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|image = Small_fighter_01.png | |image = Small_fighter_01.png | ||
|manufacturer = Lakon Spaceways | |manufacturer = Lakon Spaceways | ||
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|armour = 45 | |armour = 45 | ||
|jumprange = 0 | |jumprange = 0 | ||
|landingpad = Fighter Hangar | |landingpad = [[Fighter Hangar]] | ||
|utility = 1 | |utility = 1 | ||
|maxtopspeed = 263 | |maxtopspeed = | ||
| | |maxboostspeed = | ||
| | |maxcargocapacity = | ||
}} | |type = Tiny Fighter|cost = |topspeed = 263 to 273|boostspeed = 544 to 564|manoeuvrability = 40 to 41 deg/s pitch|hullmass = |cargocapacity = 0|fuelcapacity = |small = 2}} | ||
The '''Taipan Fighter''' is | The '''Taipan Fighter''' is [[Lakon Spaceways]]' response to the success of [[Core Dynamics]]’ [[F63 Condor]] and the [[Imperial Fighter]] designed by [[Gutamaya]] for the Imperial Navy. The export restrictions on those models has left a wide gap in the market that Lakon intends to exploit with the Taipan. | ||
The Taipan | Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the Condor nor as maneuverable as the Imperial, but it does have the most armor and shields. | ||
The Taipan Fighter is a [[Ship-Launched_Fighters|Ship-Launcher Fighter]] included in the [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 "The Guardians" 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> that can be deployed from a [[Fighter Hangar]] module. | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
The Taipan is available in 5 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. | |||
{| class=" | {| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.88em;" width="100%" border="1" | ||
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="text" | Variant | |||
! Variant | ! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="text" | Weapons | ||
! Weapons | ! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="text" | Utility | ||
! Utility | ! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Damage Per Second | ||
! | ! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Speed [Boost] (m/s) | ||
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Pitch / Roll / Yaw Rate (deg/s) | |||
! style="text-align: center;" data-sort-type="number" | Cost (CR) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Aegis F | | Aegis F | ||
| 2x fixed pulse lasers | | 2x fixed pulse lasers | ||
| Point | | [[Point Defence Turret]] | ||
| 44 | | 44 | ||
|273 [564] | |||
|41 / 91 / 18 | |||
|15,270 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Rogue F | | Rogue F | ||
| 2x fixed plasma repeaters | | 2x fixed plasma repeaters | ||
| Chaff | | [[Chaff Launcher]] | ||
| 36 | | 36 | ||
|263 [544] | |||
|40 / 88 / 18 | |||
|15,270 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Gelid G | |Gelid G | ||
|2x gimballed beam lasers | |2x gimballed beam lasers | ||
|Heat | |[[Heat Sink Launcher]] | ||
| 25 | | 25 | ||
|263 [544] | |||
|40 / 88 / 18 | |||
|15,270 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Rogue G | |Rogue G | ||
|2x gimballed pulse lasers | |2x gimballed pulse lasers | ||
|Chaff | |[[Chaff Launcher]] | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|263 [544] | |||
|40 / 88 / 18 | |||
|15,270 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Gelid F | |Gelid F | ||
|2x fixed beam laser | |2x fixed beam laser | ||
|Heat | |[[Heat Sink Launcher]] | ||
|45 | |45 | ||
|263 [544] | |||
|40 / 88 / 18 | |||
|15,270 | |||
|} | |} | ||