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The Defense Fighter is a ship that was developed by the Taiidan Empire for the purpose of protecting their Frigates or Super Capital Ships.
Overview[]
Contrary to what its name implies, defense fighters have no weapons, and instead project a small defensive field similar to that of field frigates. Defense fighters combine the defensive capabilities of field frigates with the speed, size, and maneuverability of strike craft. The defensive field stops most fire from mass drivers, but does nothing to prevent damage from missiles or ion cannons.
In Homeworld Remastered, up to ten defense fighters may be built.
Lore[]
Armed with a single defense laser this vehicle is designed to take out incoming projectiles before they impact with their target. The Koshiir-Ra is a prototype spacecraft and no one but the Taiidan have even close to a complete design similar to it. It uses a tightly focused beam of microwaves, forming a "maser", a special type of laser. The emitter, which takes up much of the vessel leaving the pilot crammed inside the small ship, leaves no room left for weaponry. As such the Koshiir-Ra is extremely vulnerable.
What makes this worse is when it is deployed. Koshiir-Ras are rarely needed and so are only deployed during the most intense of battles to protect capital ships long enough to reach their destination. During this time Koshiir-Ras may come under heavy fire and the only Koshiir-Ra pilots are highly trained volunteers. Many of these volunteers are pacifists or engineers, not people often in the cockpit of a fighter.
Trivia[]
- In the Homeworld: Cataclysm manual, it is referred to as a Koshiir-Ra-class Defense Fighter.[1]
- The Taiidan do not use the defence fighter, nor the Field Frigate, during the campaign. It can only be built during the campaign if playing as the Taiidan in the original Homeworld.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ Homeworld: Cataclysm manual