Heatsink Launcher

2015-04-22T08:31:35Z

175.156.247.68: /* Purchase Locations */

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{{quote|Purges ship's heat into a disposable sink block, which is then ejected. Requires ammunition.|In-Game Description}}

Heat sinks can be used to temporarily cool the ship by transferring all internally stored heat to them and then ejecting them from the ship.

Heat sinks are most commonly used in connection with [[Silent Running]] or with larger ships dumping excess heat when making multiple hyperspace jumps, deploying a heat sink when weapons systems are overheated will also speed up the cool down process. The heat sink launchers are installed on ships Utility Mount and you can install more than one providing your ship has additional Utility Mounts to install them upon. Each heat sink has a capacity of 3 sinks and each sink can hold approx 90-100% of ships maximum heat capacity. Heat sinks can be launched via a dedicated key binding or launched via the fire button of the fire group the launcher is assigned too and hardpoints do not need to he deployed to launch a heat sink.

Current issues are that keybinding does not always launch sink in Super Cruise, however fire button of associated Fire Groups will launch on SC providing the fire group is selected prior to entering super cruise. If you have more than one Heat Sink Launcher assigned to a particular fire group, each launcher will launch a sink at the same time so depleting stocks by one on all launchers in that fire group but Primary and Secondary fire groups do fire independently.

{| class="article-table" border="1" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Class 0
|-
! Rating
| I
|-
! Mass (T)
| 1.30
|-
! Integrity
| B
|-
! Power Draw
| 0.200
|-
! Armour Penetration
| F
|-
! Thermal Load
| 0
|-
! Ammo Clip Size
| 1
|-
! Ammo Maximum
| 3
|-
! Value (CR)
| 3,500
|-
|}

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="article-table sortable" border="1" style="text-align: center; display: inline-table;"
! System
! Station

|-
| Witchhaul || Hornby Terminal
|-
| Kamitra || Hammel Terminal
|-
| Ross 210 || Fu City
|-
|Bv Phoenicis
|Aoki Dock
|}

* This list requires expansion

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[[Category:Equipment]]

Viper Mk III

2015-04-09T11:06:13Z

175.156.247.68: /* Purchase Locations */

{{ShipInfobox
| image = DockedViper-2.jpg
| manufacturer = Faulcon DeLacy
| cost = 142,931
| topspeed = 320
| boostspeed = 400
| manoeuvrability = 6
| shields = 105
| armour = 70
| hullmass = 60
| cargocapacity = 4
| fuelcapacity = 4
| jumprange =
| utility = 2
| small = 2
| medium = 2
| large =
| huge =
| size1 = 1
| size2 = 1
| size3 = 2
| size4 =
| size5 =
| size6 =
| size7 =
| size8 =
| landingpad = Small
}}
{{quote|The Viper Mk III is the most recent development of the most successful fighter classes ever built. The original Viper Defence Craft was designed by Faulcon Manspace in 2762 in the Reorte shipyards. The basic model was beefed up with the Viper II by Faulcon deLacy. The new Viper III is a revitalised model with a new more armoured look. It is a top class fighter found in many well equipped police and naval forces.|In-Game Description}}
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' made its first appearance in the game in Standard Beta 1. It is a vessel used by [[station|Station]] security forces and law enforcement, and is currently one of the fastest [[ships]] available to purchase. It is primarily intended for combat; compared to the multi-role [[Cobra Mk. III]], it has the same weapons capacity, slightly stronger shields per shield class, slightly weaker hull, marginally slower turn rate, much faster strafe speed, faster speed under normal thrust and slower speed under boost.

Its main drawbacks are that its heat dissipation, power generation and [[hyperspace]] capacity do not equal that of the Cobra, which limits the value of having the same hardpoint capacity; mounting the ship's full weapon weight makes it very short-ranged, and an energy-heavy armament causes it to either overheat or use all available power very quickly. Fuel is also an issue as the ship comes with a tank with a capacity of only 4 tons, and it can be extremely difficult to find a fuel efficient setup that does not compromise combat ability.

In addition to its official police/security role, the Viper's speed, range and combat capability make it ideal for [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunter]]s, small-load [[courier]]s, [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] or [[smuggler]]s, while its small cargo capacity makes it a very poor choice for [[trader]]s, and a survivable but inadequately profitable platform for [[pirate]]s.

==Specifications==
{| class="article-table" border="1"
! Type
| Small Fighter
|-
! Crew
| 1
|-
! Maximum Cargo Capacity
| 22 T
|-
! Maximum Jump Range
| 14 LY
|-
! Dimensions:
| --
|}

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! Station
! Date Seen
|-
| Q1 Eridani
| Windt Terminal
| 18/3/2014
|-
| Alioth
| Irkutsk
| 1.06
|-
| [[Amahu]]
| [[Kondratyev Orbital]]
| 1.06
|-
| [[Aulin]]
| [[Aulin Enterprise]]
| ?
|-
| [[Asellus Primus]]
| [[Beagle 2 Landing]]
| ?
|-
| [[LHS 3262]]
| [[Louis de Lacaille Prospect]]
| ?
|-
| LTT 1598
| Qushji Gateway
| Gamma 2.02
|-
| [[Nang Ta-Khian]]
| [[Hay Point]]
| ?
|-
| Rho Cancri
| Dekker Base
| ?
|-
| [[Ovid]]
| [[Bradfield Orbital]]
| ?
|-
| [[Rakapila]]
| [[Stone Enterprise]]
| ?
|-
| [[Styx]]
| [[Wingrove Platform]]
| ?
|-
| Zhu Rong
| Stuart Ring
| ?
|-
| LP 102-320
| Shepard Hub
| ?
|-
| Tote
| Whitelaw Enterprise
| Gamma 1.03
|-
| Calor
| Julian Hub
| Release 1.03
|-
| LHS 3505
| Olivas City
| Release 1.03
|-
| Sorbago
| Hencke Orbital
| 12/30/2014
|-
| Turir
| Brooks Terminal
| 12/29/2014
|-
| LP 908-11
| So-Yeon City
| 3/16/2015
|-
| Panoi
| Garan Hub
| 12/30/2014
|-
| Macabi
| Read Orbital
| 12/30/2014
|-
| Kumata
| Vishweswarayya Enterprise
| 1/1/2015
|-
| Cerktondhs
| Bluford Gateway
| 1/1/2015
|-
| [[Eravate]]
| [[Cleve Hub]]
| 3/19/2015
|-
| Yakabugai
| Serebrov Station
| 1/4/2015
|-
| [[Sol]]
| [[Li Qing Jao]]
| 1/7/2015
|-
| Chamunda
| Gidzenko Ring
|1/9/2015
|-
| Wolf 1301
| Saunders's Dive
| 3/12/2015
|-
|Uszaa
|Guest Installation
|4/3/2015
|-
|Leesti
|George Lucas
|4/3/2015
|-
|Opila
|Temple Dock
|4/3/2015
|-
|v1688 Aguilae
|Thomson Terminal
|9/4/2015
|-
|LTT 15574
|Haxel Port
|4/8/2015
|}

==Outfitting==
{{main|Outfitting}}

All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the {{PAGENAME}}.

{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
! style="text-align: center;" | Category
! style="text-align: center;" | Default System
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Rating
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Class
! style="text-align: center;" | Max Class
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Hardpoint|Small Hardpoint]]
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Hardpoint|Medium Hardpoint]]
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2
|-
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2
|-
| rowspan="2" | Utility Mount
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| [[Bulkheads]]
| [[Lightweight Alloys]] || I || 1 || 8
|-
| Reactor Bay
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Thrusters Mounting
| [[Thrusters]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Frame Shift Drive Housing
| [[Frame Shift Drive]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Environment Control
| [[Life Support]] || E || 2 || 2
|-
| Power Coupling
| [[Power Distributor]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Sensor Suite
| [[Sensors]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Fuel Store
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x4] || C || 2 || 2
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Internal Compartment]]s
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x4] || E || 2 || 3
|-
| [[Shield Generator]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 2
|-
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E || 1 || 1
|}
*''(L) = Loaned''
*''[x#] = Capacity''
*''BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DockedViper.jpg
Viper03.jpg
Viper07.jpg
Viper08.jpg
Viper02.jpg
Police 05.jpg
Viper10.jpg
Metal asteroids.jpg
Type6WithViperOnItsTail.jpg
TrioOfVipers.jpg
Viper 1.png
</gallery>

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