Noah Corek
Cocked, Locked and a Smoking Barrel
- Intent: To create a modular fighter that Hekler'Kok can market to potential customers
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: X-83 TwinTail - CloakShape Fighter
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries, Purchasers
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Lightning-class Modular Starfighter
- Production: Minor
- Material: Alusteel (Armor Plating), Duranium (Frame and Applique Armor) and Transparisteel (Cockpit Glass)
- Classification: Modular Starfighter
- Length: 11.5 Meters
- Width: 13.5 Meters
- Height: 4 Meters
- Crew: 1
- Armament:
- Fighter: High; 4x Repeating Laser Cannons (Wing Tip Mounted), 1x Heavy Laser Cannon (Nose Mounted) and 2x Flex-Tube Warhead Launchers (Nose Mounted)
- Bomber: Very High; 4x Repeating Ion Cannons (Wing Tip Mounted) and 3x Flex-Tube Warhead Launchers)
- Interceptor: High; 4x Repeating Laser Cannons (Wing Tip Mounted), 1x Heavy Ion Cannon (Nose Mounted) and 2x Flex-Tube Warhead Launchers (Nose Mounted)
- Ground Attack: Very High; 2x Repeating Laser Cannons (Top Wing Tip Mounted), 2x Repeating Ion Cannons (Bottom Wing Tip Mounted), 2x Heavy Laser Cannon (Nose Mounted), 1x Heavy Ion Cannon (Nose Mounted) and Miscellaneous Unguided Bombs and Rockets (Up to 2,500 Kilograms)
- Defenses:
- Fighter: Average; Standard Armor Plating and Shield Generator
- Bomber: Very High; Standard Armor Plating reinforced with Applique Armor and Heavy Shield Generator
- Interceptor: Low; Lightweight Armor Plating and Shield Generator
- Ground Attack: High; Standard Armor Plating reinforced with Applique Armor and Standard Shield Generator
- Squadron Count:
- Fighter: Low; 8
- Bomber: Very Low; 4
- Interceptor: Very Low; 4
- Ground Attack: Very Low; 4
- Maneuverability Rating:
- Fighter: High
- Bomber: Low
- Interceptor: Very High
- Ground Attack: Low
- Speed Rating:
- Fighter: Average
- Bomber: Average
- Interceptor: High
- Ground Attack: High
- Hyperdrive: Yes
- Hyperdrive Class: 1.0
- All Standard Features
- Fuel Drop Tanks (All Configurations) (Optional)
- Universal Adapters (All Configurations)
- Modular Compartments (All Configurations)
- Electronic Counter-Measure System (All Configurations)
- Advanced Targeting System (Bomber and Fighter-Bomber Configuration)
- Advanced Maneuvering Stabilizers (Interceptor Configuration)
- Coaxium Fuel Injector (Fighter and Interceptor Configuration)
- Dive Brakes (Ground Attack Configuration)
- External Bomb/Rocket Racks (Ground Attack Configuration)
- Fit Into Any Role: The main design principle behind the Lightning-class was its ability to fit into any role that it might be needed for, be it dog-fighting in its Fighter configuration or providing close air-support in its Fighter-Bomber role
- Does Not Excel at Any Role: While the Lightning-class excels in being able to switch between roles depending on the needs of the battle it doesn't fit into every role it can perfectly and can be outperformed by more specialized craft
While ostensibly the Lightning-class Modular Starfighter comes off as a reproduction of the venerable X-83 TwinTail, it is in fact a melding of the aforementioned fighter and the more adaptable CloakShape-class. Using the airframe of the X-83 as a basis the Hekler'Kok design team began to tweak and modify it while using aspects from the CloakShape to create a, while not wholly unique, unique spin on a classic starfighter.
One aforementioned aspect carried from the CloakShape was the inclusion of universal adapaters in the airframe. These universal adapaters allows for the Lightning to have a wide variety of mission parameters, being able to switch between being outfitted for dog-fighting for air superiority to providing close air support for infantry.
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