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Originally designed by MandalMotors, the StarViper assault platform had always been a popular purchase with Private Military Contractors and Pirates alike, and the Turanics were no exception. After an initial purchase of more than three-hundred of Mk II StarVipers by the "Bandit Kingdoms", Turanic engineers took it upon themselves to modify the design up to their chieftains' specifications, the best of which were standardized in the informally designated "Mark IV" in 1008 Ruusaan.

Boasting improved armour and thrust output over the MandalMotors' "Mark III", the Mark IV also featured a blind-fire system for its two gatling blaster gunpods, an ordnance pod (suicidally placed between its four fusion drives) packed with either swarm missiles or seismic charges, and a wide-area deflector system capable of providing other starfighters in formation with the StarViper with protection against Photon-based blaster weapons. All of these features made the Mark IV a more popular starfighter than the MandalMotors' Mark III, and demand for the Turanic version climbed steadily over the next decade, though the Turanics, with their heavy industry output limited to their famous Carriers' onboard facilities and private contractors, were barely able to supply Mark IV's to themselves. The Mark IV, as such, comes with a hefty price tag of 249,999 credits (109,999 used), and high maintenance costs outside the Bandit Kingdoms.

Nevertheless, MandalMotors, eager to protect its intellectual property, has a standing bounty of 5000 credits or 250 platinum for anyone caught manufacturing, selling, or owning a StarViper mk IV.

PS: if you'd like to support me drawing more spaceships and writing a little fluff, or writing a lot of fluff and drawing a little spaceship, consider supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/robotforge
Every dollar helps!

Description

Reposted to purge Spam.

Originally designed by MandalMotors, the StarViper assault platform had always been a popular purchase with Private Military Contractors and Pirates alike, and the Turanics were no exception. After an initial purchase of more than three-hundred of Mk II StarVipers by the "Bandit Kingdoms", Turanic engineers took it upon themselves to modify the design up to their chieftains' specifications, the best of which were standardized in the informally designated "Mark IV" in 1008 Ruusaan.

Boasting improved armour and thrust output over the MandalMotors' "Mark III", the Mark IV also featured a blind-fire system for its two gatling blaster gunpods, an ordnance pod (suicidally placed between its four fusion drives) packed with either swarm missiles or seismic charges, and a wide-area deflector system capable of providing other starfighters in formation with the StarViper with protection against Photon-based blaster weapons. All of these features made the Mark IV a more popular starfighter than the MandalMotors' Mark III, and demand for the Turanic version climbed steadily over the next decade, though the Turanics, with their heavy industry output limited to their famous Carriers' onboard facilities and private contractors, were barely able to supply Mark IV's to themselves. The Mark IV, as such, comes with a hefty price tag of 249,999 credits (109,999 used), and high maintenance costs outside the Bandit Kingdoms.

Nevertheless, MandalMotors, eager to protect its intellectual property, has a standing bounty of 5000 credits or 250 platinum for anyone caught manufacturing, selling, or owning a StarViper mk IV.

PS: if you'd like to support me drawing more spaceships and writing a little fluff, or writing a lot of fluff and drawing a little spaceship, consider supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/robotforge
Every dollar helps!