Talosian Starforce: Fighters

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Because the other post is uber, this covers the TSF Navy's fighter craft with Diagrams.

Talosian fighters are designed to be small and maneuverable in space. In space they have a comperable top speed of the Confederation's Rapier and are comparable in maneuverability.

In atmospheric combat however Talosian fighters are only mediocre in capability and maneuverability; lacking the secondary turbine engines and atmospheric rated foils of the Confederation's Rapier, which can run circles around them. Heavily armed with ion cannons and plasma bombs however, they can be powerful ground support and tank busting units, albiet not as able to dogfight in an atmosphere.

Talosian fighters mount heavy ion cannons capible of doing damage to small capitial ships. These can be replaced with rapid fire pulse lasers as a common refit for the interceptors as these require less power and have no recharge rate.

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Whippet Class interception Fighter



The Whippet Class Fighter is a small, light and agile fighter, it is the standard close quarter interception fighter craft used by the Talosian navy. Lightly armored, it sports a maneuvering thruster pack and a finely tuned sublight engine. It rivals the Rapier II in manuverability in space but has a definite disadvantage when it comes to atmospheric flight as it does not support an alternate drive system. It sacrifices this ability for bigger fuel tanks for both its single VASMIR plasma engine and ion cannons which feed directly from it's reactor core.

Length- 10 meters
Breadth- 7 meters (to tips of wings)
Height- 1.5 meters

Crew: 1 pilot

FTL drive: NONE

Sublight Drive:

VASIMR plasma drive system

Armament:

2 Forward mounted ion disruptors (internal emitter) OR 2 forward mounted Rapid-Fire Pulse Cannons

Armor:

Lightweight titanium alloy plating (un-powered)

Sensors: Standard Talosian scanner.

Other devices:

Fighter Maneuvering thrusters

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Pitbull Class Escort Fighter



The Pitbull Escort Fighter is the Talosian heavy fighter. In addition to the 2 fighter Ion Cannons it mounts a 3rd turret mounted Ion Cannon or Light Plasma Cannon (simmilar to what is used on ground based Talosian hovertanks) depending on configuration. Less maneuverable then the Whippet class, Pitbulls are larger and are capable of mounting Plasma cannons or plasma bombs able to damage small capital ships or engage ground tanks.

Length- 14 meters
Breadth-7.5 meters
Height- 2.6 meters

Crew: 1-2 pilots, 1 gunner

FTL drive: NONE

Sublight Drive:

VASIMR plasma drive system

Armament:

2 Forward mounted ion disruptors (internal emitter)
2 forward mounted Pulse Cannons (internal emitter)
1 Turret mounted ion cannon OR plasma cannon OR Pulse Cannon

Armor:

Abrasive alloy plating (un-powered)

Sensors: Standard Talosian scanner.

Other devices:

Fighter Maneuvering thrusters

Optional equipment:

Plasma bombs
ECM Jamming Device