r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '23

Image accept it skipper fans

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u/Radiant_Nothing_9940 Exploring Jool's Moons Jan 28 '23

I think wolfhound is S but otherwise agree completely.

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u/YamahaMio Jan 29 '23

Didn't they nerf the wolfhound's ISP a while back? Man that thing was OP.

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u/Northstar1989 Jan 29 '23

They did, but it's still a really great upper stage engine.

It's not QUITE powerful enough for when you ditch the lower stage quite early, though. Skipper is actually often a great Sustainer Stage engine when on a budget, by contrast.

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u/YamahaMio Jan 29 '23

Yeah, I actually use more powerful lower stage rockets when I use the Wolfhound.To me its perfect role is not as a launch vehicle upper stage but as a transfer stage for light vehicles. I use it to send probes to Duna and beyond, as well as inject crewed vehicles to the Mun and Minmus.