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Type: Blueprint
Mod category: Exploration
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7 Jan, 2020 @ 12:52pm
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Babylon 5 Starfury Fighter [vanilla]

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PSI - Fleet Systems Division
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Description
Earth Alliance SA-23E STARFURY Aurora Fighter

As seen on one of the best sci-fi shows there ever was...
The year is 2259.
The name of the place...is Babylon 5!

Information
The SA-23E Starfury Aurora was the main fighter used by the Earth Alliance at the dawn of the third age. Capable of almost unmatched maneuverability, they were produced in droves for service in Earthforce. A classic example of the human philosophy of “function over form”, the Starfury allowed the relatively primitive Earth Alliance go up against older and more advanced races.

Equipped with two front-facing cannons, the Starfury is well armed for its size, and has a layer of armor that is capable of taking some punishment. In addition, the Starfury is equipped with a magnetic grapple, spotlight, and antenna. Like every other small vessel, it does not have the ability to go FTL independently, and must rely on the jumpgate system or a larger vessel.

From the Babylon 5 wiki…
“The Mk2 SA-23E Mitchell-Hyundyne Starfury is the Earthforce standard non-atmospheric deep space interdiction and recon fighter. Starfuries are highly maneuverable, unmatched among the younger races (even the Minbari acknowledging that in this one area they are outclassed), with the ability to spin 180 degrees in under a second.”

Technical Readout
Manufacturer: Mitchell-Hyundyne Corporation
Years produced: 2240’s-2260’s
Strengths: anti-fighter
Weaknesses: anti-capital

Weapons:
- 2x 25mm gatling gun

Crew:
- 1x pilot

Power:
- 9x small nuclear reactor
- 6x rechargeable battery

Cargo:
- 2x small cargo container
- 1x connector

Control Systems:
- 1x pilot
- 2x gyroscopic subsystem

Auxilliary:
- 1x spotlight
- 2x maglock grapple
- 1x scanner camera
- 1x transponder antenna

FTL:
- none

Life Support:
- none


**WARNING**
Vessel NOT designed for atmospheric re-entry. This ship will land only once. Warranty void if within a planet's gravitational well.

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6 Comments
Sean W. 22 Feb, 2021 @ 10:33pm 
I love it.
anonymoustribble  [author] 22 Feb, 2020 @ 9:20am 
Thank you!
Kara Vaki 16 Feb, 2020 @ 9:00pm 
OMG THESE ARE SO CUTE!!! >w<
anonymoustribble  [author] 7 Jan, 2020 @ 6:17pm 
Hi @mastodont,
Thanks for your criticisms. I was trying to make this design as compact as possible in order to fit into a number of ships I have in the works (Hyperion or Nova anyone?). I had to sacrifice the tilt of the wings as you say, however this allows the Starfury to dock quite nicely in a hangar bay, as you can see in one of the images. I also contemplated using hydrogen, however to be effective that would take up too much space. I appreciate your input however, and will consider it in the future. Its good to see another B5 fan around!
mastodont 7 Jan, 2020 @ 3:19pm 
make it hydro, put 2 "normal" cockpits(bottom to bottom) to make the shape of the original, move the guns UNDER the cockpit. for survival you need 4x O2 gens to power 6 hydro thrusters fully(brake and strafe), so it will be viable (hydrogen tank on the back will spoil the form..probably)
:steamhappy:
mastodont 7 Jan, 2020 @ 3:06pm 
dude.. at least do the slopes...
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/workshop/browse/?appid=244850&searchtext=STARFURY+&childpublishedfileid=0&browsesort=textsearch&section=home
check those, get inspiration... At least do it with rotors to gat the X shape :-) Waiting for version 2 ;-)