Angelwing

The Angelwing

The Angelwing was the flagship of Captain Marcus Cromwell during the Jupiter Incident. It was recovered by a commando team during a rescue mission to Kissaki Alpha, and subsequently appropriated in order to launch a raid on Kissaki Beta, which was in orbit near Pluto. Ships would normally require about 4 years, but the usage of the Angelwing's onboard IP (interplanetary drive) cut travel time drastically to a few weeks.

Abilities

The Angelwing was capable of assimilating technology, and had a limited regeneration capability. It also had a hadron shield equipped by default, as well as fusion engines. The latter two could later be replaced with more powerful shields and engines.

Hardpoint Type	Number
Datascanner/Normal	1
Normal	3
Heavy	2

History

The Angelwing is named after the Kissaki AI, Tenshi, Angel in English. It was first encountered by commandos dispatched from the Stiletto, Marcus' original command ship and first ship of the Stiletto class. After rescuing survivors from the surrounding areas as well as destroying a derelict ship that opened fire on them, the Stiletto disabling the automated platforms surrounding the Alpha research station, the commandos were dispatched to recover any survivors and data relevant to the research going on. Instead, they found the Angelwing. Under Marcus' orders, the commandos siezed the ship, and departed along with the Stiletto.

The Angelwing was the objective of a Kissaki raid on the Sunflower station, either destroying or recapturing the alien vessel. As it was not yet armed, its participation in the battle was minimal at best.

Following investigations into the capabilities of the Angelwing, it was determined that it could be used by humans, and Marcus was ordered to use the Angelwing to conduct a raid on the Beta station. The Beta station was near Pluto, which meant that on normal chemical engines, it would take 4 years for a ship to reach Beta. But the Angelwings IP drive enabled it to make the journey in several weeks instead. Upon arrival, they found the Beta station damaged, surrounded by wreckage and its platforms disabled. They also found an alien object and a wormhole that was found to be the same wormhole that originally collapsed around Mars. However, when sending his commandos in, the internal defense systems came online and slaughtered the commandos. Soon after, the alien object and the platforms came online and opened fire on the Angelwing, destroying its IP drive and heavily damaging it. At this point, Tenshi revealed herself and activated the Angelwings shield generator, and told Marcus to escape into the wormhole. With no other choice, the Angelwing plunged into the unknown.