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MK-II Viper
Viper Mark 2
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
  • 2x Voram VM3-D22 turbo-thrust engines
  • 2x reverse thrust motors
  • RCS points
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.

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