Gameplay: Galaxy Fortress Variant - close range support ship

[Zekeen]

After seeing so much stuff on Galaxy Gunships, I decided that even if the GG was installed, the Galaxy could still be changed to fit yet another role: A low flying heavy support craft for more experienced pilots.

Ladies and gentlemen, as always, I now present to you....

The Galaxy Fortress! (bet most of you get the reference)



Yes, a bit of a crude drawing, I know, but it shows off many key features.

So, let's start off with the explanation shall we?

Galaxy Fortress - A heavily armed and armored variant of the Galaxy that carries a small squad in gunners but has no explosive armaments and only fires from turrets.

The Use - It allows for close support and greater survivability in air and ground supportive combat. Essentially, this is brought in to harass enemies by spraying a lot of lead. Most Galaxies have a blind spot, this variant has none, with two ball turrets on top and bottom and a front pilot heavy gatling gun.

The Risk - The Galaxy is one of the hardest craft to pilot. Giving a more frontline combat style makes it much more likely to face pilot error, due to it's non-bombardment weapons. It also has a larger crew than a typical Galaxy and has less options for escape, making it a very juicy target for enemies.

The Potential - This Galaxy is capable of installing a variety of gun types into the turret slots, such as rapid fire miniguns, slow firing autocannons, and a few in between. This alters the way the Galaxy and its gunners fight, going for of an anti infantry approach, or anti vehicular, or anti air. All guns are bullet types (no flak), or else the anti air potential would be far too high.

The Pilot Gun - A difference between all other Galaxies, it has a forward pilot operated heavy gun. This is not generally used for anti ground except as a strafing maneuver, and is generally for any potential attack from the front as to not leave the Galaxy vulnerable. It is also a good choice against easy to hit enemies, such as Liberators or other Galaxies.


So as you can see, rather than having a Galaxy with a mortar gun for long range support, the Galaxy Fortress is made to descend into combat areas and support troops with heavy amounts of firepower. It can be used to help defend a heavily contested point or guard an objective from ground and air assaults alike. The greatest threat to the Galaxy Fortress is not air to air missiles, but dumb fire rockets from infantry, since the role is to generally hover or fly slow over enemy positions and fire down. this makes it an easy target for rockets from the ground, even if it gets too high for tanks, which are also a risk for it.