{"data":{"id":15084,"title":"Q&A: Kruger P-72 Archimedes","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/engineering\/15084-Q-A-Kruger-P-72-Archimedes","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15084","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15084","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[{"id":4370,"name":"Archimedes_blueprint.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/ox4q784sd0slar\/source\/Archimedes_blueprint.png","alt":"Concept Art - Blueprint","size":2760784,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2015-11-18T15:24:29+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4370","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4370\/similar"},{"id":4371,"name":"Archimedes_Racing_render_FINAL.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/t091ds85hnm87r\/source\/Archimedes_Racing_render_FINAL.jpg","alt":"Concept Art","size":7689035,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2015-11-18T15:24:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4371","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4371\/similar"},{"id":25004,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w0shv2sobeaiw\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":927693,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-05-09T20:01:24+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004\/similar"},{"id":38062,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/huwhfjtdvra4r\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":3377215,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2025-03-21T15:18:25+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062\/similar"}],"images_count":20,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings Citizens,\nThree days of questions, three days of answers! On Thursday, we kicked off the concept sale for the new Kruger P-72 snub fighter. Today, we\u2019ll be answering questions collected on the forums, and coming back Thursday for the Avenger variants, and finally Friday for the Anvil Crucible Q&A. For this, special thanks to Matthew Sherman for answering your questions. Enjoy!\n\nWhy would I want a Merlin over an Archimedes, and vice versa?\nIf you want to leverage the size\/speed of the snub craft, an Archimedes will be ideal, allowing for recharging boost and more overall sustained fire from the energy weapons. If you need to make some decisive hits supporting your parent-craft and providing more short-term combat support, a Merlin and its centerline gun will be a strong choice. In the end, it will all come down to the pilot and the situations you find yourself in.\n\nHow does the P72 compare against the M50, 350R and Mustang Omega in Racing?\nWe\u2019re targeting it to fit somewhere between the M50 and Mustang Omega in terms of overall performance, but we\u2019re still getting things fully setup for this ship before deploying it.\n\nSince the Archimedes is a variant to the Merlin can we dock one with any version of the Constellation?\nYes, any Constellation with the rear snub-dock can accept any ship based on the Merlin\/Archimedes design.\n\nCan the P-72 be operated off a 890 Jump or any other landing bay that it can fit in?\nYes, while the Constellation requires a specific mount for docking and launching a snub craft, any ship with suitable landing space can absolutely stage and launch an Archimedes.\n\nAre there plans for a transport module of some kind to allow long distance transport of these snub ships by the large ships in the game?\nAbsolutely. While we\u2019re still working things out in terms of ship-transit, we definitely want snub craft to have meaningful presence throughout the universe. From carried on a ship like a Constellation, or setting up a ship like a Crucible, Starliner or an 890 Jump to serve as a Race-team transport, we want to make sure you can bring your ships to the activities you find the most compelling.\n\nI understand speeds are being tweaked at the moment, but as the Archimedes is tuned towards a higher-end specification, will there be engine upgrades beyond what it is fitted, or will the engines\/thrusters fitted be the best for that sizing?\nThere\u2019s definitely going to be room to grow, not only with the Archimedes, but with all of our ships. While the included equipment will put the Archimedes ahead of a Merlin in terms of its speed and performance, we absolutely want to provide enough tools and choices for players to experiment on their ships with.\n\nWhat does having the air intake do? Allow it to refuel slowly as its flying?\nThe Fuel Intake for the Archimedes will allow the ship to naturally recharge its boost fuel while flying.\n\nFrom the description: \u201cWhether for added security, exploring a system or simply the joy of flying, the Archimedes is the perfect companion snub craft.\u201d Does this mean the P-72 has a quantum drive, even though it\u2019s been said that snub fighters are not able to fit one?\nNo, Snub craft still will be without Quantum or Jump drives, but the ability to recharge it\u2019s boost fuel will definitely help the Archimedes maneuver around a system with more flexibility than a Merlin would. Additionally, the ability for all snub craft to land will give the Archimedes flexibility to explore and land to any available landing site on a planet or station.\n\nIs this still intended to have four S1 fixed guns? The specs page currently shows the same two S1 and one S2 that the Merlin has. Where are the weapons located on the ship? The description says this is lighter than the Merlin \u2013 what is it losing? Less armor? Or are the materials just higher-end \/ lighter composites for the same level of protection?\nWe\u2019ve made updates to the stats page to properly reflect the Archimedes hardpoints. It\u2019s lighter-weight comes from replacing the heavier centerline gun found on the Merlin with the Fuel Intake system, as both the weapon and it\u2019s ammo would be heavier than the 2 additional Size 1 weapons mounted to the Archimedes wing tips.\n\nWhy is the Archimedes being sold with LTI, while the Merlin wasn\u2019t?\nThe Merlin was released already flyable, and had been previously available with LTI as part of the initial set of Constellation packages.","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nDrei Tage Fragen, drei Tage Antworten! Am Donnerstag haben wir den Konzeptverkauf f\u00fcr den neuen Kruger P-72 Stumpfj\u00e4ger gestartet. Heute werden wir Fragen beantworten, die in den Foren gesammelt wurden, und am Donnerstag f\u00fcr die Avenger-Varianten und schlie\u00dflich am Freitag f\u00fcr die Anvil Crucible Q&A. Daf\u00fcr ein besonderer Dank an Matthew Sherman f\u00fcr die Beantwortung Ihrer Fragen. Viel Spa\u00df!\n\nWarum sollte ich einen Merlin \u00fcber einen Archimedes wollen und umgekehrt?\nWenn Sie die Gr\u00f6\u00dfe\/Geschwindigkeit des Stumpfbootes nutzen wollen, ist ein Archimedes ideal, der es erm\u00f6glicht, Boost wieder aufzuladen und insgesamt anhaltendes Feuer aus den Energiewaffen zu erzeugen. Wenn du einige entscheidende Treffer machen musst, die dein Elterntier unterst\u00fctzen und kurzfristigere Kampfunterst\u00fctzung bieten, ist ein Merlin und seine Mittellinienkanone eine gute Wahl. Am Ende wird es auf den Piloten und die Situationen ankommen, in denen man sich befindet.\n\nWie steht die P72 im Vergleich zur M50, 350R und Mustang Omega im Rennsport?\nWir streben an, dass es in Bezug auf die Gesamtleistung irgendwo zwischen der M50 und der Mustang Omega passt, aber wir bereiten die Dinge immer noch vollst\u00e4ndig f\u00fcr dieses Schiff vor, bevor wir es einsetzen.\n\nDa das Archimedes eine Variante des Merlin ist, k\u00f6nnen wir es mit jeder Version der Konstellation anlegen?\nJa, jede Konstellation mit dem hinteren Snub-Dock kann jedes Schiff akzeptieren, das auf dem Merlin\/Archimedes-Design basiert.\n\nKann die P-72 an einem 890 Jump oder einem anderen Landeplatz betrieben werden, in den sie passen kann?\nJa, obwohl die Constellation eine spezielle Halterung f\u00fcr das Andocken und Starten eines Absturzbootes ben\u00f6tigt, kann jedes Schiff mit passendem Landeplatz ein Archimedes absolut inszenieren und starten.\n\nGibt es Pl\u00e4ne f\u00fcr ein Transportmodul, das den Langstreckentransport dieser Stumpfschiffen durch die gro\u00dfen Schiffe im Spiel erm\u00f6glicht?\nAuf jeden Fall. W\u00e4hrend wir uns noch mit der Frage des Schiffstransports besch\u00e4ftigen, wollen wir auf jeden Fall, dass Stupferfahrzeuge eine sinnvolle Pr\u00e4senz im ganzen Universum haben. Von der Bef\u00f6rderung auf einem Schiff wie einer Sternbild, \u00fcber die Aufstellung eines Schiffes wie einem Tiegel, Starliner oder einem 890 Jump als Transport f\u00fcr das Rennteam, wollen wir sicherstellen, dass Sie Ihre Schiffe zu den Aktivit\u00e4ten bringen k\u00f6nnen, die Sie am \u00fcberzeugendsten finden.\n\nIch verstehe, dass die Geschwindigkeiten im Moment angepasst werden, aber da die Archimedes auf eine h\u00f6here Spezifikation abgestimmt sind, wird es Motor-Upgrades geben, die \u00fcber das hinausgehen, was sie eingebaut sind, oder werden die eingebauten Motoren\/Triebwerke die besten f\u00fcr diese Gr\u00f6\u00dfe sein?\nEs wird definitiv Raum zum Wachsen geben, nicht nur mit den Archimedes, sondern mit allen unseren Schiffen. W\u00e4hrend die mitgelieferte Ausr\u00fcstung die Archimedes in Bezug auf Geschwindigkeit und Leistung einem Merlin voraus sein wird, wollen wir den Spielern unbedingt gen\u00fcgend Werkzeuge und M\u00f6glichkeiten bieten, um auf ihren Schiffen zu experimentieren.\n\nWas bewirkt der Lufteinlass? Erlauben Sie ihm, langsam zu tanken, w\u00e4hrend er fliegt?\nDer Treibstoffeinlass f\u00fcr die Archimedes erm\u00f6glicht es dem Schiff, seinen Treibstoff w\u00e4hrend des Fluges nat\u00fcrlich aufzuladen.\n\nAus der Beschreibung: \"Ob f\u00fcr zus\u00e4tzliche Sicherheit, die Erforschung eines Systems oder einfach nur die Freude am Fliegen, die Archimedes sind die perfekten Begleiter f\u00fcr Absturzsicherungen.\" Bedeutet das, dass die P-72 \u00fcber einen Quantenantrieb verf\u00fcgt, obwohl gesagt wurde, dass Stumpfkampfmaschinen nicht in der Lage sind, einen aufzunehmen?\nNein, Snub-Schiffe werden immer noch ohne Quanten- oder Sprungantriebe sein, aber die F\u00e4higkeit, ihren Treibstoff aufzuladen, wird dem Archimedes definitiv helfen, ein System mit mehr Flexibilit\u00e4t zu man\u00f6vrieren, als es ein Merlin tun w\u00fcrde. Dar\u00fcber hinaus wird die F\u00e4higkeit aller Absturzfahrzeuge zur Landung den Archimedes die Flexibilit\u00e4t geben, jeden verf\u00fcgbaren Landeplatz auf einem Planeten oder einer Station zu erkunden und zu landen.\n\nSollen hier noch vier feste S1-Gesch\u00fctze eingesetzt werden? Die Seite mit den technischen Daten zeigt derzeit die gleichen zwei S1 und einen S2, die der Merlin hat. Wo befinden sich die Waffen auf dem Schiff? Die Beschreibung besagt, dass dies leichter ist als der Merlin - was verliert er? Weniger R\u00fcstung? Oder sind die Materialien nur h\u00f6herwertige \/ leichtere Verbundwerkstoffe f\u00fcr das gleiche Schutzniveau?\nWir haben die Statistikseite aktualisiert, um die archimedischen Hardpoints korrekt wiederzugeben. Es ist leichter, weil es die schwerere Mittellinienkanone des Merlin durch das Kraftstoffeinlasssystem ersetzt, da sowohl die Waffe als auch die Munition schwerer w\u00e4ren als die beiden zus\u00e4tzlichen Waffen der Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 1, die an den Archimedischen Fl\u00fcgelspitzen montiert sind.\n\nWarum wird der Archimedes mit LTI verkauft, w\u00e4hrend der Merlin es nicht war?\nDer Merlin war bereits flugf\u00e4hig freigegeben und war zuvor mit LTI als Teil des ersten Satzes von Constellation-Paketen verf\u00fcgbar.","zh_CN":"Greetings Citizens,\nThree days of questions, three days of answers! On Thursday, we kicked off the concept sale for the new Kruger P-72 snub fighter. Today, we\u2019ll be answering questions collected on the forums, and coming back Thursday for the Avenger variants, and finally Friday for the Anvil Crucible Q&A. For this, special thanks to Matthew Sherman for answering your questions. Enjoy!\n\nWhy would I want a Merlin over an Archimedes, and vice versa?\nIf you want to leverage the size\/speed of the snub craft, an Archimedes will be ideal, allowing for recharging boost and more overall sustained fire from the energy weapons. If you need to make some decisive hits supporting your parent-craft and providing more short-term combat support, a Merlin and its centerline gun will be a strong choice. In the end, it will all come down to the pilot and the situations you find yourself in.\n\nHow does the P72 compare against the M50, 350R and Mustang Omega in Racing?\nWe\u2019re targeting it to fit somewhere between the M50 and Mustang Omega in terms of overall performance, but we\u2019re still getting things fully setup for this ship before deploying it.\n\nSince the Archimedes is a variant to the Merlin can we dock one with any version of the Constellation?\nYes, any Constellation with the rear snub-dock can accept any ship based on the Merlin\/Archimedes design.\n\nCan the P-72 be operated off a 890 Jump or any other landing bay that it can fit in?\nYes, while the Constellation requires a specific mount for docking and launching a snub craft, any ship with suitable landing space can absolutely stage and launch an Archimedes.\n\nAre there plans for a transport module of some kind to allow long distance transport of these snub ships by the large ships in the game?\nAbsolutely. While we\u2019re still working things out in terms of ship-transit, we definitely want snub craft to have meaningful presence throughout the universe. From carried on a ship like a Constellation, or setting up a ship like a Crucible, Starliner or an 890 Jump to serve as a Race-team transport, we want to make sure you can bring your ships to the activities you find the most compelling.\n\nI understand speeds are being tweaked at the moment, but as the Archimedes is tuned towards a higher-end specification, will there be engine upgrades beyond what it is fitted, or will the engines\/thrusters fitted be the best for that sizing?\nThere\u2019s definitely going to be room to grow, not only with the Archimedes, but with all of our ships. While the included equipment will put the Archimedes ahead of a Merlin in terms of its speed and performance, we absolutely want to provide enough tools and choices for players to experiment on their ships with.\n\nWhat does having the air intake do? Allow it to refuel slowly as its flying?\nThe Fuel Intake for the Archimedes will allow the ship to naturally recharge its boost fuel while flying.\n\nFrom the description: \u201cWhether for added security, exploring a system or simply the joy of flying, the Archimedes is the perfect companion snub craft.\u201d Does this mean the P-72 has a quantum drive, even though it\u2019s been said that snub fighters are not able to fit one?\nNo, Snub craft still will be without Quantum or Jump drives, but the ability to recharge it\u2019s boost fuel will definitely help the Archimedes maneuver around a system with more flexibility than a Merlin would. Additionally, the ability for all snub craft to land will give the Archimedes flexibility to explore and land to any available landing site on a planet or station.\n\nIs this still intended to have four S1 fixed guns? The specs page currently shows the same two S1 and one S2 that the Merlin has. Where are the weapons located on the ship? The description says this is lighter than the Merlin \u2013 what is it losing? Less armor? Or are the materials just higher-end \/ lighter composites for the same level of protection?\nWe\u2019ve made updates to the stats page to properly reflect the Archimedes hardpoints. It\u2019s lighter-weight comes from replacing the heavier centerline gun found on the Merlin with the Fuel Intake system, as both the weapon and it\u2019s ammo would be heavier than the 2 additional Size 1 weapons mounted to the Archimedes wing tips.\n\nWhy is the Archimedes being sold with LTI, while the Merlin wasn\u2019t?\nThe Merlin was released already flyable, and had been previously available with LTI as part of the initial set of Constellation packages."},"links_count":1,"comment_count":174,"created_at":"2015-11-25T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-14 10:43:48","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15083,"next_id":15085}}