King Cobra - Revision history

Cholmondely: Tagged as Isis Interstellar

2021-10-31T22:00:52Z

Tagged as Isis Interstellar

Rustem: /* Downloads */

2019-01-28T09:04:29Z

‎Downloads

Norby at 12:36, 12 September 2016

2016-09-12T12:36:43Z

Debresser: Use templates.

2016-01-24T17:49:58Z

Use templates.

Norby: New download link

2013-09-20T12:17:45Z

New download link

Psuamier: Add Interior

2013-01-20T13:42:33Z

Add Interior

Psuamier: King Cobra ~ Cobra MK VI

2013-01-20T13:24:52Z

King Cobra ~ Cobra MK VI

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{{Semantic Infobox ShipStats Oolite| title=Cobra Mk.III
|image = [[Image:King_cobra.png|250px]]
|width = 140m
|height = 30m
|length = 75m
|capacity = 25 TC
|capacityext = Yes
|maxspeed = 0.4 LM
|maneuverability = Roll: 2.5 Pitch: 1.0
|energybanks = 4
|energyrecharge = 4.0
|gunmounts = Fore, Aft Port, Starboard
|missileslots = 4
|shieldboost = Yes
|milshields = Yes
|hyperspace = Yes
|isoxp = OXP
|isplayer = Yes
|baseprice = 260000 Cr
}}
==Background==
The dark story begins five years earlier, when [[Cowell_%26_MgRath|Cowell & McRath]] invited tenders for the MkV Cobra. Following the success of the MkIV, Isis Interstellar were widely regarded as being favourites in the competition, despite strong competition from other designers, including the Winter Haven Corporation. Winter Haven Corp had been a long-time bitter rival of Isis Interstellar, but the true level of animosity between the two companies was about to be revealed...

... Rowell & McGrath hastily aborted the MkV and opened bidding on the MkVI contract. Still recovering from the massive loss of the Latius facility, Winter Haven Corp did not submit a tender, and in fact only two other ship builders did - perhaps others were somewhat leery of creating any type of competition for Isis Interstellar, given past events. In any event, Isis Interstellar won, and the ship itself at least lived up to expectations and squashed any ideas that Isis Interstellar had won by default simply to placate them.

Read the [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.htm complete story] on [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.htm Purgatori's king cobra page].

==Overview==

''Cobra MkVI ~ King Cobra''

The King Cobra has been one of the most successful of Isis Interstellar's civilian ships. Released to critical acclaim, and recipient of the prestigious Which? Space Ship of the Year Award, the vessel's orders outstripped production for almost an entire year, resulting in Isis Interstellar buying up the famous production facility of Toomaney-Ephen Ships to keep up w/ demand : fully refitted w/ customised construction robots created by Griff Industries the facility was finally able to make supply meet demand, and the King Cobra became the best selling ship for two years in a row. Additional attention was directed to the ship when it featured heavily in the TV show Space Lane Truckers, following the fortunes of VanSickle Transport, whose fleet comprised mainly of the Cobra Mk VI.

==Description==

The King Cobra is a mix of past and present. Sharing a very similar silhouette to the much-loved MkIII, the MkVI is slightly slimmer, but wider and longer, providing a more stable and spacious trading platform. Taking the innovations from past creations, the MkVI shares both the powerful but slim line engines of the MkIV, and the separated fuel/cargo scooping system of the Phantom : a standard cargo scoop in the nose directs canisters and escape capsules into the cargo hold and two large collection/filtration units on the wings are used to scoop fuel and pump it directly into the tanks in the wingtips.

== Equipment ==
Initially, the ship was designed to use a new type of pylon weapon, the ASM-12B Jida missile, a high-speed, ECM-ruggedised weapon that Isis Interstellar were developing. Delays in the destruction tests however resulted in a reworking of the pylons so that the MkVI could use standard ordnance. The Jida came online a few months later, slightly redesigned to be able to be carried on any normal pylon.

The King Cobra is a mix of past and present. Sharing a very similar silhouette to the much-loved MkIII, the MkVI is slightly slimmer, but wider and longer, providing a more stable and spacious trading platform. Taking the innovations from past creations, the MkVI shares both the powerful but slim line engines of the MkIV, and the separated fuel/cargo scooping system of the Phantom : a standard cargo scoop in the nose directs canisters and escape capsules into the cargo hold and two large collection/filtration units on the wings are used to scoop fuel and pump it directly into the tanks in the wingtips.

Further enhancements included a dedicated CorCom terminal for trading whilst docked, and an in-flight information console.

Isis Interstellar produced their own bespoke escape capsule for the MkVI. The entire cockpit area is actually an inbuilt capsule : if disaster strikes, the area is sealed, explosive bolts blow out the retaining shell plates and ejector charges fling the capsule clear of the main hull. Faster and stronger than a normal capsule, pilots ~ and passengers ~ can be assured of a better chance of survival should the unthinkable happen.

== License ==
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/'' or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

== Downloads ==
On the official [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.htm cobra mk6 page] you can download the [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.zip current version].

== About ==
[http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Isis_Interstellar Isis Interstellar] is a subsiduary of Isis International. It produces ships and stations among them the well-known [http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Vampire Vampire fleet]. It has licenses to build some of the recent Cobra ships.

== Authors ==
Killer Wolf [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1410 on BBoard] 
[[User:CommonSenseOTB|CommonSenseOTB]]

 

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 The dark story begins five years earlier, when [[Cowell_%26_MgRath|Cowell & McRath]] invited tenders for the MkV Cobra. Following the success of the MkIV, Isis Interstellar were widely regarded as being favourites in the competition, despite strong competition from other designers, including the Winter Haven Corporation. Winter Haven Corp had been a long-time bitter rival of Isis Interstellar, but the true level of animosity between the two companies was about to be revealed...
-... Rowell & McGrath hastily aborted the MkV and opened bidding on the MkVI contract. Still recovering from the massive loss of the Latius facility, Winter Haven Corp did not submit a tender, and in fact only two other ship builders did - perhaps others were somewhat leery of creating any type of competition for Isis Interstellar, given past events. In any event, Isis Interstellar won, and the ship itself at least lived up to expectations and squashed any ideas that Isis Interstellar had won by default simply to placate them.
+... Cowell & MgRrath hastily aborted the MkV and opened bidding on the MkVI contract. Still recovering from the massive loss of the Latius facility, Winter Haven Corp did not submit a tender, and in fact only two other ship builders did - perhaps others were somewhat leery of creating any type of competition for Isis Interstellar, given past events. In any event, Isis Interstellar won, and the ship itself at least lived up to expectations and squashed any ideas that Isis Interstellar had won by default simply to placate them.
 Read the [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.htm complete story] on [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.htm Purgatori's king cobra page].

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 ==Background==
 The dark story begins five years earlier, when [[Cowell_%26_MgRath|Cowell & McRath]] invited tenders for the MkV Cobra. Following the success of the MkIV, Isis Interstellar were widely regarded as being favourites in the competition, despite strong competition from other designers, including the Winter Haven Corporation. Winter Haven Corp had been a long-time bitter rival of Isis Interstellar, but the true level of animosity between the two companies was about to be revealed...
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 == Downloads ==
 On the official [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.htm cobra mk6 page] you can download the [http://www.purgatori.net/kingcobra.zip current version].
 == About ==

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 |image = [[Image:King_cobra.png|250px]]
 |width = 140m
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 Isis Interstellar produced their own bespoke escape capsule for the MkVI. The entire cockpit area is actually an inbuilt capsule : if disaster strikes, the area is sealed, explosive bolts blow out the retaining shell plates and ejector charges fling the capsule clear of the main hull. Faster and stronger than a normal capsule, pilots ~ and passengers ~ can be assured of a better chance of survival should the unthinkable happen.
 == License ==
 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/'' or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.