Medium attack space/air ship made for Space Conflict challenge.

Controls: 1 - Turn on/off main engines; 2 - Secondary engines(boosters/lift helpers); 3 and VTOL - Turret aim and guns(sorry no vertical aiming, I'll w8 for new gismos and add it); 4 - Front guns; 5 and VTOL - wings; 7 - RCS. I recommend you to use 5 and VTOLE up on take offs and returning VTOLE back to the middle after.

Story and description:
Deus Arms Incorporated(DAI or Exiles) "Explorer" was disigned as exploration and search ship(ESS). First spacecraft builded by exiles fully on their mothership "Spero". One of the few not unmanned their creation. Crew of the first version was one pilot-commander, one navigator-gunner, two scientits. It has on board powerfull radars and scanners, small lab and life support system. Armnmets - one defense energy turret on top and one kinetic gun under fuselage. It has wings for atmospheric flights and RCS for space. Also small thrusters that helps on lendings and take offs on planets with high gravity and/or low atmposphere or to boost spaceship speed. Main propulsion system is universal rocket/jet engines. First version had fully retractable wings. Mission of first 10 builded ships was to seek resources, habitable planets and, ofcourse, as main mission for all exiles, try to find a source of strange virus that infected them five years ago(full story will be aded with next craft). Next 5 "Eplorers" had 2 drones(1 scout and 1 interceptor) on board. Weak sides of engines was protected by armor and new energy field generator was installed. Wings in Mk.2 can retract only by 15* in front or back. Due to "Seeker" developments end there was no more need in "Explorer" as ESS. Exiles used it's huge detection and carrying potential for that small size altered it into air and space attack and support ship. From 8 lefted Explorers they build 2 Mk.3 Command and Support(CS) ship with even more powerfull radars and scanners, 2 more turrets(1 in tail 2-nd under fuselage) and capable to carry one middle drone or two small ones, or winged/space rocket with warhead similar to old good TWR 25. And 6 Mk.3 Attack ship(A) that can carry almost any weapon that was developed or adapted by DAI. Mk.3-A used in missions where no other options to avoid or eliminate hostile threat. It is a part of 2-nd DAI Fleet 2-nd Attack Group which includes it's "brothers" Mk.3-CS and multirole fighters DAI "Defender" Mk.4 and never goes on missions separate from it's group. Loadout is usually depends on what mission targets does it's group has. Variant on screen just represent how much and what it can take on board.

Pros & Cons:

- It is old. DAI mechanics and engineers are great and truelly know their work, but they simply are not wizards. Only a lack of resources stopping DAI from throwing all remaining "Explorers" into airlock by pieces.
- It is manned. When your population is too small and your people are surrounded by hostile and unfriendly space - that is point when you forget all those "SkyNet fears".
- Not so good in atmospheric flights. It was scientific ship, not a "Zero".
- Due to old energy core can't carry any middle and heavy energy/gauss weapon. Almost all of ship core power goes on shields and lifesupport.
- Old engines - almost best for atmosphere perfomance, but not so good for space.

+ It can carry a lot of weight and can fly in most hard conditions.
+ Has protection against EMP and mass destraction weapons.
+ Really nice shields for this size ship.
+ Can destroy almost anything on land and sea.
+ Is part of well formed, trained and
harmonious strike group with great expiriance.
+ As a reminder of exploration history has an old little warp engine. But it can't be used too often due to long recharge and high energy usage.