Colonial Black Bird Class Recon Fighter

Name: Black Bird
Craft: Colonial Black Bird Class Recon Fighter
Type: recon fighter
Scale: starfighter
Length: 8.8 x 4.6 x 4.2meters
Skill: starfighter pilot
Crew: 1
Passengers: 0
Cargo Capacity: 25kg
Consumables: 8 days
Hyperdrive: x575,000
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 7
Atmosphere: 295; 850 kmh
Hull: 4D+2
Armor: none
Sensors

Passive: 6/1D
Scan: 12/2D
Search: 18/3D
Focus: 1/4D

Stealth Systems: +4D difficulty to detect black bird
Weapons

Missile Launcher

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: pilot
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D+1
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 10-1,000/2,000/4,000m
Damage: 4D

Description: The Blackbird came about more as a morale building exercise by Galen Tyrol and the crew of the Battlestar Galactica, following the latter’s flight from the Colonies in the wake of the Holocaust. She was primarily from left over components, and her hull was composed of carbon composite sheathing. The Blackbird had a service life of less than three months, being destroyed in a collision with a Cylon raider during Admiral Cain’s assault on a Cylon resurrection ship.

Quirks/Special Characteristics: This vessel has no counterpart in the Galactica Universe. This entry is included only for the sake of completeness.

Stealthy: Carbon composite construction renders the Blackbird DRADIS transparent and with her engines off, imposes a -4D to Sensors tests made to find her.

Source: Battlestar Galactica: Thin Blue Line (page 119)