Talon Shrike

Talon Shrike
Talon Shrike
Manufacturer	Esperia (ESPR)
Role	Light fighter
Size	Small
Series	Talon
Production state	Flight ready;
Capacity
Crew	1
Cargo	0 SCU
Stowage	250K μSCU
Cost
	Tabber requires Javascript to function. Buy 2,259,200 aUEC Rent Not avaliable Standalone $115 Original $100 Warbond $100 Original $90 Availability Time-limited sales Pledge value 19,645 aUEC/$ Claim 18:34 Expedite 4645 Expedite fee 3:06 aUEC Rent Not avaliable
Specifications
Length	20 m
Beam	18 m
Height	5 m
Combat speed	208 m/s
Max speed	1,236 m/s
Mass	51,352 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]

Features

Weapons: Even though the ship has a pair of Size 2 guns hard-points, the vehicle is famous for its missile capability. With two internal racks, each holding up to twelve Size 3 missiles, the Shrike is capable of unleashing devastating volleys of hard-hitting projectiles against its enemies.
Shielding: The Talon is famous for it unique "Phalanx" shields which offers powerful protection from a focused direction, making it ideal for devastating hit-and-run attacks typical of the Tevarin offensive strategy.
Cockpit: Even though the cockpit has been significantly modified for Human use, it is still quite different in may ways compared to other craft. From its unique single-stick control scheme to its Tevarin airshielding, to the fact that the entire cockpit is also a detachable escape pod.
Stealth: The alloy that makes up much of the Talon’s hull is a fully synthetic material, reverse-engineered in-house to replicate the uncommon stealth qualities of the mysterious metal on which it is based.
Speed: The vehicle offers blinding speeds that facilitate dive-assault tactics. This offensive approach are achieved via super-charged thrusters and a traditionally aerodynamic frame.

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 a pair of S4 gun hard-points but fewer missiles.

Paints

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]