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The largest known freighter with a cargo bay designed by [[Beerbaum]] and [[ThruSpace Inc.]], the '''Anaconda''' is the only freighter fitted with Dizaner SpaceWares swing-float platforms. These load-balance metering devices enable the loadmaster to rearrange the cargo within seconds to increase maneuverability of the great ship. Equipped only with laser weaponry (the 500 Gigazap front-firing pulse), and sometimes with missiles, the Anaconda range of craft usually have fighter escorts. In trader parlance, the Anaconda is built as strong as a rogue asteroid, and steers like one. |
The largest known freighter with a cargo bay designed by [[Beerbaum]] and [[ThruSpace Inc.]], the '''Anaconda''' is the only freighter fitted with Dizaner SpaceWares swing-float platforms. These load-balance metering devices enable the loadmaster to rearrange the cargo within seconds to increase maneuverability of the great ship. Equipped only with laser weaponry (the 500 Gigazap front-firing pulse), and sometimes with missiles, the Anaconda range of craft usually have fighter escorts. In trader parlance, the Anaconda is built as strong as a rogue asteroid, and steers like one. |
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+ | During coding of Classic Elite 'dry-dock' code was used to view some of the ships during development (referred to as *VIEW on [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/text/index.htm Ian Bell's] web site). A movie for the Anaconda generated using *VIEW run under the BBC emulator BeebEm3 is available [http://www.box.net/shared/v06e9h6rr5 here]. |
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+ | ==Links== |
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+ | * [[Classic_Elite_ships|Classic Elite ships]] |
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+ | [[Category:Classic]][[Category:Classic]][[Category:Classic ships]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 11 April 2021
Overview
The largest known freighter with a cargo bay designed by Beerbaum and ThruSpace Inc., the Anaconda is the only freighter fitted with Dizaner SpaceWares swing-float platforms. These load-balance metering devices enable the loadmaster to rearrange the cargo within seconds to increase maneuverability of the great ship. Equipped only with laser weaponry (the 500 Gigazap front-firing pulse), and sometimes with missiles, the Anaconda range of craft usually have fighter escorts. In trader parlance, the Anaconda is built as strong as a rogue asteroid, and steers like one.
Dry Dock
During coding of Classic Elite 'dry-dock' code was used to view some of the ships during development (referred to as *VIEW on Ian Bell's web site). A movie for the Anaconda generated using *VIEW run under the BBC emulator BeebEm3 is available here.