User:Alphalord2003/YSS-2000 Despair

The YSS-100 Despair class fighter is a Star fighter which was intended to be the successor of the YSS 1000 Sabre star fighters which were used during the Fall of Reach. As a middle ground between the sleeker Sabre star -fighters  and the heavily armored G79H-TC Pelican. Fast, nimble, well defended and with modular weapon load outs, the Despair class fighter represents one of the most balanced platforms available.

Design
Whereas the YSS-1000 Sabre star fighter fits a more defensive role while having possessing powerful energy shielding and the G79H-TC Pelican being more armored while acting as a multipurpose gunship, the Despair class fighter is more sleeker and incorporates reverse engineered Forerunner energy shielding while being heavily armored like the G79H-TC Pelican. The star-fighter incorporates reverse engineered Forerunner weaponry for  targeting hostile aircraft or for defending the aircraft from infantry. The star-fighter is also able to travel at 23 mph (37.0 KM/H) via it's slip space drive.

Armor
The star-fighter's armor is Titanium-A5 battle plates which are around 5 inches thick which would mean that the star-fighter is heavily armored while being able to sustain massive amounts of damage while being able to inflict massive amounts of casualties on ground targets or on aerial vehicles. The star-fighter has the ability to repair itself via highly advanced reverse engineered Forerunner Technology.

Armament
The star-fighters primary weapons are it's Z-8250 Heavy Artillery and it's Z-8250 Light Artillery which are used for inflicting heavy casualties on enemy fighters while being able to defend the star-fighter from enemies and being able to protect cargo-ships or for escorting diplomatic cruisers. The secondary weaponry are it's Archer Missile pods and 24 M8C Grindell Gailean Nonlinear cannons. These two weapons are mainly used for targeting ground targets or for picking off any surviving air units like Banshees or Spirits. The modular design of the star-fighter allows it to be outfitted with different weapons depending on the mission.

Slipspace Drive
The star-fighter is outfitted with Two heavily modified Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS slipspace drives. The main difference is that these drives are able to be detached from the ship for either repairs or as a Slipspace Bomb to destroy any remaining enemy star fighters while not targeting allied cruisers or civilian shuttles. The blast caused by the slipspace drive is the equivalent of 2 HAVOK class nukes which can also generate an EMP capable of frying any electronics and knocking out enemy communications for days or weeks.