Gladiator

Argon Gladiator Class M8 Bomber Buy: Federation Guardian @ 5,409,482 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 62.5 - 125 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 8 - 16 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 13.9 - 27.9 RPM Hull Strength 25,000 Max. Shield (Total) 5 x 25 MJ (125 MJ) Shield Reactor 1,200 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 500 - 750 @ L Laser Capacitor 1,000 MJ Laser Recharge 30 MW Front Missile Turret: 2 Launch Tubes                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Overview

The Gladiator is the Argon bomber craft. It is one of the few bombers not crippled by a serious weakness that is easy to exploit, and is a popular ship in its class, however it is pretty roundly beaten by the preferred Paranid Hades.

Background

Roughly twice the size of a Nova, the Gladiator bomber poses a credible threat to hostile capital ships and stations alike.

Combat

The Gladiator fights with Tomahawk missiles, and can launch up to 8 of them at once. This is enough to devastate any target, however the slow speed of Tomahawks means that the Gladiator struggles against fighters, particularly of the M4 class. A point defence turret does allow it some protection against aggressors.

Equipment

The Gladiator fires the Tomahawk Heavy Missile.

Availability

Variant	Cloudbase South East	Legend's Home
Gladiator	x	x

It may also be captured from Argon patrols or pirate forces typically spawned by station defense missions.

Suggested Roles

As a bomber, the Gladiator serves as a missile launching platform from relatively long range to destroy capital ships and stations.

See Also

Ships by Class

M8 Ships

Argon	Gladiator
ATF	none
Boron	Marlin
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Auster Hauler
Paranid	Hades
Pirate	none
Split	Viper
Teladi	Peregrine
Terran	Claymore
Xenon	none
Yaki	none