325a

325a
325a
Manufacturer	Origin Jumpworks (ORIG)
Role	Interdiction
Size	Small
Crew	1
Series	300
Cargo capacity	4 SCU
Production state	Flight ready;
In-Game Cost
Buy	944,200 aUEC
Rent (1 day)	18,884 aUEC / 7,000 REC
Insurance
Claim time	14:11 min
Expedite	2:22 min
Expedite fee	3,545 aUEC
Pledge
Standalone	US$70
Original	US$70
Availability	Always available
Specifications
Length	27 m
Beam	17 m
Height	8 m
Combat speed	225 m/s
Max speed	1,235 m/s
Mass	79,324 kg
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The Origin 325a is the combat variant of the 300 series. It features an advanced weapon payload as well as a custom targeting system designed especially for the 325a by WillsOp.^[1]

Brochure description

It’s a dangerous universe out there. Be the arbiter of your fate with the combat-enhanced ORIGIN 325a. Just because it’s a rough galaxy doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice your comfort: the 325a can come out on top in any dogfighʈ.

Specifications

Avionics
Radars	1x S1 Ecouter GRNP - Groupe Nouveau Paradigme
Computers	1x S1 S Computer N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Systems
Power plants	1x S1 Regulus AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Coolers	2x S1 Bracer AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Shield generators	2x S1 AllStop GODI - Gorgon Defender Industries

Propulsion
Fuel intakes	2x S1 S Fuel Intake N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Fuel tanks	2x S1 S Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum drives	1x S1 Beacon WETK - Wei-Tek
Jump drives	1x S1 S Jump Module N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum fuel tanks	1x S1 S Quantum Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Thrusters
Main thrusters	1x S4 HE 5.3 HAPR - Hammer Propulsion
Maneuvering thrusters	2x S1 Retro Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
	10x S1 Fixed Maneuvering Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
	2x S1 Fixed Maneuvering Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Weaponry
Weapons	1x S4 M6A Laser Autocannon BEHR - Behring Applied Technology
Weapons	2x S3 SW16BR3 "Shredder" BEHR - Behring Applied Technology
Missiles	1x S5 SNT-143 Missile Rack BEHR - Behring Applied Technology 4x S3 Arrester III FSKI - FireStorm Kinetics
Missiles	2x S3 MSD-322 Missile Rack BEHR - Behring Applied Technology 4x S2 Dominator II TALN - Talon Weapon Systems

History

Developing variants

In 2899, the 300 series launched a single model: the 300i. The designer of the 300i, Andreas Lang, was insistent that Origin would begin producing variants in the third model year by designing entirely new models to fulfill different specialized tasks. Origin, remembering the expense of the first prototype and the ensuing battle to lower production costs, balked at the idea. For all of the project's rhetoric, later amplified by the series' initial marketing, the company wanted to borrow an important aspect from RSI's Aurora: a modular space frame designed to easily adapt variants. Like the Aurora, the 300 series would adapt the initial version into a host of different factory models built atop the standard design. By all accounts, the decision to develop variants instead of bespoke models soured Lang on the project altogether.^[2]

The launch of 325a

The 325a dogfighter was officially revealed in 2940. It was generally believed to be the result of a naval contract. No information has ever been declassified on why the UEEN might have utilized a fighting-focused 300i design, but an in-depth analysis of the ship's properties suggest it was actually first designed as much as a decade before its 2940 reveal.^[2]