The Gryphon is a dedicated missile cruiser designed to provide a highly mobile platform for heavy fire support. It is not a front-line cruiser, and so operates best when provided with escorts. Among the so-called "Cruiser School" wave of ships designed by Altair Exotech, the Gryphon was a key component of the power-projection strategy that came into vogue shortly before the collapse of the Gate system. The Gryphon was meant to allow a task force commander to rapidly concentrate bursts of specialized heavy firepower, forming a devastating hammer to the anvil of assault-class cruisers and destroyers. So reads the Domain-era tactical manual, anyway. Of particular interest is the Gryphon's hull-integrated missile nanoforge: this fixed architecture nanoforge system allows extremely rapid conversion of densely packed, pre-formulated feedstock into a narrow range of munitions in the midst of battle. This allows the Gryphon to effectively convert concentrated mass into desired armaments, allowing for mid-battle replenishment of missile stocks. The flux output of this process is, of course, tremendous so it is not advisable for captains who are relying on their shields to block enemy fire to engage the integrated missile nanoforge system. |
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The Gryphon-class Missile Cruiser is a midline design fielded by the Persean League.
Overview[]
The Gryphon features Expanded Missile Racks as its built-in hullmod. Since it already has the hullmod, it's not affected by its s-mod penalty.
Loadout Tips[]
Viable loadouts vary considerably although generally either the off-bore missile mounts are given seeking missiles or alternatively dumbfire missiles and consideration of Auxiliary Thrusters.
Weapons[]
In AI hands, it is best to fit strike weapons or finisher missiles (such as Harpoon MRMs, Reaper-class Torpedoes, or Atropos-class Torpedo Racks) and then make openings for their use with other ships. While Sabot SRMs can be used to create overloads or force high flux levels very easily in player hands, the AI tends to be too conservative in their usage of missiles to do this. However, its usage with finisher type missiles is devastatingly calculated and ruthless, launching exactly as many missiles or torpedoes as it calculates it needs to destroy a stricken vessel.
Trivia[]
- Gryphon is an alternate spelling to griffin, a mythical creature that has the body of a lion, and head and front legs of an eagle. While not readily apparent as to why the ship class was named after it, it should be noted this mythological theme naming is shared with another missile-oriented midline ship, the Pegasus.
Change History[]
0.95a
- Increased OP to 140 (was: 130)
0.7a
- Added to the game
Up to date for version 0.97
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