Fighter

The iconic Fighter (Beta version)

The Fighter is a Pre-Built Ship that is included when creating a new world from the "Red Ship" and "Green Station" games.

Description

This Fighter was designed to be a short ranged interceptor. It is space-worthy with 31 small Ion Thrusters and two Large Ion Thrusters for acceleration and equally fast braking. A Mass of 22,473 kg makes this ship the galactic standard for Ion thruster fighters.

The design strives to shed mass by not including any batteries. Instead it relies solely on Uranium as fuel: Its power systems consist solely of five Small Reactors and one Large Reactorbringing the power output to a steady 17.25 MW. To the shipyard's credit, this fighter's reactors are well conveyored and easy to refuel.

This craft contains no oxygen tank nor O2/H2 generator which forces the pilot to carry oxygen bottles in the inventory. It makes up for this minor weakness in its increased manoeuverability, assisted by its three Gyroscopes.

The Gatling guns are conveyored to two Small Cargo Containers each, for use as ammunition bins. The conveyors are exposed withour armor which puts them at risk to be shot up and breaking in battle. The Rocket Launchers, however, must be reloaded manually from the front.

The legacy dual Small Connectors/Ejectors were originally designed to eject shell casings of the Gatling guns. This demonstrates the antiquity of the design, because Gatling shell casings no longer exist as a debris component, making them redundant.

It includes a Remote Control but strangely lacks a camera. It has one Connector on the bottom for docking and for pulling Uranium. On the bottom it also has two Landing Gears which can also be used to tug enemy wrecks.