Intent: To create a frontline starfighter that is purely of Echani origin and built around the Echani ideals of what combat should be: speed, stealth, and agility. The rising government of the Compact requires vessels to fill its immediate needs for defensive and offensive purposes. The C1 is the first design for such.
Manufacturer: Eshan Drive Yards
Model: C1
Affiliation: Echani Compact
Modularity: No
Production: Mass Produced, but only for the Compact
Material: Shuttle-grade armor, Titanium structure
Classification: Starfighter
Production Line: Foil-class
Role: All purpose starfigher, capable of dealing with most any sort of engagement or encounter.
Height: 3.8 meters
Width: 5.5 meters
Length: 13 meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Fusion Reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1
Minimum Crew: One
Optimal Crew: One
Armaments: 2 Enhanced Heavy Laser Cannons, 1 Torpedo Launcher (8 Torpedoes)
Non-Combative Attachments: Navigation Computer, Deflector Shields (Standard), Life Support (Standard), Sensor Array (Standard), Advanced Targeting Computer, Communications and Sensor Jamming System, Twin Control Yokes
Passenger Capacity: None
Cargo Capacity: None
Consumables: 1 day
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 1
Description: In response to the state of the art starfighters that most galactic governments employ, the Echani Compact was forced to either accept those designs and purchase them, putting them on par with the governments that use them, or employ their own designers. They chose the latter. The goal given was simple: develop a frontline starfighter capable of fulfilling most roles, with the exception of the role of bomber. The end result was the C1 model of what has been ordained as the Foil-class Starfighter, named after one of the famous Echani hand-to-hand weapons.
The ships design is simple. Modeled somewhat after various ships of the past, it posses a wing design shaped much like a slanted C, hence the model designation. These C-wings provide stability and allow for flexible maneuverability when the ship is in atmosphere. Frontal fins allow for quick turning abilities as directed by the twin yoke design, allowing it to maneuver better than the older single yoke fighter craft. The ship is fast and agile. It has a slim frontal profile to make it harder to see.
What it makes up for in the above characteristics it lacks in firepower. Rather than the twin torpedo launchers of many modern fighter craft, it has only one. It also only has two laser cannons rather than the four that the modern Republic fighters have (see the X-83 TwinTail X-wing Starfighter). In addition, while the hull is made of the same material as most starfighters of the common era, it is thinner than most in order to make the ship faster and more maneuverable.
Still, the vessel possess the capability that was asked of it, providing a craft that can go toe to toe with most fighters as well as the ability for quick operations. The jamming systems allow for the vessels to pounce on the rear ships in an enemy convoy without the ships being able to call for help. Their speed allows them to move in swiftly, attack, and bug out.
This fighter is the first in a line that will expand as time, and needs, continue to develop.
