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Intent: Re-Design the Modern X-Wing into a formidable opponent against all types of Starfighters.
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Incom Corporation
Model: XJ-9 X-Wing
Affiliation: Open-Market Contracts.
Modularity: Yes
Production: Minor-Production
Material: Durasteel
Classification: Starfighter
Role: Escort, Recon
Height: 2 Meters
Width: 8 Meters
Length: 13 Meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Incom X9 Fusial Thrust Engines (Propulsion), Novaldex OX-3 Cryogen Powercell
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1
Minimum Crew: 1 Pilot, 1 R-Series Astromech Droid
Optimal Crew: Same
Armaments:
- 4 Laser Cannons
- 2 Proton Torpedo Launchers (3 Per, 6 Warhead Payload)
- Chaff
- Flares
- Standard Communications Array
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Advanced Sensor Array
- Advanced Shield System
- Expandable Inertial Compensator Field
Cargo Capacity: 25 KG
Consumables: 10 Days
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 1.5
Description: The XJ-9 Series was apart of the Modernization Program that was the brainchild of Alyesa Organa. This program sought to take old designs that worked well for Corporations and Governments alike and recreate them using modern technology. Alyesa saw the advantages of the XA-5 but saw a need for a Starfighter that would pack a bit more of a punch when it was called upon and she pressed her team of engineers hard to recreate a fighter from the days of the New Republic. It was decided to take a common design that worked well in the later years of the New Republic, just before the Galactic Alliance was formed that was known as the XJ Series and implement it into the Modernization Program. Alyesa would then take the XA-5 Design and the various designs of the XJ Series and work out the best known capabilities until the XJ-9 was born. In the process of creating the XJ-9, Alyesa was able to improve on the common areas that many starfighters needed, such as maneuverability and increased shield capability. In addition to these critical components, better avionics and electronics were added to boost the fighter's ability in a dogfight.
