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The '''Taipan Fighter''' is a fighter included in the [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 update.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_FcXnyV5Q Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016], 2016-08-17</ref> As with the [[F63 Condor]] and [[Imperial Fighter]], the Taipan is a ship-launched fighter that can be deployed from a specialized hangar bay module. Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the Condor or as maneuverable as the Imperial, but it does have the most armor and shields.<br />
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==Variants==<br />
Like the [[F63 Condor]] and [[Imperial Fighter]], the Taipan is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility slot.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Variant<br />
! Weapons<br />
! Utility<br />
! DPS<br />
|-<br />
| Aegis F<br />
| 2x fixed pulse lasers<br />
| Point defence<br />
| 44<br />
|-<br />
| Rogue F<br />
| 2x fixed plasma repeaters<br />
| Chaff launcher<br />
| 36<br />
|-<br />
|Gelid G<br />
|2x gimballed beam lasers<br />
|Heat sink launcher<br />
| 25<br />
|-<br />
|Rogue G<br />
|2x gimballed pulse lasers<br />
|Chaff launcher<br />
|12<br />
|-<br />
|Gelid F<br />
|2x fixed beam laser<br />
|Heat sink launcher<br />
|45<br />
|}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Concept art of the Taipan refers to it as the "Independent Fighter".<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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Small_fighter_concept_art_01.png|Concept art featuring a human size reference<br />
File:17260x1190.jpg |From v2.2 Beta<br />
File:17261x1131.jpg |From v2.2 Beta<br />
Taipan Fighter Blueprint.png|Taipan Fighter Blueprint<br />
</gallery><br />
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== References ==<br />
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