Valkyrja Starfighter

[Sleven]

Affiliation: Privately funded engineers and scientists. Very few in existence due to the fact that they're prototypes.
Ownership: Caed (possibly select others)
Intent: Survival, Stealth, Escape, Blockade Running, Racing, and Dogfights.

Model: Valkyrja Starfighter w/ Magnus-class Hyperdrive & Generator
Name: “the Norn”

Color: Matte Black
Dimensions: Length 9m Width 12m Height 4m
Class: Undefined Prototype Starfighter (Customized)
Crew: 1 Pilot

Compliment:
 70kg Cargo
 1 Week of Consumables
Armament:
 2x Repeating Laser Cannons
 2x Modular Weapon Racks (for Ion Cannons, Missiles, Light Mass Drivers, or additional Lasers)
Composition:
 Ultrachrome Plating
 Shuttle-grade Hull
Equipment:
 Deflector Shield Generator (Military-grade)
 Navi Computer & Astrogation System (Custom)
 Sensor Array & Targeting System (Military-grade)
 Multi-variable Communications System w/Custom Encryption Systems & Jammers
 Electronic Countermeasures & Sensor Jammers (Custom)
 Anti-Missile & Anti-Targeting System Package (Military-grade)
 Slicing Module (Military-grade)
 Integrated Astromech Droid (Modified)
 Life Support & Ejection System
Speed & Maneuverability: 220 MGLT w/Acrobatic Maneuverability
Hyperdrive: Magnus-class Hyperdrive Class 0.7 (capable of multiple mid-flight micro-jumps)

Description: While testing the upper limits of both human and alien reflexes among starfighter pilots, scientists and engineers aimed to create a craft for military production that could serve as the pinnacle of speed in the starfighter’s evolution for biological pilots. Needless to say, the project was scrapped and considered a tremendous failure due to the fighter demanding far too much from even the most agile pilots. This made the prototypes unfit for mass, or even limited, production. In addition to its tremendous speed and maneuverability, the Valkyrja was later made capable of performing multiple “micro-jumps” mid-flight before actually taking a hyperspace route by adding an advanced hyperdrive system designed around regular implementation of the maneuver to the starfighter’s already unparalleled generator. This addition further pushed the boundaries of what the craft demanded from its intended biological pilots, resulting in the necessity for clairvoyant reflexes and an advanced astrological mind among any of its would-be pilots. Due to the numerous high-risk maneuvers these additions presented to anyone foolish enough to enter the cockpit, most major corporations disregarded the design. When engineers later attempted to remarket the Valkyrja as a potential drone fighter, it was deemed too expensive and elaborate to serve such a purpose, with drones lacking the creativity to make use of its advanced systems.

The Valkyrja sacrifices much to achieve such high speeds and maneuverability, primarily in the weapons department. With well under half the armaments of the old TIE/D Defender and other, more modern, renowned space superiority fighters, the Valkyrja is more suited to acting as a stealth, scout, or escape craft thanks to the merits of its advanced counter-electronics package and sensors in addition to the craft’s speed. Its two stock repeating laser cannons provide it with potentially high damage yields, albeit limited to short bursts. While its two additional armaments barely allow it to effectively engage armed freighters and potentially surprise gunships, its primary combat role (if any) is as a dogfighter where its speed and maneuverability provide it with a distinct advantage.

 

[Kiro]

220 MGLT w/Acrobatic Maneuverability

Nnnnnope.

That was beyond the limit of this timeline's top fighters Before the MGLT nerf, which was 200, and that by the major starship producers, such as MandalMotors. Now, with the top speeds being about 130 - 160 (or less) MGLT, this won't fly. No pun intended.

EDIT:

Intent: Undefined Prototype Starfighter (Customized)

You failed to understand the Intent section. Why did you make this ship? What are YOU going to use it for? What is it's role within the RP?

 

[Sleven]

Nnnnnope.

That was beyond the limit of this timeline's top fighters Before the MGLT nerf, which was 200, and that by the major starship producers, such as MandalMotors. Now, with the top speeds being about 130 - 160 (or less) MGLT, this won't fly. No pun intended.

EDIT:

You failed to understand the Intent section. Why did you make this ship? What are YOU going to use it for? What is it's role within the RP?

Yo I was expecting to hear from a Tech Admin. Not you. So sorry if that comes across as rude, but last I checked this wasn't your job. Unlike the profile boards, this isn't peer review.

I see nowhere on the Tech Board that lists a hard-cap on MGLT, so I'll see what the powers that be have to say about it. That being said, after a quick search I see plenty of ships that have been approved and are in the 180-200 range with twice as many guns as this ship. Funny how you made most all of them.

As for the intent section. Well I intend to fly it of course. :CRawr

 

[Dóiteán]

Yo I was expecting to hear from a Tech Admin. Not you. So sorry if that comes across as rude, but last I checked this wasn't your job. Unlike the profile boards, this isn't peer review.

I see nowhere on the Tech Board that lists a hard-cap on MGLT, so I'll see what the powers that be have to say about it. That being said, after a quick search I see plenty of ships that have been approved and are in the 180-200 range with twice as many guns as this ship. Funny how you made most all of them.

As for the intent section. Well I intend to fly it of course. :CRawr

The mglt is too high, Vencu or Jiang will tell you that. But other than that I think the ship is pretty good

 

[Cassanova]

Yo I was expecting to hear from a Tech Admin. Not you. So sorry if that comes across as rude, but last I checked this wasn't your job. Unlike the profile boards, this isn't peer review.

No, but as Jiang and Vencu have both said on numerous occasions, that they are unable to address every point, and welcome peer review. So as a tech-minded person on the site, you should be welcoming Kiro's help as she has numerous approved profiles, and knows the template as good as Jiang does (who wrote it).

I see nowhere on the Tech Board that lists a hard-cap on MGLT, so I'll see what the powers that be have to say about it. That being said, after a quick search I see plenty of ships that have been approved and are in the 180-200 range with twice as many guns as this ship. Funny how you made most all of them.

I'm certain you'll be told otherwise shortly. The fastest craft that tend to get approved are (max) 160MGLT, adn they are military-grade vessels produced by well-funded Main Factions; New Sith Imperium, for instance.

As for the intent section. Well I intend to fly it of course. :CRawr

You know full well that won't be sufficient, Sleven.

 

[Rector_Ras]

Yo I was expecting to hear from a Tech Admin. Not you. So sorry if that comes across as rude, but last I checked this wasn't your job. Unlike the profile boards, this isn't peer review.

I see nowhere on the Tech Board that lists a hard-cap on MGLT, so I'll see what the powers that be have to say about it. That being said, after a quick search I see plenty of ships that have been approved and are in the 180-200 range with twice as many guns as this ship. Funny how you made most all of them.

As for the intent section. Well I intend to fly it of course. :CRawr

your right where its not peer review but he is trying to help you out as he has made a ton of tech stuff and the tech staff have a big job to do and when people that know what there talking about can say something before the tech admins have to come say something it helps them and speeds up the process if you listen within reason. with that said i have to agree the speed is a bit much there is not a single ship even close to that on this sight.

 

[Kiro]

your right where its not peer review but he is trying to help you out as he has made a ton of tech stuff

She.

 

[Sleven]

No, but as Jiang and Vencu have both said on numerous occasions, that they are unable to address every point, and welcome peer review. So as a tech-minded person on the site, you should be welcoming Kiro's help as she has numerous approved profiles, and knows the template as good as Jiang does (who wrote it).

Eh, I'm patient. I understand the Admins are busy. I think my last piece of tech took like 3 weeks to get approved.

I'm certain you'll be told otherwise shortly. The fastest craft that tend to get approved are (max) 160MGLT, adn they are military-grade vessels produced by well-funded Main Factions; New Sith Imperium, for instance.

Yea, that's understandable: for mass produced craft. Otherwise I can't see this logic applying. Prototypes that outperform current technology are made all the time. Most companies can't afford to keep every possible scientist onboard for R&D projects and funding is all too often provided to small groups who many times create one-offs that are actually quite brilliant feats of engineering, but many times aren't realistically mass producible. This is one such instance.

The fastest ship I could find on this site is this Stalker. It goes 200 MGLT and has more than twice the weapons (because it even has an ordinance bay). I fail to see how a ship with less than half the weapons couldn't get 20 more MGLT. Especially if this is a prototype ship that the entire point of its creation was to test the limits of what's possibly pilotable. Not to mention, because it's a prototype there are maybe 5 in existence? Hell this could be the only one for all I care.

As for the intent section. You know full well that won't be sufficient, Sleven.

Changed that part. But really, despite what I listed I could see Caed getting into crazy amounts of trouble, so who knows if that's the limit of its intent and hence my initial cheekyness.

 

[Kiro]

Yea, that's understandable: for mass produced craft. Otherwise I can't see this logic applying. Prototypes that outperform current technology are made all the time. Most companies can't afford to keep every possible scientist onboard for R&D projects and funding is all too often provided to small groups who many times create one-offs that are actually quite brilliant feats of engineering, but many times aren't realistically mass producible. This is one such instance.

The fastest ship I could find on this site is this Stalker. It goes 200 MGLT and has more than twice the weapons (because it even has an ordinance bay). I fail to see how a ship with less than half the weapons couldn't get 20 more MGLT. Especially if this is a prototype ship that the entire point of its creation was to test the limits of what's possibly pilotable. Not to mention, because it's a prototype there are maybe 5 in existence? Hell this could be the only one for all I care.

The Stalker was made before the Admins began cracking down on the maximum MGLT, and began dialing it back. Vencu made it long before he was Tech Admin. And also, the Main Factions can afford to experiment with this, because they are government founded groups. The vast amount of experimental crafts produced today for the US Airforce? Boeing and Lockheed, two of the biggest manufacturers of aircrafts around.

And if you apply that to MandalMotors, they have the Sith Imperium founding them, several years of Mandalorian funding, and being the biggest and most successful company on a civilian scale, dominating arms, ships, and damn near anything else on the market.

And let's not forget that a ship like this, especially if it actually is experimental, would cost several billion credits? A mass produced F-35 fighter jet today costs well over 20 million dollars per craft, ignoring the cost of munitions, fuel, etc. And that's a mass produced variety. Any experimental craft would have a bill at least ten times that high, especially if you want it to be an envelope-pusher, like this.

 

[Dóiteán]

Um, I think intent is supposed to be why you're making the ship.

 

[Sleven]

The Stalker was made before the Admins began cracking down on the maximum MGLT, and began dialing it back. Vencu made it long before he was Tech Admin. And also, the Main Factions can afford to experiment with this, because they are government founded groups. The vast amount of experimental crafts produced today for the US Airforce? Boeing and Lockheed, two of the biggest manufacturers of aircrafts around.

And if you apply that to MandalMotors, they have the Sith Imperium founding them, several years of Mandalorian funding, and being the biggest and most successful company on a civilian scale, dominating arms, ships, and damn near anything else on the market.

And let's not forget that a ship like this, especially if it actually is experimental, would cost several billion credits? A mass produced F-35 fighter jet today costs well over 20 million dollars per craft, ignoring the cost of munitions, fuel, etc. And that's a mass produced variety. Any experimental craft would have a bill at least ten times that high, especially if you want it to be an envelope-pusher, like this.

Actually many specific designs and breakthroughs that do one very specialized thing or might help a craft or a cellphone or a whatever achieve some new/high level of greatness are often made by some penny-less inventor, MIT genius, or someone completely random, and that specific piece of technology is then put into a larger device or craft. People are incentivized for it even in America, and is one of the causes of global "brain drain" to the United States.

Not to mention, if you read the description, this is a prototype craft that was being funded by a major corporation, organization, or whatever you want to say. It was considered a failure for being too fast, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that the backstory meets even those fund requirements. If you're saying, "No one but MandalMotors produces greatness." Well then, I'd have to call your bullshit. Specialized small companies are CONSTANTLY outperforming the large ones in one area or another, even in our universe. And they usually get acquired for it. This instance just so happens to be specialization when it comes to speed. The new outdid the old (or rather) the nimble and ambitious outdid the colossal, lethargic, and wealthy. It's a far too common occurrence to just shrug off and say, "Pft, would never happen."

I'm going to wait for an Admin ruling on this. If they say I have to go sub-200 MGLT for a prototype designed solely around speed, I'll scrap it entirely. I made this with the impression that there would at least be 200+ MGLT starfighters and/or racers by now somewhere on this forum. I guess I was wrong.

 

[Green Ranger]

Guess thats my cue. Since you said you would scrap it entirely if you had to make it sub-200 MGLT, this will be locked and archived.