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Hailfire Class Starfighter

The Hailfire class fighter was edeveloped as an anti-fighter/bomber ship for the INSC in an alternate universe. It is typically carried along with a mother ship, as it has no slipspace drive, to prevent the pilots from defecting or running away. They are designed to seat two people, one in front, the other in back. This allows the one in back to man a railgun for driving off fighters. The Hailfire is also equipped with four Storm missile pods, which hold 6 missiles each. These are typically nonnuclear, although exceptions have been made in desperate circumstances. For anti-fighter combat, the ship is equipped with 2 one hundred and seventy millimeter chainguns, which have been loaded with armor piercing rounds.