F-9 Lancer


Craft: Krandor Astrodynamics F-9 Lancer
Type: Space superiority fighter, archaic
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 10 meters
Skill: Archaic Starship Piloting; Lancer
Cost: 5,000 credits (3 Million credits +, in mint condition)
Crew: 1
Passengers: None
Cargo Capacity: 15 kg
Consumables: 1 week
Hyperdrive Multiplier: None
Hyper Backup: No
Nav Computer: No
Maneuverability: 4D+2
Space: 4
Atmosphere: 280; 800 kph
Hull: 1D
Shields: None
Sensors:
Passive: 10/0D
Scan: 15/1D
Search: 20/1D+2
Focus: 2/2D
Weapons:
2 105mm Projectile Cannons. (Fire Linked)
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1/3/5
Atmosphere Range: 100/300/500m
Damage: 1D+1
1 Pin Torpedo Tube
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Front
Missile Loadout: 5
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1/5/9
Atmosphere Range: 100/500/900m
Damage: 5D+2

The Lancer was the first efficient single man combat fighter. Quicker and more agile than the then contemporary Hero fighter, the Lancer was not nearly as popular among the general public as that model. For one thing, the Lancer did not have self sealing fuel tanks. Just about any damage to it's propulsion systems would cause the fuel to flood the drives, and the ship to explode. Secondly, the Lancer could only carry five of the Pin Torpedoes that were it's primary weapon.

Still, there were many that found the Lancer to be superior to the Heros, for their own needs. Proficient pilots, that did not want to rely on other crew members loved the Lancer, after they had the fuel tanks replaced. In the atmosphere, the Lancers were much more dangerous ships than Heros, and there were many that purchased these ships exclusively for atmospheric use. Finally, there were several early warlords that took great pride in the bravery of their pilots. The fact that the Lancers could be destroyed with a single hit demonstrated the courage of those flying them. These Warlords tended to use no ships other than Lancers as their fighter craft. One of the most successful of these Warlords was Nigarr Iso Dkran. His legendary Death Lancers were one of the most successful fighter wings ever. After Dkran's defeat, the surviving members of the Death Lancers flew their solid black Lancers into the heart of their home system's sun. The only known Death Lancer ships still in existence are a squad of eight fighters that were drawn in by the wash of a fleeing Gordnol Cruiser. The cruiser's destination was not known, and those ships were never heard from again.

There were far fewer Lancers produced than Heros, and those that were produced saw extensive atmospheric use and modification after they were no longer useful as Starfighters. Surviving, unmodified Lancers command enormous prices from collectors, and the value of a surviving Death Lancer would be nearly incalculable.
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