Interceptor

ALLEGOPEDIA
About	History
FACTIONS
Belters	Bios
Dreghklar	Ga'Taraan
GigaCorp	Iron Coalition
Omicron Hive	Rixian Unity
Technoflux	Draconium
Phoenix	Valkyrie
SHIPS
Buying Ships
Small Class
Eject Pod	Interceptor
Fighter	Scout
Stealth Fighter	Other Small Ships
Medium Class
Bomber	Fighter Bomber
Gunship	Stealth Bomber
Troop Transport	Other Medium Ships
Capital Class
Assault Ship	Attack Carrier
Battlecruiser	Battleship
Corvette	Cruiser
Destroyer	Devastator
Freighter	Frigate
	Other Capital Ships
Ship Equipment
Dispenser Items	Missiles
Weapons	Other Equipment
AI Drone Ships
Carrier	Caltrop
Constructor	Miner
Tower	Other Drones
BASES
Buying Bases
Minor Bases
Outpost	Refinery
Teleport Receiver	Other Minor Bases
Special Bases
Garrison	Shipyard
Technology Bases
Expansion Complex	Supremacy Center
Tactical Laboratory	Other Tech Bases

The interceptor is the ultimate defensive ship, although it can be used in close ranged assaults. It has no shields, no missiles and no ripcord ability but its high maneuverability, strong hull and powerful miniguns more than make up for it. It has a low top speed and relies on its booster heavily - an int with no fuel is very little threat.

Since ints have no ripcord ability the commander must build outposts or techbases at the edges of their territory to give his pilots somewhere to launch from. As such, the interceptor is strongly associated with "constructor pushes": where the team escorts an outpost constructor into an enemy sector, defends it while it builds, then uses it as a launch platform to camp the enemy base before launching the more vulnerable bomber or troop transport.

Ints were developed to stay near stations with their inherently large scan ranges, and so the engineers never thought to equip ints with a decent scanning suite of their own. As such int pilots rely on their teammates to supply info when in enemy sectors - many an int has been podded by a lower quality pilot simply because they couldn't find them to fight back.

Ship statistics

Information taken from CC_03. Values are representative only (many factions have had their ships individually tweaked for balance).

Mk I - Light interceptor

Available as a starting ship for Dreghklar Empire and Iron Coalition. It is available to Technoflux and Bios once a Expansion Complex is built.

Ship		Handling		Equipment
Armor class	Medium	Mass	20	Weapons	Two weapon slots (Minigun or EMP cannon)
Hitpoints	600	Max thrust	300	Missiles	-
ECM	1	Power-weight ratio	15	Turrets	-
Scan	400	Max speed	75	Shield	-
Signature	75%	Turn rate	1	Booster	Normal or light
Energy	1200	Turn torque	125	Cloaking device	-
Recharge	60	Riptime/cost	-	Dispenser	Pulse probes

Mk II - Interceptor

Requires an Expansion Complex to research. Available as long as Exp stays alive.

• Hitpoints increased to 700
• Max speed increased to 80
• Fuel increased to 15

Mk III - Heavy interceptor

Requires Interceptor and advanced exp to research. Available as long as exp stays alive.

• Hitpoints increased to 750
• Max speed increased to 90
• Scan increased to 500
• Fuel increased to 16
• +1 weapon slot (minigun or EMP cannon)

Exceptions

Bios

• Can mount heavy cloak.

Belters

• Can mount dis or gatt in any and all weapon slots.
• Heavy int can mount nan on its first weapon slot.
• Can mount dumbfire missiles.
• Once researched, can continue to use interceptors after exp dies.

GigaCorp

• Once heavy ints are researched luxury interceptors become available for $500 each.
  • Can ripcord (20 sec)
  • Has better scanrange (600 m)
  • Has 33% less fuel
  • Has lead indicator