OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an advanced star fighter to dominate the stars
- Image Source: Concept Art for The Osiris Child, Gif from The Osiris Child
- Canon Link: Fang Fighter
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: None
- Manufacturer: MandalMotors
- Model: Fang Advance Type Starfighter
- Affiliation: Elite and Special Forces Groups in Mandalorian Minor and Major Factions
Production: Limited- Material:
Mandalorian Steel - Starship Parts
- Glasteel
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Starfighter
- Length: 11 meters
- Width: 6 Meters
- Height: 3 Meters
- Armament: Moderate
Two Linked Heavy Repeating Blaster Cannon - Two Linked Ion Cannons
- Two Wing Mounted Laser Canons
- Flex Tube Missile Launcher
[*]Defenses: Average
[*]Squadron Count: Very Low: 4
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Extreme
[*]Speed Rating: Moderate
[*]Hyperdrive Class: None
STANDARD FEATURES
- Inertial Dampner
- Life Support Systems
- Navigation Systems
- Combat Sensor Suite
- Standard Starship Systems
- S-Foils
- Pivot Wing Mechanism
- Advanced Thrust Vector Control
- Advanced Maneuvering Jets
Strengths:
- Small Profile: The small profile of the fighter makes it difficult to hit
- Advanced Manuevering System: The onboard system combined with the advanced jets and thrust vector control allow for an incredibly agile starfighter
- Lack of a Hyperdrive
- Wing Mounted Engines: Crucial to the maneuverability of the fighter, targeting these jets and destroying them can send the fighter wildly out of control.
Opting for a single, powerful, main ion engine and 4 secondary engines fixed to the ends of both wings, the starfighter was able to match pace with most modern fighters in mock simulated races. The four engines fixed to the wings were then modified which gave them the ability to be individually articulated by an advanced maneuvering system developed to aid the pilot in the complicated maneuvers. Both wings were able to be rotated, raised, and lowered allowing for intense and confusing combat maneuvers, keeping opponents on their toes in dogfights.
Despite being the premier Mandalorian dogfighter, the Fang Advance had several weaknesses, chief among them was its lack of a hyperdrive leaving the fighter confined to single systems or carriers. Early models of the fighter prototype came equipped with hyperdrives or hyperspace ring adapters but the added bulk of those systems combined with the weight of Mandalorian Steel and modern weapons threw off flight balance too much to be worth the risk of the pilots life.