Eclipse

The Aegis Eclipse is a mid-range stealth bomber designed for tactical torpedo strikes on installations or large ships. Concealed engines and internally-stored weapons allow the Eclipse to stealthily deliver its payload with a minimum of risk of counter-attack. After extensive service with the UEE, this high-tech military equipment is making its debut on the civilian market for 2947.

Features

 * Small Cross Section: The arrowing design of Eclipse allows the ship to stay stealthy. Inconspicuous twin engines are moulded into the shape of the hull, weapons are stored internally until they're ready for use.
 * Multiple Wing Configurations: The Wings can be adjusted to space or atmospheric flight to adapt to the environment. During Zero-G space flight, the Eclipse typically adopts the compact wing position in order to create a slightly smaller profile for harder detection. During atmospheric flight, the wings of the Eclipse can fully expand and deploy smaller fins around its body to improve aerodynamics.

Ship profile
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Tactics
The sole purpose of Eclipse is to be a mid-range stealth bomber, capable of sneaking behind enemy lines and delivering a high damage strike, but it should not stay in combat due to its defensive shortcomings. The ship is designed to approach a target silently, fire its payload, and leave. The Eclipse carries three size 9 torpedoes, and two size 2 ballistic gatling weapons. These larger torpedoes take a while to lock on to smaller ships, and combined with its relative lack of agility, that will mean the Eclipse is not recommended to be used in dogfighting.

Lore
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Development
The Eclipse's concept is designed by Gavin Rothery (Freelance Conceptist) in collaboration with Paul Jones (Art Director) in Foundry 42 UK. The ship is brought into engine by Joe Neville (Senior Vehicle Artist) in Foundry 42 UK with contributions from Corentin Billemont (Systems Designer). The ship was first revealed in 2017-05-19 in the. In 2018-06-30, with the release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0, the ship became Flight Ready.

Design brief
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Trivia

 * In the initial tease, the Eclipse is covered in a grey tarp known as B419-AR Tactical Stealth Utility Tarp (TSUT.), which is a classified tarp produced by Crusader Industries.
 * The Eclipse is an extremely specialized vessel, designed to excel at its intended task and role, so no other functionalities are currently planned other than its original role.
 * The Eclipse is heavily influenced by the real life bomber.