about...~~.. an~~ 90%-ish success rate with this. Only once in a blue moon do the ~~harpoons~~ miss in this situation, which I have found to be quite a common one with Manticores.''		''However, I have found that the easiest way to kill them in most situations is to approach one from the front-side, lock with Harpoons on double fire mode, and fire at about 500m. Due to poor response time caused by its likely velocity limiting maneuverability, and countermeasures both behind it (while Harpoons are in front), and the Harpoon's harder to fool guidance system, the Manticore is easily dispatched. I've had about... a 90%-ish success rate with this. Only once in a blue moon do the Harpoons miss in this situation, which I have found to be quite a common one with Manticores.''


	''Really the Manticores, though harder than [[SF Basilisk\|Basilisks]] are pretty standard [[GTW Subach HL-7\|Subach]] fodder in ~~Freespace~~. Their main vulnerability lies in their armor, it doesn't require a big hole in their shields for the next hit to be lethal.''		''Really the Manticores, though harder than [[SF Basilisk\|Basilisks]] are pretty standard [[GTW Subach HL-7\|Subach]] fodder in FreeSpace. Their main vulnerability lies in their armor, it doesn't require a big hole in their shields for the next hit to be lethal.''


	''One of the most common fighters in the game. I wouldn't call it so much an interceptor as a ~~Space Superiority Fighter~~.''		''One of the most common fighters in the game. I wouldn't call it so much an interceptor as a space superiority fighter.''

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2008-08-04T13:49:58Z

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	The Manticore is poorly served by its pure speed and the afterburner-happy FS AI. As perverse as it sounds, a Herc II is quite often able to turn inside the Manticore because the Manticore's much greater speed, particularly if using afterburner, stretches its turning radius out.''}}		The Manticore is poorly served by its pure speed and the afterburner-happy FS AI. As perverse as it sounds, a Herc II is quite often able to turn inside the Manticore because the Manticore's much greater speed, particularly if using afterburner, stretches its turning radius out. In particular on afterburner the ship is going so quickly that its turns become very gentle relatively, making it easy to gain aspect missile lock.''}}

	==Name origin==		==Name origin==