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ARC-107 A-Wing Interceptor
- Intent: To provide an experimental starfighter for use in a story in the Galactic Alliance
- Image Source: V-Wing Concept by Paul Ozzimo
- Canon Link: RZ-2 A-Wing
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Galactic Alliance SIA
- Manufacturer: Galactic Alliance Strategic Intelligence Agency [Engineering Division] in conjunction with the Navy
- Affiliation: The Galactic Alliance
- Vanguard Squadron
- SIA-related operatives
- Model: Aggressive ReConnaissance-107 A-Wing Interceptor
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material: Standard Starship materials
- Classification: Multi-Role Starfighter
- Length: 8 Meters
- Width: 5 Meters
- Height: 2 Meters
- Armament: High
- 4x Heavy Laser Cannons [Forward Facing]
- 2x Variable Fire Mode Laser/Ion Cannons [Nose Mounted - Left to right gimbaled]
- 2x Flexible Warhead Launchers [Nose Mounted]
- Defenses: Very Low
- Deflector Shields
- Light Armor
- Squadron Count: Average: 12
- Maneuverability Rating: Very High
- Speed Rating: Very High
- Hyperdrive: Yes
- Hyperdrive Class: 1
- GA-Standard Military Navigation
- GA-Standard Military Targeting Computers
- Standard Communication Systems
- GA-Military Encrypted Communication Systems
- Other Various Standard Starship Features
- Programable Paint
- Astromech Socket and Data Support Module
- Passenger Capacity - 1
- Advanced Data Collection Module
- SIA Black Box Flight Telemetry and Data collector
- "Soft Stealth" Systems
- Heavily Armed
- Quick and Maneuverable
- Psuedo-Spy: Sensor Jamming and other limited stealth technologies shroud it from many standard sensors and its data collection suite allows it to provide important information to the fleet.
- Security Breach: The SIA Black Box installed in every ARC-107 fighter contains telemetry and flight data from the experimental fighter. It also contains crucial navigation points to secret SIA research facilities related to Defense Projects and is installed with software to kickstart a ship's hyperdrive to one of these saved locations should the fighter be close to capture or loss rather than scuttling the fighter. This data, however, despite being hidden behind layers of code, means that experienced slicers could use the data to track the fighter to its source in the Deep Core.
- Weak Shields and Armor: Passable for the bare minimum of a modern starfighter but only barely.
- Ion Weapons: Like most starships in the Galaxy, the ARC-107 is susceptible to ion-based weapons.
- Inertial Dampner: After observing the Yavethan Trifoil starfighters, Galactic Alliance flight engineers decided to install limited Intertial Dampeners finding that the reduced weight and reduced power draw on the ship allowed its pilots to "feel" the Aether better allowing for better performance but at the increased risk to their health as the inertial dampeners of standard vessels protected pilots from the intense Gs of flight but reduced in power the strain on the pilot's body was much higher.
As part of a continued initiative to push the boundaries of starfighter design and technology, the ARC-107 A-Wing Interceptor was an experimental fighter developed under the watchful eye of High Admiral Dracken Pryce. Based on several similar designs from throughout history and the modern era, the ARC-107 A-Wing, like others of the A-Wing moniker, was a quick and agile fighter. Its angled, vaguely A-shaped frame offered it a sleek and focused attack profile, with its weapons compliment facing mostly in the same direction enhancing its strike capabilities. It was equipped with four variable fire-rate heavy laser cannons. Linked and with full power to weapons, they could tear through the hulls of smaller vessels, weapons emplacements, and unshielded foes but overheated quickly. The long fork that split the laser cannon housings operated as a radiator, radiating heat away from the cannons as an alternative to true S-foils. Each "wing" had a flex-tube warhead launcher, allowing the starfighter to be equipped as the mission required and as well as a pair of variable strength laser cannons on the nose of the vessel that could switch from full power to Ion, allowing single vessels to disable fighters and small freighters and groups to disable increasingly larger vessels.
The recon package and stealth systems also lent the fighter to data collection without the need for a dedicated vessel. Powerful jammers and sensors packed tightly in and around the nose of the craft kept basic sensors from picking up its signals when in flight, allowing the pilot and astromech to efficiently collect data from a distance both visually and digitally. The vessel's cockpit storage could also be utilized as a second seat for tag-team recon missions. Panels on either side of the cockpit easily popped open when parked to hold supplies, rations, and a limited amount of gear. Both storage panels were accessible from inside the cockpit to discourage spacewalks for supplies, though the crash harness did have a clip for pilot umbilicals if the need arose.
The ARC-107 A-Wing Interceptor was developed in secret in one of the many small SIA operated hangars in the Deep Core. After the skirmish on Yinchorr, Admiral Pryce began pushing a small number of the fighters into service. The fighters were deployed with a few new but promising pilots within Vanguard Squadron and were made available for the pilots of the SIA's Phantom Squadron with hopes that the pilots would push the fighters to their limits, showing the usefulness of the craft and paving the way for the advanced fighter to see mainstream usage in the Galactic Alliance.
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