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.