Wraith Heavy Fighter
The two man killing machine The Wraith heavy fighter is the result of the late republic's reluctance to commit to a federal navy. It is a large patrol fighter, designed to operate independently or in small groups. Optimal for smaller planetary defence forces. They are atmosphere capable, two seat strike fighters with a wide range of weapons. The standard design carries 4 heavy laser cannons, 2 Ion Cannonades, and 2 torpedo launch tubes with 8 torpedoes per tube. Though they are quite large and dense for a fighter, the Wraith should not be underestimated. they have mixed propulsion comprised of 1 high thrust central engines and 18 high efficiency cruising engines in clustered into 2 pylons. Through a rather ingenious mix of traditional and electric control systems, the cruising engines can have their thrust individually controlled and vectored to increase manoeuvrability. This, though expensive and time consuming to maintain, makes the Wraith a surprisingly manoeuvrable star-craft (...