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Approved Starship P-38 'M-Wing' Strike Bomber

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  • Intent: To create a versatile bomber for the Eclipse Rebellion
  • Image Source: AdamKop @DeviantArt
  • Canon Link: N/A
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  • Classification: Strike Bomber
  • Length: 15 Meters
  • Width: 2.7 Meters
  • Height: 7 Meters
  • Armament: High
    • 2x Laser Cannons
    • 1x Ion Cannon Turret
    • 1x Proton Torpedo Launcher
    • 1x Internal Bomb Bay
  • Defenses: High
    • Heavy Durasteel Armor Plating
    • Military Grade Shield Generator
  • Squadron Count: Low: 8
  • Maneuverability Rating: Low
  • Speed Rating: High
  • Hyperdrive Class: Average: 2
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  • Starfighter Sensor Package
  • Starfighter Ion Engines
  • Starfighter Hyperdrive
  • Starfighter Shield Generator
  • Starfighter Repulsorlift Engine
  • Starfighter Maneuvering Thrusters
  • Starfighter Communications Package
  • Starfighter Life Support System
  • Starfighter Inertial Dampeners
  • Starfighter Astromech Droid Port
  • Starfighter Ejection Seat
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  • Electronic Countermeasures:
    • Targetting Jammer
    • Anti-Jamming System
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  • Zoom and Boom: The M-42 'M-Wing' is a fast, heavily armed bomber capable of swiftly reaching its target, delivering its payload, then dashing out of enemy weapons range
  • Takes a Beating: The M-Wing's heavy armor and electronic countermeasures, which are capable of resisting jamming attempts or interfering with the enemy's ability to gain a target lock on it, make it an very durable vessel
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  • Like a Bantha: While fast, heavily armed and durable, the H-Wing suffers from notoriously poor maneuverability, its size and mass coupled with its speed making it difficult to alter its trajectory, performing very poorly in a dogfight, where it relies on its durability to survive
  • Zzzzzt: Jam-packed with weapons, sophisticated electronics and powerful engines, the H-Wing is very vulnerable against ion/EMP weaponry
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Originally designed by Karavin Concern, a large military-industrial conglomerate responsible for most of the armament, ships and vehicles of the Eternal Empire's military, the P-38, as it was initially known in the conglomerate's internal nomenclature, was conceived as a candidate for the Eternal Navy's tactical bomber program, although it lost that competition to the Manndorf Technocracy's RX-4 'Hornet'. It remained as a prototype in storage within one of Karavin's numerous facilities, until its blueprints were stolen and leaked to the Eclipse Rebellion in what has become one of the most infamous incidents in the conglomerate's history.

Designed around the concept of a 'zoom and boom' bomber, capable of accelerating to high speeds, charging in towards a target, deploying its munitions, then quickly dashing out of harm's way, the M-Wing is a fast, very durable fighter-bomber developed around the three engine layout more commonly seen on Karavin's line of civilian vessels. Upon acquiring the blueprints, Eclipse engineers had to make several alterations to the design, due to it originally incorporating several proprietary subsystems who's technical specifications were not included within the bomber's blueprints, such as the original armor plating and some of the electronics systems.

Currently, a fairly large number of unlicensed copies of this design are being fielded by the Eclipse Rebellion, assembled aboard Endurance-class Fleet Carriers and in a number of out-of-the-way rebel bases, utilizing a combination of fairly common off-the-shelf components and some custom-built ones, such as the new electronic countermeasures installed by rebel engineers, which give the M-Wing additional protection via the ability to resist enemy jamming attempts, as well as interfering with targeting sensors, making it much more difficult for opponents to gain a target lock on it.

Although remarkably fast for its size and weight class, the M-Wing suffers from very poor maneuverability, especially once it accelerates to full speed, its size and mass making it very difficult to alter its trajectory. It relies on its speed and durability to survive enemy fire, requiring adequate escort to keep enemy starfighters at bay due to its poor performance during dogfights. Heavily armed, it poses a serious threat to enemy capital ships and ground units, however having a high number of electronics, weapons and three large engines packed into such a small frame, it is vulnerable to ion and EMP-based weaponry.

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