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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The Challenger is the third ship to be manufactured by Lakon Spaceways for the Alliance, after the [[Alliance Chieftain]] and [[Type-10 Defender]].
*The Challenger is the third ship to be manufactured by Lakon Spaceways for the Alliance, after the [[Alliance Chieftain]] and [[Type-10 Defender]].
*Like the Alliance Chieftain, the Challenger is named after a British tank, specifically the FV4O34 Challenger 2.
*Like the Alliance Chieftain, the Challenger is named after a British tank, specifically the FV4O30 Challenger.
*The design of the Challenger seems to be based off an Attack Helicopter; with a notably similar cockpit and weapon locations to various models (below the nose, and two symmetrically placed on the underside).
*The design of the Challenger seems to be based off an Attack Helicopter; with a notably similar cockpit and weapon locations to various models (below the nose, and two symmetrically placed on the underside).
*An early model of the Alliance Chieftain is virtually identical to the design of the Challenger.
*An early model of the Alliance Chieftain is virtually identical to the design of the Challenger.