Centauri Republic Rutarian Class Strike Fighter

Name: Rutarian
Craft: Centauri Republic Rutarian Class Strike Fighter
Type: strike fighter
Scale: starfighter
Length: 27.8 meters
Skill: starfighter pilot
Crew: 1
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 4D+2; Capital Ship Pilot: 4D+2; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D; Communications: 4D+2; Sensors: 4D+2; Starship Gunnery: 3D; Planetary Systems: 4D+2; Tactics: 4D+2; Command: 4D+2
Passengers: 0
Cargo Capacity: 14kg
Consumables: 1 week
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 5D
Space: 9
Atmosphere: 400; 1,150 kmh
Hull: 3D+1
Sensors

Passive: 30/1D
Scan: 60/2D
Search: 90/3D
Focus: 3/4D

Weapons

Twin Linked Light Particle Guns

Fire Arc: fore
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-8/15/25
Atmosphere Range: 10-800/1,500/2,500m
Damage: 1D+1

Ion Bolt

Fire Arc: fore
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-10/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 2-20/50/100km
Damage: 4D

Description: The newest of the vessels to emerge from the Centauri Republic, the Rutarian was designed to be the last word in fighter design – and may very well be. Sporting advanced ECM technology and increased firepower while retaining the traditional Centauri love of dog fighting, the Rutarian might replace the Sentri as the standard fighter navy-wide, if it were not for the expense and controversy surrounding it.

The fighter uses a powerful and questionable ion bolt as its primary weapon, which is devastating and morally forbidden by many galactic governments due to its ambient radiation and side effects. Even so, the weapon and the fighter as a whole pack a powerful punch that some enemies may never see coming until it is far too late for them. It remains to be seen whether the Rutarian is truly a revolutionary design or a mere jack-of-all-trades, but regardless of the answer – it is a powerful fighter nonetheless.

Source: Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 58-59); thedemonapostle