ZEPHYR 109 LIGHT FIGHTER

	class:	Zephyr 109
	type:	Light Fighter / Interceptor
	length:	16 meters
	mass:	32 metric tons
	power:	2 Fusion Batteries
	duration:	1.4 Hours [standard]
	accel.:	0.5 km/s
	crew:	1 Pilot
	agility:	Class C
	weapon:	2 42mm Plasma Bolt guns 6 Missiles
	defense:	2.0 centimeter re-enforced armor

This delta-winged atmospheric capable space fighter was once in the service of the Belt Alliance, an obsolete colonial defense force supported by the Earth colonies in the Orion system. Created simply for defensive purposes, the Belt Alliances Zephyr class fighter was originally only to be used to capture suspected smugglers, raiders, and starships that tried to avoid paying jumpgate fees. Unfortunately this versatile little fighter became the weapon of choice for those pirates it was designed to combat.

Cheap to build and easy to maintain, the Zephyr is an effective light fighter that is used constantly by all forms of galactic criminals, to prey upon the weak and defenseless. Fortunately, compared to real fighters used by the Narn, Centauri, Earth Alliance and Minbari, the Zephyr is little more than an annoyance, her light armor and simple weapons no match for any of the fighters used by aforementioned races.

For maneuverability in space Zephyrs have plasma based maneuvering thrusters positioned along the ship delta wing edges. Weapons for the Zephyr consist of two Bolters, the weaker forerunner of modern Pulse Discharge Cannon, with a power output of thirty megajoules. As the Zephyr was designed to fly in atmosphere, her wings are its most vulnerable target. One solid hit to either of the fuel filled wings, gives the pilot a very low chance of survival.