The first manned inter-dimensional vehicle produced for the initial exploration of Alien structures. The craft only has a small equipment and armament load and must conduct its excursions with great care. ''From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia''
'''''Official Entry:''''' "The first manned inter-dimensional vehicle produced for the initial exploration of Alien structures. The craft only has a small equipment and armament load and must conduct its excursions with great care."
== [[Cityscape (Apocalypse)|Cityscape]] Information ==
‡ Armour values are for: Top/Front/Left/Right/Rear/Bottom<br>
The Explorer is the third [[X-COM (Apocalypse)|X-COM]] ship that can travel to the Alien Dimension, with the design focus shifting to fighter aircraft. The Explorer is the lightweight of the X-COM combat aircraft.
The Explorer is identical to a [[Hawk Air Warrior]] in terms of armament, with hard points for a 2×3 forward weapon and a pair of 1×4 weapons on the sides. The Explorer has more restrictive module space than a Hawk, however, with only 4×3 slots.
This vehicle is the third example of human-alien technology. All X-Com built hybrid vehicles use an inter-dimensional power source and do not have a removable engine. It is designed as a light transporter-fighter.<br>
X-Com must recover and research an Alien [[Alien Destroyer (Apocalypse)|Destroyer]] before this is possible to construct.
As with all X-COM interdimensional aircraft, the Explorer does not require fuel and can stay in the air indefinitely.
X-COM must research UFO type 5 (the [[Alien Destroyer (Apocalypse)|Destroyer]]) in order to research the Explorer.
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Despite its respectable combat abilities, the Explorer sees a disastrously short shelf life. The UFO prerequisite for the [[Retaliator]] (the [[Alien Assault Ship (Apocalypse)|Assault Ship]]) appears very early on (week 3), so the superior Retaliator is unlocked very shortly after the Explorer and supersedes it.
:<sup>1</sup> Armor is given as Top/Front/Left/Right/Rear/Bottom. The in-game Ufopedia rather misleadingly displays only a single armor value, the sum of the values on all six of the vehicle's facings.
The first manned inter-dimensional vehicle produced for the initial exploration of Alien structures. The craft only has a small equipment and armament load and must conduct its excursions with great care. From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia
‡ Armour values are for: Top/Front/Left/Right/Rear/Bottom
This vehicle is the third example of human-alien technology. All X-Com built hybrid vehicles use an inter-dimensional power source and do not have a removable engine. It is designed as a light transporter-fighter.
X-Com must recover and research an Alien Destroyer before this is possible to construct.
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