Starfighter: Fury-class
Role: Space Superiority Fighter-Bomber
Size: Twenty-five meters
Armament: Twin-mounted rotary chainguns (Mars Armory M-1), two torpedo launch tubes, one ventral bomb launch tube. Single Damocles grade nuclear hardpoint. Compliment of ten Luna-class armor-piercing missiles, ten Valkyrie-class high explosive missiles, and two Phobos-class light anti-capital torpedos. (Normal assignment only)
Shields: N/A
Engine: Two Heidallman-Light drives.
FTL: N/A
Crew: Two pilots

Developed during the Unification Wars as a counter to the anti-capital weaponry of many Belter asteroid bases, and a hard counter to the older SF-1 used by the Belt, the Fury was designed to be multi-roled from the get-go. Shaped like a dart, with two sets of “wings” that could act as atmospheric stabilizers and weapon hardpoints, the Fury gave a low target profile that made it difficult to hit in a dogfight, even with the sophisticated targeting systems of most modern day starfighter AI’s. This is doubly so with the Deimos-produced stealth paneling, though stealth technology is still in its infancy.

Flights of Fury’s were typically used as a clearing force during the Wars, and later the eradication of pirate clans in the Belt; wiping out isolated defensive platforms or capital ships without heavy PD placement. It was largely thanks to the fighters that the fleets, heavy on capital ships like the Europe-class, did so well against an entrenched and prepared enemy, despite the disdain that the Republic Admiralty held for the various starfighter corps of each colony.

During the time of the Trade and the Inclusion, the Fury proved to be inspirational to the newly added Equusian races, especially those with access to flight. The first Griffon clans requested training in the use of Fury-class fighters, and studied the craft, hoping to reproduce something similar for their race. Similarly, the Changeling Queen Chrysalis outright bought a Fury -class starfighter for her own study, partnered with a Martian admiral’s own office. What this means for the future of starfighters in the fleet is currently unknown, but highlights the differences of opinions and doctrines within the Solar Fleet…