F63 Condor: Difference between revisions

{{SLVInfobox

|image         = F63 Condor close-up.png

|manufacturer = Core Dynamics

|yearsproduced = 3302-Present

|type         = Ship-Launched Fighter

|cost          = 15,270

|expansion    =  

|hangar        = [[Vessel Hangar]]

|dimensions    = 13.5m x 10.5m x 2.5m

|armour        = 25

|shields       = 25

|pitch        = 53-54

|yaw          = 23-24

|roll          = 115-119

|topspeed      = 316-327

|boostspeed    = 536-554

|utility      = 1

|weapons      = 2

{{Quote|A mainstay superiority fighter. The F63 Condor has an excellent track record of prosecuting Federal interests. The short range craft deployed by capital class vessels, provides effective point-defence and strike capability. Typically deployed in numbers to offset their lack of defensive capability.|Blueprint Description<ref>[http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/File:Image_Blueprint_F63-Condor.png F63 Condor blueprint]</ref>}}

The '''F63 Condor''' is a [[Ship-Launched Fighters|Ship-Launched Fighter]] produced by [[Core Dynamics]] for the [[Federation]]. The mainstay superiority fighter of the [[Federal Navy]], the F63 Condor balances speed, durability, and firepower. It is deployed both by Federation [[Capital Ships]] and smaller vessels capable of supporting a [[Vessel Hangar]], and is intended to swarm enemy targets in large numbers. For pilots looking for a fighter that is balanced between the [[Taipan]] and the [[Gu-97]], the F63 Condor is a solid choice. It is also one of the four vessels permitted in the [[CQC Championship]].

The F63 Condor only has moderate agility and defenses, but is noted for its high straight-line speed, contrasting with the [[Gu-97]], which prioritizes agility, and the [[Taipan]], which is designed for durability. The Condor thus fills a third niche among Ship-Launched Fighters as a strike craft that can move in, hit hard, and then outrun any pursuers. The F63 Condor supports two small [[hardpoint]]s and at least one utility mount, but is unique in that it is the only SLF model that can mount [[Multi-cannon]]s, allowing it to inflict more hull damage than other options.

As an SLF, the F63 Condor does not possess a [[Frame Shift Drive]], and thus cannot jump to [[Supercruise]] or [[Hyperspace]]. Its operational area is limited to the vicinity of its deployment point, such as a station, outpost, carrier, or ship-mounted [[Vessel Hangar]].

The F63 Condor is flyable in the [[CQC Championship]], and is a part of the starter (Rank 1) loadout. It comes with two pulse lasers and a [[Chaff Launcher]] as default.

The F63 Condor is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility module, and slightly in the top and boost speed. It is the only fighter available with kinetic weapons. F-variants have fixed weapons and G-variants have gimballed weapons.

|[[Heatsink Launcher]]

|[[Heatsink Launcher]]

<nowiki>*</nowiki> This is the cost to initially outfit a [[Vessel Hangar]] bay for that fighter type/variant, or to change it to a different fighter type/variant. The cost to restock destroyed fighters is 1,030 CR each.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref>

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! System

! Station

! Date Seen

|Shinrarta Dezhra

|Jameson Memorial

|Always available

|Brestla

|i Sola Prospect

|Always Available

|KP Tauri

|Spedding Orbital

|Dec. 2, 2019

|-

|Hedetet

File:Image Blueprint F63-Condor.png|Blueprint layout of the F63 Condor

File:Blueprint-f63.png|Core Dynamics F63 Condor Federal Fighter Blueprint

File:Image Blockout F63-Condor.jpg|F63 Concept art

File:F63 condor size comparision.jpg|Size Comparison with Anaconda

File:Blue Condor.jpg|Blue CQC Condor

File:Condorconda.jpg|Concept-art of F63 being launched from Anaconda

File:PwoGhPs.jpg|F63 Condor wreckage found at a signal source

File:F63-Condor-Cockpit.png|F63 Condor Cockpit

File:F63-Condor-Medium-Landing-Pad.png|F63 Condor on a Medium Landing Pad

File:Krait Mk II and F63 Condor.jpg|F63 Condor launching from a Krait Mk II

File:F63-Condor-shipwreck-planet-2.png|F63 Condor shipwreck on a planet

== References ==

 

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