Talon

Talon
Talon
Manufacturer	Esperia (ESPR)
Role	Light fighter
Size	Small
Crew	1
Series	Talon
Cargo capacity	0 SCU
Production state	Flight Ready;
Loaner vehicle	Khartu-al
Insurance
Claim time	13:30 min
Expedite	2:15 min
Expedite fee	3,375 aUEC
Pledge
Standalone	US$115
Original	US$100
Warbond	US$100
Original	US$90
Availability	Time-limited sales
Specifications
Length	20 m
Beam	18 m
Height	5 m
Max speed	250 m/s
Mass	28,000 kg
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The Esperia Talon is a small and light single-seat fighter designed for escort services and targeted strikes. Built in the Tevarin style, the Talon has powerful, directional "Phalanx" shields for maximum maneuverability, but weak physical armor once the shields are dropped. A pair of Size 4 weapons and a size 3 missile rack complement the Talon's "strike first and strike hard" combat style.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In-game description

The Talon represents Esperia's continuing effort to preserve historically significant Tevarin ship designs. A maneuverable single-seat combat ship with light armor but powerful, directional "Phalanx" shields, the Talon is made to strike first and strike hard before using the shields to cover its escape.

Specifications

Avionics
Radars	1x S1 Ecouter GRNP - Groupe Nouveau Paradigme
Scanners	1x S1 CSR-RP BEHR - Behring Applied Technology
Computers	1x S1 CSR-RP BEHR - Behring Applied Technology

Systems
Power plants	1x S1 Regulus AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Batteries	1x S1 FortCell AMRS - Amon & Reese Co.
Coolers	2x S1 Bracer AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Shield generators	2x S1 Suldrath BANU - Banu Souli

Propulsion
Fuel intakes	1x S1 S Fuel Intake N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Fuel tanks	1x S1 S Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum drives	1x S1 Beacon WETK - Wei-Tek
Jump drives	1x S1 S Jump Module N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum fuel tanks	1x S1 S Quantum Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Thrusters
Main thrusters	4x S3 Main Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	2x S3 Retro Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	12x S2 Mav Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Weaponry
Weapons	2x S4 VariPuck S4 Gimbal Mount FFSY - Flashfire Systems 2x S3 Lightstrike III Cannon ESPR - Esperia
Missiles	2x S3 MSD-322 Missile Rack BEHR - Behring Applied Technology 4x S2 Tempest II FSKI - FireStorm Kinetics

History

It is the modernized version of the Tevarin escort fighter for the Prowler-A in the First Tevarin War.

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Series variants

Image	Name	Description
	Talon Shrike	It has an internal missile bay carrying 24x Size 3 missiles but downgrades its Size 3 guns for S1 weapons.

Gallery

Development

The Talon was originally announced in CitizenCon 2019 under the provisional name Vehicle 3.^[4] It was confirmed through an official leak on the RSI website.^[5]