Here's an adjustable period ship using the idea from the post above, but it's diagonal so only two reactions are required. (No rule golfing performed)
c/(4n+2) diagonal, p(4n+2), mod(2n+1), n > 4
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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B2-an3ckqy4aeiq5-i6ckn7c8/S012-c3cinq4cijknry5ajkry6eik7e8
2o2b3o2bo$bo2b2o$4b3o2$8b3o$8bobo$9bo3$8b2o$9bo!
The rule also supports the push-reflect reaction without shift, but not the pull reflect without shift required for an adjustable period knightship.
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x = 8, y = 17, rule = B2-an3ckqy4aeiq5-i6ckn7c8/S012-c3cinq4cijknry5ajkry6eik7e8
2o$obo2bo$2o5$2o$obo$2o3bo5$2o4bo$obo3b2o$2o!
With the fourth required reaction this construction would actually be an adjustable SMoS (Spaceship Made of Spaceships). Has anyone found something like that yet?
Interestingly, a very similar set of reactions exists in a nearby rule, note the flipped version, and different timing, of the pull-reflector.
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x = 8, y = 17, rule = B2-an3cknq4ijknqwy5-aeir6-e78/S012-c3ciknq4-acetz5ajn6-ai7e8
2o$obo2bo$2o5$2o$obo$2o3bo5$2o4b2o$obo3bo$2o!
Corresponding ship -
c/(4n) diagonal, p(4n), mod(2n), n > 5
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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B2-an3cknq4ijknqwy5-aeir6-e78/S012-c3ciknq4-acetz5ajn6-ai7e8
bo2b3o2bo$2o2b2o$4b3o2$8b3o$8b3o$8bobo3$8b2o$8bo!