Furaribi-class Starfighter

[Kitsune]

Image Source: Deviantart

Affiliation: Inari Shogunate
Manufacturer: Izanami Ironworks
Model: N/A
Modularity: N/A
Production: Mass-Produced
Material:

• Layered Glasteel and Ceraglass Viewports
• Laminasteel and Flexisteel Framework, with Alusteel support structures, walls and floors
• Ferroceramic and Quadanium Alloy Internal Hull
• Reinforced Duraplast External Hull Plating
• Secondary Agrinium Hull Underlay (Radiation Shielding)
• Vonium-based Electrical Circuitry and Equipment

Classification: Armed Freighter (Corvette-variant)

Length: 12 meters
Width: 27 meters
Height: 6 meters
Weight: 120 T
Cargo Capacity: 0.3 T

Passengers

• 1 Passenger

Consumables

• Consumables for 1 passenger for 21 days

Armament:

• Forward
  2 Medium Laser Cannons
• 2 Heavy Ion Cannons

Squadron:

• 18 in a Squadron

Special Features:

• 1 Advanced Navicomputer, storing an extremely extensive map of most, if not all, hyperlanes and features of the galaxy.
• 1 Advanced Life Support Systems, featuring a near-perfect atmospheric air filtering and recycling system
• 1 Tensor Field Generator and Inertial Compensators, assisting in maintaining the structure of the freighter despite heavy loads
• 1 Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor (Power Output: > 1.08E24 W)
• 2 Nubian Creveld-1 Radial Ion Drives
• 1 Extensive Sensor and Communication Arrays

Structures:

• 1 Cockpit, the area in which the navigational systems and central control of the ship's propulsion system lies.

Maneuverability: 1
Speed Rating: 1
Hyperdrive Class: N/A

Strengths:
+ Extremely fast and mobile, with rapid deployment
Weaknesses:
- No shields to protect itself; extremely weak defensive capacity requiring military support from other starships in order to prevent complete annihilation
- No hyperdrive, requiring a carrier to carry it from one battleground to the next

Description:
The Wakizaki-class Starfighter was based upon designs of the Saboath Starfighter as well as remnants of the Galactic Empire's modality of combat: overwhelming the enemy with superior force. In order to reduce production time and cost as well as allow for more powerful engine systems, the hyperdrive and shielding systems were removed from the design. Furthermore, the two laser cannons were replaced with ion cannons in order to allow the Wakizaki to be used as a tool of enforcement, rather than combat.

An impressive starfighter for intercepting enemy starfighters, the Wakizaki provides the crucial anti-starfighter capacities necessary in order to enforce effective system control, considering that the opponent simply has small vessels. In larger combat settings, due to the presence of more extensive anti-starfighter weapons on larger warships, the Wakizaki loses its effectiveness and thus, falls out of favor from officers. Thus, the Wakizaki has fallen into the role as an enforcer and patrol craft within secured systems.

Development Thread:

• None

Intent: To create a "back-up" interceptor used to defend the homeland of the Inari Shogunate. Its combat efficacy is limited, especially in larger combat settings and conflicts, due to its extremely weak defensive systems, and thus, the Wakizaki is used more so as a deterrent and an effective tool in eliminating pirates and smugglers within the territory of the Inari Shogunate.
Primary Source:

• Saboath Starfighter
• TIE Interceptor