No. 51 "Sun Wukong's Staff is Short and Long"

A stealth ship for belt rats. Can you see the monkey in the trees?

This light fighting vehicle is designed around the orthogonal thrust on its belly, granting the ability to control the range of an orbiting fight from inside 50 meters to more than 700, just by rolling towards and against the orbit. No. 51's railgun and superior evasion allow it to punch well above its near-ultralight weight class, regularly out-turning enemy combatants so dramatically they completely lose track of their target, allowing you to blend back into the surroundings and dictate the engagement.

No. 51 also comes with disposable "drop tanks" for range extension: auto-unbolt the external tank support brackets and they will fall away harmlessly in flight

Purchase of this BP entitles you to technical support and basic instruction on the ship's manual of arms.

For further information, inquire within: https://discord.gg/Y5rb44YHxd and ask for "Barkhan" in #ship-sales

About the design principle: "Orthogonal thrust" is a main thrust-style array pointed perpendicular (orthogonal) to the vehicle's forward. In a normal "orbiting" fight, both combatants' main thrust are pointed towards the other ship, resulting in fairly predictable flight especially in terms of range. No. 51 uses its orthogonal thrust similarly to a prograde or retrograde burn in this context: if your "Up" is in the direction of the orbit (the opponent's thruster tail is pointed up from your perspective), the orbit widens and the engagement range lengthens. Conversely, by turning against the orbit (the opponent's tail is pointed down in your view) you can suddenly close the gap. This allows you to dictate the range of the engagement without ever taking your nose off the target, leaning on whichever capability of the enemy ship is weaker.