Taipan
The Taipan Fighter is a fighter included in the Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.2 update.[1] The Taipan is a Ship-Launcher Fighter that can be deployed from a Fighter Hangar module. 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 short-range 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.
Variants
Like the F63 Condor and Imperial Fighter, the Taipan is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility slot, and slightly in the top and boost speed.
| Variant | Weapons | Utility | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aegis F | 2x fixed pulse lasers | Point defence | 44 |
| Rogue F | 2x fixed plasma repeaters | Chaff launcher | 36 |
| Gelid G | 2x gimballed beam lasers | Heat sink launcher | 25 |
| Rogue G | 2x gimballed pulse lasers | Chaff launcher | 12 |
| Gelid F | 2x fixed beam laser | Heat sink launcher | 45 |
Trivia
- Concept art of the Taipan refers to it as the "Independent Fighter".
Gallery
- Concept art featuring a human size reference
- From v2.2 Beta
- From v2.2 Beta
- Lakon Taipan Independant Fighter Blueprint
