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The DX-77 Virago

“Hell hath no fury like a Virago scorned,” –

Blackmane promotional material

The DX-77 Virago is a hi-tech starfighter from Blackmane Industries. It has a unique shape and profile; a single-pilot cockpit sat above the weapons package and gravimetric stabilisers. The ship’s designers believed the best defence to be a good offence; it is the first ever fighter to sport miniaturised Linear Cannons. Originally deployed on capital ships to counter Wun’Tux armour plate, even the fighter-scale iterations are immensely powerful. Be that as it may, the cannons have a limited supply of alloy slugs. They are slow to fire and have a significant chance of jamming mid-reload. Most significantly, the ship lacks the ability to travel faster-than-light on it’s own making it less versatile compared to almost equally expensive strike fighters.

The Virago has polarised pilots. Some love the raw power of the ship, the ability to tangle with fighters and capital ships alike. Others consider the idea folly; the benefits far outweighed by the risks and flaws. Apart from it’s superior armament, the ship is distinctly average in other areas. Skilled and canny pilots are a must.

The Virago is well suited to life in the Core Worlds; where supply bases and back-up are never far away. Although small number of Rimward mercenary outfits utilise the ship, it is far from suited to the rough and tumble life on the galactic frontier. It is comparable to the Tarasque-class, although this ship is less fancy and more suited to work out on the Rim.

Manufacturer: Blackmane Industries

Role: Attack fighter

Length: 6m

Crew: 1

Weaponry: 2 x Linear Cannons (undeslung)

Shields/Armour: Medium/Light

FTL: Incapable

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The Type-27

The British Leyland Type-27 Fighter was cutting edge at the start of the Second Age, serving on Royal Navy carriers and bases at home and abroad. The ship provided excellent security against human threats as the British Empire expanded into the Core Worlds and beyond.

New adversaries illuminated the Type-27’s flaws, however. It’s two pulse cannons lacked the raw power to break through the armour of new antagonists like the Wun’Tux TwinFang. It’s sensor package wasn’t precise enough to pick out Hirudin Blackfins through their layers of stealth jamming.

The original priority of Leyland was to minimise the space the Type-27 would take up in cramped hangar bays. The design team integrated a lot of the ship components, compressed them together into compact dimensions. This complicated relatively simple repairs; field engineers would have to pull out large parts of the ship build just to change a blown inverter.

The Type-27 is gradually being replaced by the superior Keepsake; improving the weapon output and reliability in the field. Older carriers still favour the Silverfish as they can store more ships per square foot of hangar space. Remaining surplus 27s were bought by various groups; most famously the privateer Magpies.

Manufacturer: British Leyland Spaceworks

Role: Carrier-grade Fightercraft Length: 6m

Crew: 1

Weaponry: 2 x Pulse Cannons (forward facing)

Shields/Armour: Light/Medium

FTL: Incapable

Edited March 26, 2015 by TenorPenny

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ehm, can I ask: is this LEGO? Cos I see there is only "L•O" on studs there?

[TenorPenny]

It certainly is Lego. The 'e' and 'g' a missing due to how moulding works.

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It certainly is Lego. The 'e' and 'g' a missing due to how moulding works.

OK, no problem, I was just wondering