Modified Rapier-class Interceptor

Modified Rapier Class Inteceptor

The Modified Rapier Interceptor, commonly known as the RapierM or Rapier/M, was the custom fighter for the new 112th Naval Squadron. It was based off of the Rapier Interceptor used during the great war and during the period afterwards.

Creation
The RapierM was created by members of the new 112th Naval Squadron to give them a fighter to work with. The RapierM was made by modifying old Rapiers given to the 112th by HIGHCOMM, and was a significant improvement.

Weaponry
The RapierM boasted weaponry much like that of the C711 Cutlass Fighter. It carried dozens of missiles and bombs, which were stacked inside the wings and on the underside of the wings, and was capable of tremendous explosive destruction. The Plasma Saturation bombs could devasate a mile and a half area, burning it away with blue white plasma. A single one had weapons to take down a old war Covenant frigate. For dogfighting, the RapierM was equipped with wingtip mounted pulse laser cannons. These were as powerful as those used by the Covenant frigates during the war, and were a step up from the cutlasses cannons. The RapierM also was equipped with a 165mm nose mounted gunpod for anti-personell and light anti-vehicle use. In addition the RapierM had a belly mounted Energy Shield Draining Ray Device for draining shields, and a secondary cannon with the power of a mythos main gun for use as a secondary weapon.

Shields
The shields of the RapierM were extremelly durable, more powerful than those of the C711 Cutlass. The shields were far more powerful than those of the C710 Broadsword-class Heavy Starfighter, and could sustain up to a direct plasma torpedo impact before failing. The RapierM known for being an extremelly tough nut to crack, and the pilots of the 112th made good use of their improved ability to soak up damage. It is also intresting to note that the shields of the RapierM glowed blue.

Engines
The subspace engines of the RapierM were much more powerful than those of the original Rapier. The max speed of the RapierM more than tripled the Seraph fighters used during the Great War, and few ships could keep pace with it. The RapierM was highly manuverable, and due to extensive engine cooling suites, a pilot could push his fighter to 200% for up to two minutes before a catastrophic breakdown. The engine core for the subspace and slipspace drive was based off of the reactor on the Pillar of Autumn.

The slipspace engines of the RapierM were also an engineering marvel. The ship was as accurate and fast as any other ship in service, and could beat Covenant ships from the great war in speed trials. The slipspace engines were derived from those of the Forerunner Dreadnought, which a team of EABTs had infiltrated during the battle of the ark and stolen data from.