Valkyrie
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- This article concerns the missile frigate. For the specific dropship, see Valkyrie Vixen.
| Valkyrie Missile Frigate | |
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| Unit | |
| Race | |
| Role |
Missile Frigate |
| Properties | |
| Hit points |
200 |
| Size |
Large |
| Production | |
| Minerals |
250 |
| Gas |
125 |
| Supply |
3 |
| Build time |
60 |
| Produced at | |
| Requires | |
| Hot key |
V |
| Combat | |
| Air attack | |
| Cooldown |
64 |
| Armor |
2 |
| Attack range |
6 |
| Sight range |
8 |
The Valkyrie missile frigate[1] is a human-designed anti-fighter spacecraft.
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[edit] Overview
The Valkyrie first appeared in the Koprulu Sector as part of the United Earth Directorate pacification force at the beginning of the Brood War.[2] Equipped for both atmospheric[3] and space flight,[4] a Valkyrie can take substantial punishment from enemy fire before suffering any core systems failures.[2]
Valkyries are equipped for ship-to-ship combat. To this end, they employ H.A.L.O. cluster rockets, firing the missiles in volleys of multiple projectiles, impacting with a large area of effect. The dispersal radius of its targeting system is designed to achieve maximum damage to not only its intended target, but also adjacent targets within the blast area.[2]
In addition to its combat role, Valkyries also function as aerial transport. Up to thirty individuals can be seated in its rear section, in addition to the craft's pilot and co-pilot. Due to its VTOL abilities, deployment and extraction are carried out quickly and efficiently.[5]
In the aftermath of the Brood War, Valkyries entered into the service of various terran factions.[6] However, the precedent for this was in question; the Brood War had revealed critical weaknesses in terran anti-air capability. Valkyrie and Wraith formations proved to be an unwieldy combination against agile zerg airborne organisms. With the shortcomings of ground to air support from the goliath also made clear, research led to the development of the Viking; a more flexible craft which could take over the Valkyrie's air-to-air role.[7]
Despite the advances in technology, Valkyries continue to be used by the Terran Dominion.[4][8]
[edit] Game Unit
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The Valkyrie fires rockets in salvos of eight. Each rocket has a base damage of 6 (explosive) and causes splash damage to enemy units within a 3x3 matrix around its detonation. The rate of fire overcomes the weakness of the damage type against small- and medium-sized targets. However, since target armor affects each rocket individually, high armor units such as battlecruisers and carriers are particularly resistant to the Valkyrie. Valkyries are best used against tightly packed groups of low armor targets, similar to the corsair. This makes them especially deadly against wraiths, mutalisks, overlords, guardians, queens, corsairs, shuttles and dropships. They are not very efficient against groups of scouts however, since the scout has an additional 100 shield points along with its 150 hitpoints and the scout's missiles being one of the most powerful in the game.
Valkyries have very resistant armor too, making it survive fairly punishing damage from ground units.
If the sprite limit has been reached on a map the Valkyrie cannot fire anymore since each attack uses 8 sprites.
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[edit] Quotations
- See: Valkyrie Quotations
[edit] Development
A vehicle resembling the Valkyrie appeared in alpha and beta versions of StarCraft as a ground-attack bomber but never made it into the final version of StarCraft.[9]
The Valkyrie was later included in the expansion: StarCraft: Brood War. During development of the expansion they had an ability called "Afterburners", which gave them a very high speed for a limited time and cost energy. However, it was found that it was far too easy for Valkyries to fly into a zerg base and destroy all of its overlords. To prevent the use of such a "cheesy" strategy, "Afterburners" was removed from the final release.[9]
[edit] Known Valkyries
[edit] Known Valkyrie Pilots
[edit] Notes
The Valkyrie may have been named after the American experimental XB-70 Valkyrie bomber, a Cold War aircraft with afterburners, capable of reaching Mach 3 and flying past Soviet interceptors while delivering nuclear weapons.
The Valkyrie's current model may have been influenced by text in the StarCraft manual. Before the development of the Wraith, space battles generally took place between medium-sized gunships and battlecruisers. The Wraith supplanted the gunships because they were agile enough to avoid laser battery fire.[10]
The StarCraft alpha version of the Valkyrie was a ground attacker, and the early Brood War version was originally equipped with afterburners.[9]
Valkyries are minor female deities in Norse mythology tasked with selecting the victors of battle and choosing the brave amongst the slain for admission into Valhalla. Similar personalities play a major role in Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre, the second work in Der Ring des Nibelungen.
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| Infantry | ||
| Ground vehicles |
Vulture · Goliath · Siege tank | |
| Air units |
Wraith · Dropship · Science vessel · Battlecruiser • Brood War only • Valkyrie | |
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Command center (ComSat station · Nuclear silo) · Supply depot · Engineering bay · Barracks · Refinery · Missile turret · Academy · Bunker | |
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Factory (Machine shop) · Armory · Starport (Control tower) · Science facility (Physics lab · Covert ops) | |
| Other | ||
| Terran Starship Classifications
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Escape pod • Orbital dropship • Orbital spacecraft • Planet-hopper • Puddle-jumper • Salvage vessel • Shuttle • Supercarrier • Tour ship • Yacht | |
| Military |
Drop pod • Escape pod • Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship · Assault dropship · Heavy lander · Hercules dropship · Medivac dropship • Grizzly • Hawk • Mammoth-class personnel carrier | |
| Strike Craft | Starfighters | |
| Transforming | ||
| Support Ships |
Exploration vessel • Raven • Science vessel — Elite science vessel · Kang science station • Scoutship • Utility vehicle | |
| Warships | Light |
AH/G-24 Banshee • Destroyer • Gun cutter • Gunship • Frigate — Valkyrie • Class 4 Interceptor • Wanderer |
| Cruisers | ||
| Battlecruisers |
Leviathan-class · Behemoth-class · Starcruiser · Hercules-class · Minotaur-class | |
