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===== Manticore =====
A ship that is usually used for an ill suited task: defending stations. Equipped with a Makayev or MAG launcher, this ship sometimes destroys the very station it tries to defend.
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^ Name               |Manticore|
^ UNID               |&scManticore;|
^ Class              |Manticore|
^ Type               |heavy gunship|
^ Score              |""|
^ Mass               |200|
^ Cargo Space        |50|
^ Max Speed          |.18c|
^ Thrust             |1000|
^ Maneuverability    |4|
^ Wreck Chance       |50%|
^ Armor ^^
| [[game:items:Blast plate]] X4||

^[[gameplay:weapon chance|25% chance]] of:^^
^ Weapon | [[game:items:Mark III howitzer]]||
^ Shield | [[game:items:Cyclotron S1200 deflector]]||
^ 25% chance of:^^
^ Weapon | [[game:items:Akan 600 turret]]||
^ Ammo | [[game:items:Akan 30 cannon shell cartridge]]s||
^ Shield | [[game:items:Cyclotron S1200 deflector]]||
^ 25% chance of:^^
^ Weapon | [[game:items:Mark V howitzer]]||
^ Shield | [[game:items:Cyclotron S55 deflector]]||
^ 25% chance of:^^
^ Weapon | [[game:items:Moskva 11 light turret]]||
^ Utility | [[game:items:Patcher arm]]||
^ Shield | [[game:items:Cyclotron S1200 deflector]]||

^ [[gameplay:weapon chance|50% chance]] of:^^
^ Weapon | [[game:items:Makayev launcher]]||
^ Ammo | [[game:items:Red Strelka missile]]||
^ Ammo | [[game:items:Green Strelka missile]]||
^ 50% chance of:^^
^ Weapon | [[game:items:MAG launcher]]||
^ Ammo | [[game:items:ZG24 cluster MAG]]||
^ Ammo | [[game:items:98R high-flux MAG]]||
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===== Tactics =====
Since this ship relies mostly on its missiles for firepower, the primary weapon is usually a slow firing howitzer, making dodging the primary weapon a possiblity.