Ares Star Fighter Ion

Ares Star Fighter Ion
Ares Star Fighter Ion
Manufacturer	Crusader Industries (CRUS)
Role	Heavy Fighter
Size	Medium
Series	Ares Star Fighter
Production state	Flight ready; Alpha 3.15.1;
Capacity
Crew	1
Cargo	0 SCU
Stowage	250K μSCU
Cost
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Specifications
Length	27.2 m
Beam	30.2 m
Height	5.5 m
Combat speed	170 m/s
Max speed	1,120 m/s
Mass	329,001 kg
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The Ares Star Fighter Ion is an anti-capital fighter manufactured by Crusader Industries. Designed to lead the charge against capital ships and heavily armed flotillas, the Ares ION excels at spearheading a fleet of fighters and support ships. Its purpose-built Behring SF7E laser cannon accurately delivers high-powered shots to quickly disable the shields of gunships and, with the support of other Ares variants, efficiently incapacitate capital-class vessels.

In-game description

Spark fear in the corridors of the most formidable gunships and frigates with the Ares Ion. This laser-equipped variant delivers extremely powerful shots to quickly disable the shields of even the biggest enemy vessels.

Specifications

Avionics
Radars	1x S2 Epier GRNP - Groupe Nouveau Paradigme
Computers	1x S2 M Computer N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Systems
Power plants	2x S2 Maelstrom AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Coolers	3x S2 Arctic AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Shield generators	2x S2 FullStop GODI - Gorgon Defender Industries

Propulsion
Fuel intakes	2x S2 M Fuel Intake N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Fuel tanks	1x S2 M Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum drives	1x S2 Crossfield WETK - Wei-Tek
Jump drives	1x S2 M Jump Module N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum fuel tanks	2x S2 M Quantum Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Thrusters
Main thrusters	2x S1 Main Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Main thrusters	2x S1 Retro Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	12x S1 Maneuvering Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Weaponry
Weapons	1x S7 SF7E Cannon BEHR - Behring Applied Technology
Missiles	1x S7 Ares Star Fighter Missile Launcher N/A - Unknown manufacturer 12x S3 Arrester III FSKI - FireStorm Kinetics
Utility items	1x S1 Defcon Noise Launcher JOKR - Joker Engineering
Utility items	1x S1 Decoy Launcher N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Features

Behring SF7E Laser Cannon: Exclusive to the Ares Ion, this laser cannon is integrated into the ship's frame and can't be swapped. It has a range of at least 8 km.^[1] The purpose-built laser cannon accurately delivers high-powered shots to disable the shields of gunships before working with other vessels to incapacitate them.^[2]
Other: The ship is able to fly without a power plant for a certain time due to its batteries.^[1] It is also described as a 'long range' fighter, which means it can fight against a target from a large distance. The ship has no interior (bed or bathroom).^[1] The ship fits in the hangar of a Javelin.^[1]