The Viper Series Mark II Star Fighters From Battlestar Galatica 1979 For The Stars Without Numbers rpg

 The Viper Series Mark II star fighters  were recalled late into service  into service late in Cylon Incursions around the Thirteen Colonies Earth Alliance's space. The mark II were immune to many of the Cylon A.I. weaponry. They possess little of the more sophisticated electronics or A.I. vulnerable systems of later Viper variants.  
The Viper Series Mark II's were used extensively throughout the wars with the Cylons.

The Shattering severed the supply lines between the thirteen colonies & the Earth. The Viper programs suffered horribly even as the Cylons continued to press the advantage of a vulnerable Earth. The  Mark II Viper series rose to the occasion proving time & again to be able to be put into a wide variety of theaters of military  operation & roles. A highly flexible star fighter the mark II is still being produced & exported today across the galaxy. The opening of old routes has allowed the market for the Mark II Viper to expand. 



Colonial Viper Series Mark II

HP: 10 Power: 5/1 free AC: 16 Mass: 2/0 free Armor: 6 Crew: 1/1 Speed: 6 Hull Class: Fighter Crew Skill: +2 NPC CP: 4 Weapons: Laser Battery (+4/3d4, Clumsy), Dorsal storage bay for 8 x HD-70 Lightning Javelin missiles (+3 /3d4,Clumsy) Weapon hardpoints for mounting missiles / munitions pods, etc. under the wings Defenses: None Fittings: Spike Drive-3 Atmospheric Configuration Cost: 305K base price, 15,250 maintenance, 43,800 yearly crew cost for 1 pilot

The Colonial Viper From Battlestar Galatica 1979 For The Stars Without Numbers rpg

 The backbone of the Colonial Fleet, the Viper star fighter series has seen action on all  of the fronts of the Cylon wars against the Thirteen Colonies. The origins of the Viper lie with the Caprican Air Force Viper jet, which in service for some time before 1942.  It is presently unknown if the spaceborne iteration which fought in the Cylon War was another series of craft with the same name, but the Mark II was in service by the midway point of the war. After the 1981 Galatica Earth alliance the Viper series mark I saw a distinguished service record during the Earth Cylon wars. 

The Shattering changed all of that. With the 13 Colonies cut off from Earth the Mark I was put back into service. The Cylons continued their relentless assault on Earth sector space. The series one continued to see service in the outlying areas of Earth  space. The reason is simple the series one Viper fighters are cheap to produce, parts are readily available, & the fighter is a back bone of Earth's colonies. 

Colonial Viper Series Mark I 
HP: 10 Power: 5/1 free AC: 16 Mass: 2/0 free Armor: 6 Crew: 1/1 Speed: 6 Hull Class: Fighter Crew Skill: +2 NPC CP: 4 Weapons: Laser Battery (+4/3d4, Clumsy) Defenses: None Fittings: Spike Drive-3 Atmospheric Configuration Cost: 305K base price, 15,250 maintenance, 43,800 yearly crew cost for 1 pilot