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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 | *Like the Alliance Chieftain, the Challenger is named after a British tank, specifically the FV4030 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. | ||