Fighter

Small craft or boat of interplanetary (though not interstellar) capability. Approximate displacement: 10 tons.

The Fighter is a small, highly manoeuvrable, armed small craft, usually capable of at least 4 Gs acceleration, carrying one or two crew, and displacing around 10 tons. Fighters generally have a small fuel tank (usually less than twelve hours' fuel), and no cargo capacity.

Fighters are invariably armed; such armament is the most powerful a small craft can bear, in a non-turret mount. Generally beam weapons are preferred, as Fighters are intended to operate at close range, but in some cases, a missile launch rack is installed as well.

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• Book 2: Starships
• Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)
• Supplement 5 Lightning Class Cruisers