Talon Shrike

Talon Shrike
Talon Shrike
Manufacturer	Esperia (ESPR)
Role	Light fighter
Size	Small
Crew	1
Series	Talon
Cargo capacity	0 SCU
Production state	Flight ready;
Insurance
Claim time	18:34 min
Expedite	4645 min
Expedite fee	3:06 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
Combat speed	208 m/s
Max speed	1,236 m/s
Mass	28,000 kg
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The Esperia Talon Shrike is a variant of the basic Talon strike craft with smaller weapons and more missiles. The Talon Shrike trades in its Size 3 weapons for Size 1 guns, but has been modified with an internal missile bay carrying 24x Size 3 missiles. Using it's maneuverability and directional Phalanx shields, the Talon Shrike delivers its missile payload quickly on-target before evading pursuit.^[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. The infamous Shrike variant model is armed with additional internal missile racks.

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 SonicLite TYDT - Tyler Design & Tech
Batteries	1x S1 FortCell AMRS - Amon & Reese Co.
Coolers	2x S1 FlashFreeze LPLT - Lightning Power Ltd.
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 Drift RACO - RAMP Corporation
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 S2 VariPuck S2 Gimbal Mount FFSY - Flashfire Systems 2x S1 Lightstrike I Cannon ESPR - Esperia
Missiles	2x S4 Missile Rack ESPR - Esperia 24x S3 Arrester III FSKI - FireStorm Kinetics
Utility items	1x S1 Noise Launcher N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Utility items	1x S1 Decoy Launcher N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Series variants

Image	Name	Description
	Talon	The base version of the Talon with S3 guns but fewer missiles.

Paints

The following paints (skins) can be used on all variants of the Talon series.

Paint Name	Description	Price (aUEC)	Price ($)
"Cobalt"	Blue paint.	(tbc)	(tbc)
"Ocellus"	Replicates the look of the Prowler during the Second Tevarin War. Features a bold red fuselage meant to draw attention and trick aggressor into shooting at the most heavily armed part of the ship.	(tbc)	7$
"Crimson"	Red paint.	(tbc)	(tbc)

In-game availability & pricing

Buying

New Deal, Lorville	Astro Armada, Area18
Unavailable	2,259,200

Renting

Unavailable

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]