| MK-VII Viper | |
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| Class/Type: | Viper (Space Superiority Fighter) |
| Affiliation: | Republic of the 12 Colonies |
| Navy: | Colonial Fleet |
| Length: | 32.3 feet (~9.8 meters) |
| Beam: | 9.7 feet (~3.0 meters) |
| Draft: | 18.4 feet (~5.6 meters) |
| Decks/Sections: | 1 |
| Current Status: | In current Colonial Service (Active) |
| Monetary Cost: | $ 50-60,000 |
| Crew Manifest | |
| Crew Compliment: | 1 pilot in Terrell ES 24C ejection seat |
| Drive Systems | |
| Sub-Light Engines: | 3 x turbo-thrust engines mounted aft, RCS points |
| Offensive Systems | |
| Missle Systems: | 2 (minimum) Missle Tubes |
| Kinetic Projectile Weapons: | 3 x forward-firing kinetic energy cannons
2 mounted towards the outboard sections of the wings, 1 x mounted in the vertical stabilizer |
| Defensive Systems | |
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The Viper Mark-VII is the Colonial Fleet's latest update to the venerable Viper line primary space superiority fighter / attack craft that began with the original Viper Mark I.
Design[]
The Mark-VII incorporates the traditional three engined arrangement mounted in a triangular layout (2 on the bottom / 1 on top). Unlike previous generations of Viper the Mark-VII is surprisingly sleek and agile and puts greater emphasis on aerodynamic performance as well as spaceborne mobility. The fighter incorporates a blended wing design allows air to pass over it much more smoothly than on the older Vipers.
[The design incorporates stealth features designed to reduce its DRADIS signature thus making it more difficult to detect in a heavy ECM environment although it is not s true stealth fighter such as the StealthStar.
Battlestar Leonidas's Universe[]
In the Battlestar Leonidas's Universe, The Viper Mark VII, is the seventh version of the Starhound Class Viper.
The reason why the Starhound Class Viper Mark VII is light blue a difference color than the Starhound Class Viper Mark II which is White/Red, is because the Viper Mark VII have a different type of Armour plating.