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{{quote|In September, Gutamaya Shipyards released a new version of the enduringly popular Eagle. This month, the company has announced the launch of a new fighter designed specifically for the CQC Championship – the Imperial Fighter. Gutamaya has said that the small, manoeuvrable vessel will be ideally suited to close-quarters dogfights, and more than capable of going toe-to-toe with other CQC fighters.|Galnet News, 06 DEC 3301}}

<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/56617a8b9657bafb2210d8c3</ref>The '''Imperial Fighter''', also known as the '''GU-97 Fighter''', is the standard [[Empire]] fighter. It is as noted for its high manoeuvrability and firepower as it is for its low shielding and range. It is typically launched as support craft for an imperial cruiser, and is useless on its own if outflanked or outnumbered. It is most commonly seen in conflict zones which include an imperial faction, or patrolling space stations in imperial territory. The Imperial Fighter can be purchased in [[Empire]] systems only, but can be restocked in any system.

Compared to its alternative options, the [[F63 Condor]] and [[Taipan]], the Imperial Fighter sacrfices any decent protection for much more mobility. This translates into a ship that is good for experienced pilots to utilise and take full advantage of. However, the AI will struggle in the fighter as they wont be able to use full use of the mobility and will often take hits, dying very quickly. The ship is therefore ill advised for leaving in the hands of an AI crewmember.

 

The Imperial Fighter is currently accessible in [[Close Quarters Combat]] and with the release of [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 "The Guardians" update, the Imperial Fighter is a [[Ship-Launched_Fighters|Ship-Launched Fighter]] that can be deployed from a [[Fighter_Hangar|Fighter Hangar]] module.

 

Due to the Imperial Fighter's short length, light weight and high speed, it is prone to spinning out of control when it collides with another object at an angle. When this happens the pilot may lose control of the fighter for a long time.

The blueprint describes the Imperial Fighter ''"The Empire's standard small class single man fighter is as famous for its agility as it is for its short range. If you see one of these then you know that something bigger is lurking nearby."''<ref>http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/File:450px-Empire_fighter.png</ref>

According the ship's designer, Pascal Roux, the vessel was created as a tribute to the late [[Emperor]], [[Hengist Duval]]. In an interview with the [[Imperial Herald]], Roux said: "What I admired most about the Emperor was his balance of elegance and strength, and the fighter represents my attempt to reflect those qualities."<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/06-DEC-3301</ref>

The Imperial Fighter is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility slot. F-variants have fixed weapons and G-variants have gimballed weapons.

*The Imperial Fighter is not only the most maneuverable of the three Ship-Launched Fighters, it is the most maneuverable ship in the game.

* An early concept of the Imperial Fighter was called [[The Hunter]].

450px-Empire fighter.png|Blueprint for the Imperial Fighter

Empire Fighter 03.jpg|Concept art for the Imperial Fighter

blueprint-gu97.png|Gutamaya GU-97 Imperial Fighter Blueprint

Imperial Fighter landed.jpg|The old appearance of the Imperial Fighter, before the CQC update

Imperial_Fighter_Ship Launched_Fighter.jpg|Imperial Fighter and Anaconda

Imperial-Fighter.png|Imperial Fighter

Imperial-Fighter-Landed.png|Imperial Fighter landed

Imperial-Fighter-Planetary-Ring.png|Imperial Fighter in a planetary ring

Imperial-Fighter-Gu-97.png|Imperial Fighter GU-97

GU-97 Fighter.png|GU-97 Imperial Fighter

Imperial-Fighter-Docking.png|Imperial Fighter Docking