MK-II Viper | |
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Class/Type: | Viper (Space superiority fighter) |
Affiliation: | Republic of the 12 Colonies |
Navy: | Colonial Fleet |
Length: | 27.6 feet (8.4m) |
Beam: | 8.9 feet (2.7m) |
Draft: | 15.5 feet (4.7m) |
Decks/Sections: | 1 (Cockpit/Flight section) |
Years Active: | 56 Years |
Current Status: | Active |
Crew Manifest | |
Crew Compliment: | 1 pilot |
Drive Systems | |
Main Power/Fuel Systems: | 1 mini Jump core |
Sub-Light Engines: | 1 x Voram VM2-D15 upper turbo-thrust engine
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Offensive Systems | |
Missle Systems: | Dorsal storage bay for 8 x HD-70 Lightning Javelin missiles
Weapon hardpoints for mounting missiles / munitions pods, etc. under the wings |
Kinetic Projectile Weapons: | 2 x MEC-A6 30mm Thraxon forward-firing long range kinetic cannons mounted in the wing roots with 800 round magazine |
Primary Heavy Weapons systems: | optional 50 megaton nuclear warhead |
Defensive Systems |
The Viper Mark Two (Also known as Viper Mk.II) replace the original Viper Mark One. It came into service in the latter half of the Cylon War. Viper Mark II.
Design[]
The Viper Mk.II shares a similar design to the earlier Mk.I but features improvements over the original Viper incorporated into the design as a result of combat experience against the Cylons.
Fan Fiction[]
Due to its popularity, it has shown up in many Fan fiction stories for example the Battlestar Hyperion found several of them still in the box at a abandoned Space Station.
The Viper Mark II will also appear in Battlestar Leonidas.
A heavily modified version named "Faith" appears in the Battlestar Dauntless stories.
Note[]
Images is taking from Wolf Shipyards and was created by CanisD.