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The glory device is the main and most effective weapon of the [[Shofixiti]].
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The '''Glory Device''' is the biggest and most effective weapon of the [[Shofixti]] [[Scout]]. A good Shofixti pilot can use this suicide bomb to create chaos and destruction wherever he goes, killing ships much larger than himself.  
  
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As we all know, the Shofixiti were uplifted by the [[Yehat]] when the furry marsupials were still living in mud castles. It should be not a big suprise that the Shofixiti didn't posess any advanced technology, including starships. The Yehat game them their old scout design, but since it was close to harmless in combat (unless we are talking of laughing the enemy to death... or taking a group of a 1000 scouts and trying to ram the enemy into a planet that is...), it wasn't used much more than a scout would be - for scouting.  
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The Shofixti were uplifted by the [[Yehat]] when the furry marsupials were still living in mud castles. At this point, the Shofixti didn't possess any advanced technology, such as starships. Based on the rudimentary knowledge and basic technology provided by the Yehat, the Shofixti were able to construct simple space vessels, close to harmless in combat against more advanced races and not used for much more than reconnaissance and scouting. However, this simplicity and lack of firepower contrasts with the massive explosive device strapped to the underside of each ship.
  
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The fervor and willpower of the shofixiti was great. They were honourable creatures and wanted to fight. They have asked the Chenjesu to create a powerful Glody Device - a bomb which could destroy a crippled Ur-Quan and completly vauporise smaller vessels. The Chenjesu agreed, but later on were deeply shocked when they were asked to mount every such device on a scout vessel. Although the Yehat refused at first, everyone knew deep inside that it was an ultimate sacrafice and act of honor; they Shofixiti insisted and so it became - every Scout was fitted with the bomb.
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During the [[Ur-Quan Slave War]], the brave Shofixti detonated themselves without showing a sign of fear — dodging fusion blasts and ripping the immense [[Dreadnought]]s apart. The Glory Device was definitely a gruesome and dreadful weapon for the [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za|Kzer-Za]], as they could not break the morale of the suicide pilots. Fighting fiercely, it was ironic that the Shofixti, the least technologically advanced race in the [[Alliance of Free Stars|Alliance]], destroyed over one third of the Ur-Quan fleet.  
  
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The brave Shofixiti detonated themselfes without showing even a sign of fear, dodging fusion blasts and ripping the immense [[Dreadnought]] battlecruisers apart. The Glory Device was definitly a gruesome and dreadful weapon for the [[Kzer-Za]], as they could not break the morale of the suicide pilots. Fighting fiercly, it was ironically the Shofixiti, the technologically least advanced race in the leauge, who destroyed over one third of the Ur-Quan fleet.  
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From the technical point of view, one Scout can kill a [[Melnorme]] [[Trader]], [[Androsynth]] [[Guardian]], or [[Druuge]] [[Mauler]] but not from the Glory device alone; using the same tactics, two Scouts can bring down a [[Dreadnought]]. In order to defeat these ships, a Scout must kill four or five crew with the main gun while evading the enemy's shots and '''then''', when the batteries are empty, activate the Glory Device. However, if only the Glory Device is used, the number of required Scouts is increase by one, that is, it will take two for a Trader and three for a Dreadnought.  
  
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From the techical point of view, one shofixiti [[Scout]] can kill a [[Trader]], [[Guardian]] or [[Mauler]] but not from a blast alone. Killing four or five people with the main gun and evading the shots and *then*, when the batteries are empty should a shofixiti detonate - for it doesn't matter how much crew the ship has during detonaton. Two shofixities can kill a Dreadnought, however if you would want to kill the opponents with the Glory Device only, those numbers increase by one, that is 2 for a Trader and 3 for a Dreadnought.  
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The downside is that the Glory Device needs to be activated manually in order to explode. To prevent accidental detonation of the Glory Device, the arming mechanism actually consists of three manual switches which must be toggled in sequence, the bomb detonating when the third switch is thrown. Despite this precautionary measure, many Shofixti have been known to immediately throw the first two safety contacts upon engaging an enemy ship in battle. When the Scout is killed before he gets a chance to fully activate the advanced firing mechanism, the bomb is merely destroyed without actually exploding.
  
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The downside is that the Glory Device needs to be activated manually in order to explode - quite much like a nuclear bomb - when the Scout is killed before he gets a chance to activate, the bomb is destroyed, the advanced fireing mechanism doesn't work, and the bomb doesn't explode.
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Summary: A good shofixiti pilot may create chaos&destruction wherever he goes, killing ships much larger than himself, but this chaos is one-time only.
 

Latest revision as of 13:19, 6 March 2008

The Glory Device is the biggest and most effective weapon of the Shofixti Scout. A good Shofixti pilot can use this suicide bomb to create chaos and destruction wherever he goes, killing ships much larger than himself.

The Shofixti were uplifted by the Yehat when the furry marsupials were still living in mud castles. At this point, the Shofixti didn't possess any advanced technology, such as starships. Based on the rudimentary knowledge and basic technology provided by the Yehat, the Shofixti were able to construct simple space vessels, close to harmless in combat against more advanced races and not used for much more than reconnaissance and scouting. However, this simplicity and lack of firepower contrasts with the massive explosive device strapped to the underside of each ship.

During the Ur-Quan Slave War, the brave Shofixti detonated themselves without showing a sign of fear — dodging fusion blasts and ripping the immense Dreadnoughts apart. The Glory Device was definitely a gruesome and dreadful weapon for the Kzer-Za, as they could not break the morale of the suicide pilots. Fighting fiercely, it was ironic that the Shofixti, the least technologically advanced race in the Alliance, destroyed over one third of the Ur-Quan fleet.

From the technical point of view, one Scout can kill a Melnorme Trader, Androsynth Guardian, or Druuge Mauler but not from the Glory device alone; using the same tactics, two Scouts can bring down a Dreadnought. In order to defeat these ships, a Scout must kill four or five crew with the main gun while evading the enemy's shots and then, when the batteries are empty, activate the Glory Device. However, if only the Glory Device is used, the number of required Scouts is increase by one, that is, it will take two for a Trader and three for a Dreadnought.

The downside is that the Glory Device needs to be activated manually in order to explode. To prevent accidental detonation of the Glory Device, the arming mechanism actually consists of three manual switches which must be toggled in sequence, the bomb detonating when the third switch is thrown. Despite this precautionary measure, many Shofixti have been known to immediately throw the first two safety contacts upon engaging an enemy ship in battle. When the Scout is killed before he gets a chance to fully activate the advanced firing mechanism, the bomb is merely destroyed without actually exploding.

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