Approved Starship Aethon Class Starfighter/Drone

[Sasha Fox]

[SIZE=12pt]OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=12pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] To create a drone for the Confederacy of independent systems[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Image Source:[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] X[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Canon Link:[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] N/A[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Primary Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]N/A[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]PRODUCTION INFORMATION[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=12pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] CIS [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] CIS[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] Aethon Drone[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Production[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: Limited [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Alusteel [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=12pt]Classification[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: starfighter[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Length[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: 12.5 meters [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Width[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: 2.9 meters [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Height[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: 2.5 meters [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Armament[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: Moderate: 2 heavy laser cannons (Wing mounted), 1 twin laser cannon (nose-mounted), 4 proton torpedo launchers[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Defenses[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: moderate[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Squadron Count[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: Low: 8 [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Maneuverability Rating[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: low[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Speed Rating[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: High[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Hyperdrive Class[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: None [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]STANDARD FEATURES[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=12pt]Standard Deflector Shield Generator [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt] Standard Ion Engines [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Standard Navigational Systems [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt] Standard Repulsorlift Engines [/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Standard Sensor Array
  
  ADVANCED SYSTEMS[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt] Quantum Entanglement communications system[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Strengths[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]:[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=12pt]Drone: Utilizing multiple particles bound up in a quantum entanglement communication system the fighter is able to maintain a direct link to its carrier no matter what ECM or jamming it comes across allowing a pilot to operate it from the safety of the carrier as if they were in the cockpit.[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Speed: This drone is about as fast as any starfighter of its time[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Heavy shielding: being as the ship lacks a cockpit and a hyperdrive a second shield generator was added to double up on the strength of the shield[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]No danger: being a drone the ship is able to operate without risking sentient life[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Weaknesses[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]:[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=12pt]Limited range: being as the drone has no hyperdrive it cannot stray far from its carrier[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Maneuverability: With the speed of the ship comes a lack of maneuverability[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]Small squad size: Being rather expensive to manufacture the number of ships produced was low[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=12pt]EMP/Ion weakness: Being a drone this ship is highly weak against EMP and Ion weapons[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Description[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]: Created as an answer to the large loss of sentient life due to the large scale military engagements of the day The Aethon Drone was created to solve this issue. Using a Quantum Entanglement communications system allowed the pilot to control the ship as if they were in the cockpit themselves while not risking their lives. This Drone was built to be competitive with most standard starfighters, being armed and armored moderately well this ship is completely built for a battle, not for recon or any other purpose. The lack of a cockpit left more than enough room to add a second shield generator. The cost of manufacturing this ship limited the amount that could be created. The main weakness of this design was that the ship did not possess a hyperdrive, this limited the range of the fighter to the system that their carrier was in. All in all this ship was viewed as a solution for the loss of sentient life in dogfights[/SIZE]

 

[Runi Verin]

Approved.