F-23 Nightingale
The F-23 Nightingale starfighter is a versatile, advanced design, developed to perform a wide range of missions for the Navy, anything from dogfighting to precision strikes. Based on excellent flight characteristics and its looks, it is a favourite among many pilots. The pilots describe flying the F-23 Nightingale as if the fighter was just an extension of themself.
Within the Navy, the F-23 Nightingale is typically launched from the Navy fleet carriers but it can also be found on some of the larger capital ships where it is used to scout and provide an extra amount of firepower should the ship need it.
While it cut the fighters endurance from 6 hours during combat missions, the F-23 Nightingale is capable of flying in atmospheres but its staying-power is reduced down to 3,5 hours
Power Generation
Fusion reactor with auxiliary plasma turbines
Propulsion
2 primary thrusters for main propulsion
Vectoring manoeuvring jets for agility in combat
Vectoring manoeuvring jets for agility in combat
Weapons & Armament
The F-23 Nightingale is armed with 2 nose-mounted rapid-fire coil-gun
Modular hardpoints under the wings and body allow the fighter to be mounted with more mission-specific load-outs, like missiles, bombs or reconnaissance pods.
Likewise, the fighter can also be mounted with light torpedoes to engage larger ships or stations.
Armor and defense
The The F-23 Nightingales armour consists of a lightweight, layered design with a composite design that is meant to absorb impacts.
The fighter is at the same time also equipped with flare and chaff dispensers for evading missiles and pods that can jam or disrupt enemy targeting systems.
Owning Organization
Width
8 meters
Length
12.5 meters
Height
3.5 meters
Complement / Crew
1
Dogfighter: Engages enemy starfighters with agility and precision.
Interceptor: Quick-response craft capable of disabling bombers and incoming threats.
Strike Fighter: Equipped with torpedoes or bombs for taking out larger targets.
Reconnaissance: Uses sensor pods to scout and relay enemy positions.
Sounds like a nice little fighter. I love its name.
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Thank you :) It almost took longer to find a suitable name than writing the article :D