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{{SLVInfobox

|image         = Small fighter 01.png

|manufacturer = Faulcon DeLacy

|yearsproduced = 3302-Present

|type          = Ship-Launched Fighter

|cost          = 15,270

|expansion    =  

|hangar        = [[Vessel Hangar]]

|dimensions    = 13.9m x 16.9m x 2.6m

|armour        = 45

|shields      = 30

|pitch        = 40-42

|yaw          = 18-19

|roll          = 88-93

|topspeed     = 263-279

|boostspeed   = 544-577

|utility      = 1

|weapons      = 2

}}

{{Quote|The Taipan short-range fighter is Faulcon deLacy's response to the success of Core Dynamics' F-63 Condor and the Imperial Fighter designed by Gutamaya Shipyards for the Imperial Navy. The export restrictions on those models has left a wide gap in the market that Faulcon deLacy intends to exploit with the Taipan. Although most independent navies lack the large, capital-class carriers of the two larger superpowers, a range of smaller ships can be fitted with hangars to deploy small numbers of the craft. The Taipan can also act as a short-range critical-response fighter for starports and surface installations.|In-Game Description}}

The '''Taipan''' is a [[Ship-Launched Fighters|Ship-Launched Fighter]] produced by [[Faulcon DeLacy]].<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/jWgaxuG.png imgur: screenshot of Taipan flavor text]</ref> Designed as a general-purpose fighter for [[independent]] navies, the Taipan has also been widely adopted by the [[Alliance Defence Force]]. It has a relatively lower top speed and maneuverability rating than the [[F63 Condor]] and the [[Gu-97]], but boasts better durability, allowing it to withstand prolonged battles and survive hits that would instantly shred other fighter models. It can only be deployed from a [[Vessel Hangar]] equipped on a larger ship.

Among Ship-Launched Fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the [[F63 Condor]] nor as maneuverable as the [[Imperial Fighter]], but it does have the greatest armour and shield strength, allowing it to absorb more damage and still remain combat effective.

As an SLF, the Taipan 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 Taipan is available in 6 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility modules, and slightly in the top and boost speed. 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]] 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

|LHS 2931

|Lee Station

|Dec. 2, 2019

|Ross 1008

|Yamazaki Hub

|Dec. 2, 2019

|Huokang

|Steiner City

|Dec. 2, 2019

*Concept art of the Taipan referred to it as the "Independent Fighter".

 

Small fighter concept art 01.png|Concept art featuring a human size reference

Blueprint-taipan.png|Taipan Independent Fighter Blueprint

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