Stealth fighter

ALLEGOPEDIA
About	History
FACTIONS
Belters	Bios
Dreghklar	Ga'Taraan
GigaCorp	Iron Coalition
Omicron Hive	Rixian Unity
Technoflux	Draconium
Phoenix	Valkyrie
SHIPS
Buying Ships
Small Class
Eject Pod	Interceptor
Fighter	Scout
Stealth Fighter	Other Small Ships
Medium Class
Bomber	Fighter Bomber
Gunship	Stealth Bomber
Troop Transport	Other Medium Ships
Capital Class
Assault Ship	Attack Carrier
Battlecruiser	Battleship
Corvette	Cruiser
Destroyer	Devastator
Freighter	Frigate
	Other Capital Ships
Ship Equipment
Dispenser Items	Missiles
Weapons	Other Equipment
AI Drone Ships
Carrier	Caltrop
Constructor	Miner
Tower	Other Drones
BASES
Buying Bases
Minor Bases
Outpost	Refinery
Teleport Receiver	Other Minor Bases
Special Bases
Garrison	Shipyard
Technology Bases
Expansion Complex	Supremacy Center
Tactical Laboratory	Other Tech Bases

The stealth fighter is an attack craft that specialises in attacking miners and constructors. While they excel at destroying the enemy's economy they make extremely poor defenders - which can be a serious problem as most teams will focus on bombing if they have no miners or constructors left to defend.

The stealth fighter has poor turning and low health, and its defensive equipment (shields and missiles) raise its signature when mounted, working against its stealth. In defence sfs must remain far from the attacker, and need to concentrate their missiles on the same target to ensure it dies. In offence the sf should move quickly to destroy the target and get away before the enemy realise they're there.

Ship statistics

Information taken from CC_03. Values are representative only (many factions have had their ships individually tweaked for balance).

Mk I - Light stealth fighter

Available to Technoflux and Bios once a Tactical Laboratory is built.

Ship		Handling		Equipment
Armor class	Light	Mass	60	Weapons	Two weapon slots (Utility cannons or snipers)
Hitpoints	140	Max thrust	2160	Missiles	Quickfire, seekers, hunters, or killers
ECM	1.25	Power-weight ratio	36	Turrets	-
Scan	1200	Max speed	120	Shield	Small
Signature	60%	Turn rate	0.5	Booster	-
Energy	1800	Turn torque	79	Cloaking device	Regular or heavy
Recharge	60	Riptime/cost	15 secs/1200	Dispenser	EMP mines

Mk II - Stealth fighter

Requires a Tactical to research. Available as long as tac stays alive.

• Hitpoints increased to 150
• Max speed increased to 140
• Scan increased to 1600
• Signature reduced to 50%
• Energy increased to 2400
• Recharge increased to 80

Mk III - Advanced stealth fighter

Requires stealth fighter and advanced tac to research. Available as long as tac stays alive.

• Hitpoints increased to 200
• Max speed increased to 160
• Scan increased to 2000
• Recharge increased to 90
• +1 missile per rack

Exceptions

Belters

• Can not mount small shield
• Can mount dis or gatt
• Can mount boost or light boost
• Can mount nan in its primary slot
• Once researched, can continue to use sf after tac dies.

GigaCorp

• Once adv sf are researched luxury stealth fighters become available for $500 each.

Rixian Unity

• Can not mount missiles
• Instead can mount combat drones (or heavy combat drones) in their dispenser slot.
• Can also mount all kinds of probes and mines in their dispenser slot.

Technoflux

• Can mount all kinds of probes and mines (plasgens by default) in their dispenser slot.
• Instead of missiles they can mount Short Range Particles (SRP) in their missile slot, which act like rockets.
• Adv sf has +1 gunmount (sniper or utility cannon)