Black Pyro GL - a Descent III ace's fighter


So what the hell's this... 

Well, you did meet the two Black Pyros at the Suzuki's tower, did you?

And you met the Black Pyro on the servers or you own Mercenary?

Well this ship is different from the Mercenary Black Pyro. It has physics
and all the control trickiness of the Black Pyro from Descent III 
Suzuki Tower, its model but it also has the weapons somewhat beefed up.
The Black Pyro GL is extremely agile, although it has a drag coefficient
somewhat higher than that of the normal Pyro GL. It's so agile, in fact,
that it'll sure take time to get accustomed with the lightning-fast 
pitch & roll. This can spoil your aiming if your reaction is slow,
but will let you surprise your adversaries more than once - you can
make a 180 deg. pitch turn in split-second timing. The only disadvantage
is that the ship is slower than Pyro GL, although still faster than
the Magnum. Now, the weapons...

The Lasers that Black Pyro GL carries are Argon Level 4 rock cutters. 
Their green spark will sure surprise some, and the lasers are able to cut through
metal as well. Their firing points are set a bit wide apart - this makes them
ideal for long-range fire.

The Vauss gun was deemed ineffective, mostly because of its high impact force
and low destructive force. Therefore, it was replaced with any ace's 
favourite weapon - the Gauss. Using the same calibre shells as the 
Vauss, this small-calibre version of Gauss fires high-explosive 
armour-piercing projectiles at a slower rate, but higher muzzle speed, which
makes them equal in power with the original cannon.


Technical Data Sheet

Model: BP-103GL "Black Pyro GL"
Manufacturer: Couznetsoff/Ben Halil Transpatial Craft Company, France/Israel 
under a PTMC contract.

The Black Pyro GL is a limited-series dedicated space/atmospheric fighter
developed for private clients. It continues the series that started with
the legendary FP-101GX1R scout. It is a multipurose fighter/attack ship
carrying a heavy arsenal. The BP-103GL is unmatched in its Z-axis
manoeuvrability by any other ship in existance. 

Engine type: 1 Couznetsoff/Ben Halil SPA-06M subatomic particle accelerator 
driven by a 0.6 MW nuclear core
Zero-gravity thruster type: 1 Rolls-Royce AGP-PW192A silent gravity transformer 
with vibration supression, vector-poster output
Control system: relaxed-stability quintuple-channel fly-by-wire, 59 position
updates/sec
Shielding system type: Rolls-Royce SFS-32X, gravity transformer/acceleration 
absorber repulsing system, rated at 1.05 Flux.
Empty weight: 6900 kilogrammes
Wingspan: 27 metres
Length: 14.6 metres
Height: 7.4 metres
Manoeuvrability: 9.6 ZG
Maximum atmospheric speed: 1950 knots/3705 Km/H
Maximum vacuum speed without using the transstellar mode: 8750 knots
Maximum vacuum speed in transstellar mode, at maximum reactor
power: 120000 Km/H

Weapons Carried/Specifications

Primary Weapons

Note: the following is a maximum payload configuration. The 
fighters ship with Laser Cannons, Gauss cannon and Mass Driver
in the factory configuration, plus Concussion & Homing missiles.

2 Laser Level 04 Cannons
2 Super Laser level 05 Cannons
1 Quad Laser set allows to fire four Laser Cannons of any type
1 25mm 7-barrel Gauss Cannon, 4200 RPM
1 Mass Driver, 30 RPM
1 Napalm Cannon
1 Microwave Cannon
1 Plasma Cannon
1 EMD Cannon
1 Fusion Cannon
1 Omega Cannon

16000 HE-AP 25mm shells for the Gauss cannon
40 Mass Driver projectiles
120 litres of Napalm Fuel

Secondary Weapons

External hardpoints:

15 Concussion missiles (double-fire option is enabled by default 
control software settings)
15 Homing missiles
10 Napalm rockets
7 Cyclone missiles

Internal bay:

5 Guided missiles
8 Impact mortars
5 Smart missiles
5 Frag missiles
5 Mega missiles
2 Blackshark missiles (if available)



Comparison Techical Data Sheet for Pyro GX 

Pyro GX is an old model once manufactured by Ben Halil before
its joint venture with Couznetsoff Industries. Originally conceived
as a high-speed reconnaissance/scout craft for early Moon exploration,
the Pyro GX was developed into one of the most capable space/atmospheric
fighters. The original version, Pyro GX-1R, carried only the Level 1 Argon
lasers and Concussion missiles for clearing any obstacles like rock from
its way. It subsequently received advanced weaponry developed for other
military vehicles and was fitted with headlights, a post-combustion reheat
device, a trans-stellar warpcore and other hardware. This modified version
also underwent frame changes and was called the P-102GX.
The model depicted here is a modified Pyro GX-1R, the FP-101GX1W.

Model: FP-101GX1W "Pyro GX-1"
Manufacturer: Ben Halil Transpatial Craft Industries, Israel 
under a PTMC contract.

Engine type: 1 Ben Halil SP-03 subatomic particle accelerator 
driven by a 0.3 MW nuclear core
Zero-gravity thruster type: 1 Pratt & Whitney PW-H42 gravity repulsion
device, auxiliary directing-enabled
Control system: triple-channel fly-by-wire, 18 position updates/sec
Shielding system type: Pratt & Whitney FW-N24, ACM Magneto-Repulsory
Wave type, rated at 0.9 Flux
Empty weight: 5800 Kilogrammes
Wingspan: 24 metres
Length: 13.1 metres
Height: 5.4 metres
Manoeuvrability: 4.62 ZG
Maximum atmospheric speed: 950 knots
Maximum vacuum speed without using the transstellar mode: 2800 knots
Maximum vacuum speed in transstellar mode, at maximum reactor
power: nil

Weapons Carried/Specifications

Primary Weapons

Note: the following is a maximum payload configuration. The 
fighters ship with Laser Cannons level 1 in the factory configuration, 
plus 5 Concussion missiles.

2 Laser Level 04 Cannons at max. power
1 Quad Laser set allows to fire four Laser Cannons of any type
1 20mm 8-barrel Vulcan Cannon, 7600 RPM
1 Spreadfire Cannon
1 Plasma Cannon
1 Fusion Cannon

10000 AP 20mm shells for the Vulcan cannon

Secondary Weapons

External hardpoints:

20 Concussion missiles 
10 Homing missiles

Internal bay:

10 Proximity mines
5 Smart missiles
5 Mega missiles




Note: to let others use the Gauss, you need to copy the weapon definition
file to the other multiplayer clients' computers.