Description
ATS-34790, or The Escape Artist, as Thunder named it, was a unique prototype, that was specialized for ship to ship combat. The ship itself is sleek and sharklike in shape, painted in a metallic gold. It features static field shielding, with a faraday cage that redirects most energy attacks to the shielding's power, as well as ball-joint thrusters for high maneuverability. The Escape Artist's AI is designed specifically for calculating the ships own movements, both in combat and when using jump-space capabilities. It is equipped with four heavy blaster cannons, two plasma slug cannons, eight slug autocannons, and one light railgun. The AI has limited decision-making capabilities, however it is unable to comprehend morality, and will always choose to preserve the programmed crew above all else [which means Thunder]. The Escape Artist has room for a crew of ten, along with reasonable cargo, and comfortable living quarters. It is classified as an attack craft, with fighter maneuverability.