Why is the new Krait so big?

[Budman1ao]

From the render it appears there are 3 seats, 5 hardpoints (there appears to be 3 on the top) and a SLF bay.
http://www.elite-dangerous-blog.co.uk/image.axd?picture=/Beyond/krait-render.jpg

 

[CMDR Endincite]

As others have mentioned, this though: https://youtu.be/Qrm-fmpyfZs?t=41m45s

Not conclusive - I mean he might actually just not know - but it casts some doubt on the whole "that's absolutely a fighter bay" position.

 

[acg515]

I personally think they should have made the Krait comparable to the Sidewinder but maybe better at combat than the Sidewinder and less suited to other tasks and given us the option of starting in either a Krait or a Sidey. I am looking forward to this new Krait however, I'll probably test it out when it releases.

 

[Fosdyke]

I will definitely go for the Krait, hope for a nice jump range and cool internals Love the new design a lot!

 

[LKx]

Yeah it clearly has an SLF hangar. Good idea anyway - a cheap entry point to multicrew would be welcome.

Krait with a mini-me Krait inside! Everybody happy! ;D

 

[Fosdyke]

Yeah it clearly has an SLF hangar. Good idea anyway - a cheap entry point to multicrew would be welcome.

This SLF bay comes in handy

 

[CMDR Yates]

I hope its the scale that's been posted here taking into account the size of the cockpit, which tells me its around the size of a Python or maybe a little larger (definitely wider) with two crew members. I also hope it has an SLF hanger. I think what they've leaked looks marvelous. Right now, its the no. 1 proposed ship I want the most.

Judging by the video they showed, it definitely appears to have three seats/consoles:

And it's the same width as the Cobra, while being double the length:

Spoiler

Which puts it at similar dimensions to the Asp Explorer (but much thinner in cross section, only a little thicker than a Cobra):

 

[Han Brannigan]

Define small? Judging by the scale shot of it next to the Cobra III it looks like it's about twice the length and the same width as the Cobra III, that looks to me like it should still be able to fit on a small pad (I think It's the height of the type 6 that makes it require a medium pad, not the length).
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That hatch on the bottom looks far too big given the relative scale with the Cobra III to be anything other than a fighter bay.

IF its in scale I am pretty sure its not a small ship (I#d be longer and wider then an asp) - and then its indeed a fighter bay. Also how would height influence pad size - its virtually the only of the three dimensions which has no max.

 

[CMDR Yates]

IF its in scale I am pretty sure its not a small ship (I#d be longer and wider then an asp) - and then its indeed a fighter bay. Also how would height influence pad size - its virtually the only of the three dimensions which has no max.

Yeah, it's almost definitely a fighter bay - you can also see the cargo hatch on the model and it's much smaller:

(well, it could be a hatch covering some landing gear, but I doubt it...)

 

[CMDR Zadian Lichtfrost]

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And it's the same width as the Cobra, while being double the length:
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Looks like the Krait is around 50-55m long and 45m wide.
About the lengths or a Dolphin and the width of a Cobra.

It could still be a small pad ship - I doubt it, but it could be.
I guess it will depend on the height of the Krait. The front looks thin, but the back section looks thick.

 

[Kzak]

I'm sort of obligated to buy a Krait since I keep one as my forum avatar.

 

[Fenris Wolf]

I've never played nor heard of Elite anything prior to playing this game last year, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about snakes to my youngest, and after reading about the black mamba, my mind drifted off to imagining the ship version of The Black Mamba.

Ah, yeah... the Mamba...

Dimensions	55 x 12 x 65
Cargo capacity	10t
Armaments	Ergon laser
Maximum speed	0.32 LM
In-service date	3110 AD, Reorte <br>Ship Federation
Maneuverability	CF 9
Crew	1
Drive motors	Seeklight HV <br>Thrust
Hull stress factor	TKi 10 C-Holding<br> B100+
Hyperspace capable	No

 

[Frank]

In all honesty in the old pictures of the original krait, it bears more of a resemblance to the F63 condor....

You know, if Fdev just said the condor was a core dynamics licensed version of the krait (like the imp eagle for gutamaya), then the oldies could have their ship, and it'd be fun if the new one does launch SLF, to pretend we were launching a krait from a krait. Kraitception!

I'm just fantasizing probably though.

3200 Era Krait Body Kit for the F63 Condor, complete with Wireframe Paint job

Oh if they did that! I'd be switching from my Imperial SLF to the Condor. I'd be waving my shut-up-and-take-my-money credits at the shop assistant. <grin>

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

Yeah, it's almost definitely a fighter bay - you can also see the cargo hatch on the model and it's much smaller:
https://i.imgur.com/dLyMgru.png
(well, it could be a hatch covering some landing gear, but I doubt it...)

Pretty sure the blue marked area is the SRV hatch. The landing gear is right in front of it, and you can see to more landing gear areas next the the SLF bay.

 

[Ozram]

Judging by the video they showed, it definitely appears to have three seats/consoles:

https://i.imgur.com/NkrhKhV.png

And it's the same width as the Cobra, while being double the length:

Spoiler

https://i.imgur.com/XqLVqZf.jpg

Which puts it at similar dimensions to the Asp Explorer (but much thinner in cross section, only a little thicker than a Cobra):
https://i.imgur.com/ZBu3k53.jpg

Could you place that image next to a Python?

 

[Rob At Work]

You can get 12 Cobras in a crate

 

[Han Brannigan]

Yeah, it's almost definitely a fighter bay - you can also see the cargo hatch on the model and it's much smaller:

I completely agree - however its hard for me to reconcile this with the communicated small ship size... imo one of the two is wrong.

Ah, yeah... the Mamba...

THAT is a ship I'd like to have...

 

[Bomba Luigi]

Wait, some people think thats a Fighter bay on hte Krait? C'mon, thats for the SRV, having a fighter bay but no srv capability would be weird.

Thats probably what makes some cmdrs a bit confused about the size, thinking thats a fighter bay puts everything out of wack. Its the small one from this picutre, not the big one, use this to judge the Kraits size better:

 

[CMDR Yates]

Could you place that image next to a Python?

Excuse the chop job; here they are aligned more-or-less along the rearmost pixel.

 

[Frenotx]

Wait, some people think thats a Fighter bay on hte Krait? C'mon, thats for the SRV, having a fighter bay but no srv capability would be weird.

Thats probably what makes some cmdrs a bit confused about the size, thinking thats a fighter bay puts everything out of wack. Its the small one from this picutre, not the big one, use this to judge the Kraits size better:

http://i.imgur.com/upGqPTw.jpg?fb

The big hatch is the fighter bay, there. I just spent a while flying an SLF from a keelback. There is no "srv hatch". The srv comes out of the cargo hatch. Also, the srv is way smaller than an slf. How else do you think you can fit one in a sidewinder?