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[RFC] Swordfish II class Mono Racer
[RFC] Swordfish II class Mono Racer
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Quote:{{shipbox
|shipname= Swordfish II Mono Racer Class
|shipimage=
|caption=
|registry=
|hull= Based off the Swordfish II from Cowybow Bebop
|drivetype= Speed type aero spike engine.
|driverating=0.11c
|manufacturer= **WHITENOISE**
|owner=
|flag=
|port=
|purpose=Attack/Interceptor/Racer
|datelaunched=
|crew=1 pilot
|supcrew=none
|faction=
|weapons=
* 30mm railgun
* Four 12.7mm machine or coilguns
* Wingtip multi-use hardpoints

|status='''Active'''
}}
A former Boskonian fighter design based off the Swordfish II Mono Racer of Cowboy Bebop fame. Designed as a counter to the Fen's F-EZig with the fire power to even be a threat to larger ships. The first prototype and blueprints where captured from a 'daneside Boskonian base.
Following the canon weapon setup besides the plasma cannon which was replaced with a railgun. Mounting four internal machinegun/coilguns located in sealed bays within the nose and one turret mounted slow firing 30mm railgunA large number of orders leave off the railgun in favor of ether a streamline hull or a different attachment. attached to the ventral side of the fuselage for anti-armor work. Most of the spacecraft is built rugged and only the cockpit capulse is presurized.
The design retains the 'spaceship in a spaceship' of the Cowboy Bebop version with the cockpit pod being it's own jetisonable gravity drive powered, if unarmed, capsule. The stock life support is good for two days avarage for the complete craft. While the cockpit capulse has half-a-day worth of built in life support system.
 The biggest change happens to be how the wings fold for storage. Instead of folding up and off centered. They fold back along the body much like the 'dane US Navy's E-2C Hawkeye 2000. Leaving the cockpit capsule locking ring and hatch operable even when stored.
One of the drawbacks of the design is it's expense compared to the much cheaper [[F-EZig]. The two have even been compared to the difference between a jeep and a tank.
Currently both the 'civilian' and 'military' are being producted by **WHITENOISE** as a Build-to-Order item.
== Civilian Mono Racer ==
The civilian version forgoes the weapon layout all together. Replacing the turret mount with a streamline hull and larger engine. Giving it a higher speed while retaining the armor setup to protect against micrometeorites. The biggest difference is the instrument setup, the civilian version has been streamlined for racing over everything else. Otherwise it retains a lot of the same parts as a stock military version baring after market mods.
Drive Rating: 0.115c
== The Mono Tow Truck ==
A military version that has had it's weapons completely removed. The machine guns and ammo bins in the nose have been replaced with a ducted thruster system using the gunports. Maneuvering thrusters mounted on the wingtips hardpoints. The ventral turret mount has been replaced with a modular telescoping grappling arm system. The Cockpit area has been up armored to better protect the pilot from stray debris or hostile fire.
The first one of these was built to quickly fill a request for a small armored combat salvage vehicle during the Boskonian war.The first official batch of ten turned up in Boskonian hands some of them with weapons reinstalled. Dakota has been known to go out of his way to kill any that show up.
Drive Rating: 0.10c
== Class Quirks ==
* ''Curse you F-EZig! CURSE YOU!'': The Swordfish II gains a minor boost to preformence when in the pressence of F-EZigs, but still not enough to catch one in a straight chase.
* ''Got a bounty?'': Playing the opening theme of the Big Shot show from Cowboy Bebop is required for starting the engines.
* ''I wanna go fast!'': The swordfish II remembers it's days of racing even if it's never seen a race and preforms best when the pilot has the throttle wide open.
* ''Hey look, a dime!'': The swordfish II is a S/VTOL craft capable of taking off or landing with very little runway. More then seemingly reasonable for a eight ton craft.
== Trivia ==
The turret ball can be replaced with storage, sensors, single drone of different types, paired 12.7mm machine/coilguns, or just left off all together.
Standard life support is good for two days of straight use.
The Swordfish II is actually two spacecraft in one. The cockpit is also it's own self contained capulse complete with a small gravity drive and half-a-day of life support.
==Notes==

{{Space Craft}}
Thoughts?
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#2
"Ha, the F-EZig version one is still faster! We just need to add a few more weapons to it..."

- unknown KFD engineer being asked about the Swordfish II
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#3
I screwed up some, I misread the F-EZig launch date as November 2011 instead of 2012. I'll have to edit the refs out.
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Quote:{{shipbox
|shipname= Red Tail Mono Racer Class
|shipimage=
|caption=
|registry=
|hull= Based off the Red Tail from Cowybow Bebop
|drivetype= Speed type aero spike engine.
|driverating=0.11c
|manufacturer= **WHITENOISE**
|owner=
|flag=
|port=
|purpose=Attack/Interceptor/Racer
|datelaunched=
|crew=1 pilot
|supcrew=none
|faction=
|weapons=
*
*
*

|status='''Active'''
}}
A former Boskonian fighter design based off the Red Tail of Cowboy Bebop fame. This craft never got past the design phase having been dropped in favor of the Swordfish. The data on this craft was stolen along with the rest.
The design retains the 'spaceship in a spaceship' of the Cowboy Bebop version with the cockpit pod being it's own jetisonable gravity drive powered, if unarmed, capsule. The stock life support is good for two days avarage for the complete craft. While the cockpit capulse has half-a-day worth of built in life support system.
Only a handful of these have been produced, mainly for collectors wanting a 'full' set.
== Civilian Mono Racer ==
The civilian version forgoes the weapon layout all together. A bigger engine gives it a higher speed while retaining the armor setup to protect against micrometeorites. The biggest difference is the instrument setup, the civilian version has been streamlined for racing over everything else. Otherwise it retains a lot of the same parts as a stock military version baring after market mods.
Drive Rating: 0.115c

== Class Quirks ==
* ''Got a bounty?'': Playing the opening theme of the Big Shot show from Cowboy Bebop is required for starting the engines.
* ''Hey look, a dime!'': Like all mono racers, the Red Tails are a S/VTOL craft capable of taking off or landing with very little runway. More then seemingly reasonable for a eight ton craft.
== Trivia ==
Both Civilian and military versons can mount grapple 'arms' where the weapons would normally be.
Standard life support is good for two days of straight use.
The cockpit is also it's own self contained capulse complete with a small gravity drive and half-a-day of life support.
==Notes==

{{Space Craft}}
Quote:{{shipbox
|shipname= Hammer Head Mono Racer Class
|shipimage=
|caption=
|registry=
|hull= Based off the Hammer Head from Cowybow Bebop
|drivetype= Speed type aero spike engine.
|driverating=0.95c
|manufacturer= **WHITENOISE**
|owner=
|flag=
|port=
|purpose=Tow Craft/Grappler/Racer
|datelaunched=
|crew=1 pilot
|supcrew=none
|faction=
|weapons=
*
*
*

|status='''Active'''
}}
A former Boskonian craft design based off the Hammer Head of Cowboy Bebop fame. This craft was in final design phase when the early blueprings and data was stolen along with the others. It was intented to retain the weaponless design of the anime/manga verison, while up armored with a field re-enforced harpoon-like tow chain. Clearly intended for hostile grappling and towing of craft. Unlike the other two stolen designs, the Hammer Head is fully water landing capable.
The design retains the 'spaceship in a spaceship' of the Cowboy Bebop version with the cockpit pod being it's own jetisonable gravity drive powered, if unarmed, capsule. The stock life support is good for two days avarage for the complete craft. While the cockpit capulse has half-a-day worth of built in life support system.
Since the design has started limited production it's seen most of it's popularity servering as a rescue/recovery craft with a modified 'soft' harpoon grapple.
== Class Quirks ==
* ''Got a bounty?'': Playing the opening theme of the Big Shot show from Cowboy Bebop is required for starting the engines.
* ''Hey look, a dime!'': Like all mono racers, the Hammer Heads are a S/VTOL craft capable of taking off or landing with very little runway. More then seemingly reasonable for a 15 ton craft.

== Trivia ==
Standard life support is good for two days of straight use.
The cockpit is also it's own self contained capulse complete with a small gravity drive and half-a-day of life support.
==Notes==

{{Space Craft}}
Two 'proto' write ups of the other two Bebop mono craft. I've got a small story forming in my head involving these and a Boskonian built "The Bebop" craft.
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#5
looks solid... Smile

just replace the 0.9.5 c with 0.095c

(edit)

0.95c (or 95%c) might be a little bit faster than typical Fen vehicle.
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#6
Hmmm... BAT can manufacture these. The Redtails would be extremely popular, not only as racers... because I can see the gun pods being replaced with a good set of manipulators, and then selling them as companion craft to go with BAT's Outlaw-class grappler ships. Hammerheads, too, for that matter. Fit an Outlaw with a set of four docking collars and that can accomodate a pair of Redtails and a pair of Hammerheads.

And if BAT made the Swordfish II's... They'd lean more into the racer/military side of things. Not sure where they'd fit in the scheme of things, but i can think of something. (Probably somewhere between F-EZig and Warthog for their 'punch'.)
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