Descent Freespace Terran fighters

This is a list of details for fictional space ships in the Descent: FreeSpace universe. See "Descent: FreeSpace" for information on the universe this ship inhabits.

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Terran fighters in the T-V war era were under powered in terms of engine output, but made up for it with superior armour and firepower.

Great War designs were faster and more adaptable without losing much in firepower.FS2 era ships blended high performance and strong defensive and attack capability, with most craft able to perform a variety of roles.

Valkyrie
The Valkyrie is a Terran Fighter deployed towards the end of the Terran Vasudan war. A Development of the Angel class Scout Fighter, Its modifications included 2 additional engines and 2 Primary weapon mounts. Its design is reminiscent of atmospheric fighters of earth's 20th / 21st century. It is the fastest ship in the GTA.

The Most noted mission of the Valkyrie was one of its first and its instrumental role in capturing the Terran Traitor Mccarthy in his attempt to sell the Avenger weapon prototype for his defection.

The Valkyrie was the choice of fighter for 242nd Suicide Kings who were originally stationed aboard the GTD Galatea

The class was probably named after the valkyries the of Old Norse mythology

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Loki
The Loki is a Terran Fighter deployed after the events of the Great War during the GDI Hades Insurrection. In both the events of Silent Threat and FS2 the Loki is primarily deployed by renegade Terran factions i.e. GTI Rebels and the NTF, though in FS2 it is available to GTVA pilots. A light fighter originally designed to be undetectable by sensors for recon purposes a flaw in its design after its first deployment which rendered its stealth capabilities useless. It is still a capable craft in the hands of an alert pilot as its speed is unmatched until the development of the Peruses Interceptor, though this is with the drawback thin defences and low offensive capability.

The Loki's name comes from the Norse god; Loki.

Perseus
The Perseus is a Terran Fighter deployed during the early events of FS2 during the final months of the NTF insurrection. Designed to replace the 32 year old Valkyrie Interceptor which was a development of the older Angel scout fighter of the mid T-V war.

The Perseus improves upon the Valkyrie in speed and defences making it a difficult fighter to tackle in anything heavy

This class is named after Perseus who is an instrumental character in Greek mythology.

Pegasus
The Pegasus is a second generation stealth fighter developed to replace the Loki which failed in this regard. The pegasus features a Razor thin profile from the front, rear and sides with an average to large profile top and bottom due to its unusual design

This class is named after Pegasus the winged horse in Greek mythology.

Apollo
The Apollo is a superiority design that dates back to the T-V war and was the workhorse of the Terran fleet, it had a good hull and acceptable speed for its role though later on in the T-V war and during the Great War it was often sidelined by other craft due to a low weapon compatibility.

The Apollo is named after Apollo of Greek and Roman Mythology.

Ulysses
The Ulysses is a superiority design that originated was developed as` a joint project between the Terrans and Vasudans to develop an advanced superiority fighter, though classified an advanced superiority its compact design and high speed and agility made it more like an interceptor

The fighter's name comes Odysseus of Greek Mythology whose Latin translation is Ulysses.

Myrmidon
The Myrmidon is a superiority design that was developed as a joint project between the Terrans and Vasudans to develop a next generation superiority fighter to replace the 32 year old Ulysses. it's a larger design than its predecessor, with similar speed and maneuverability, its primary advantages are tougher defences and extra missile bays.

The class name is from the Myrmidon nation of Greek Mythology.