Vulture-class Light Gunship

General Description
The Vulture-class Light Gunship is the primary heavy fighter used by the Red Wasp Gang, and is often used to complement their swarms of mechanized starfighters. A heavy reworking of the Warhawk-class Starbomber, the Vulture appears to be an attempt to add as many gun-style weapons onto the frame, thereby taking the opposite approach compared to its parent starship. While even perhaps ridiculously well-armed, the starfighter suffers from a number of faults, including relatively low shielding for its size and a general lack of flight performance. It somewhat counteracts the latter fault by sporting a pair of turreted Light Tractor Beam Projectors to snag quicker moving starfighters and then maneuvering them into its devastating front fire arc. Its weak defenses are somewhat counteracted by its sensor jammer, which makes it well-equipped to deal with enemy missiles and highly computerized weapons used as point defenses on many starships. NRI generally believes the craft was designed for use against tramp freighters and other civilian craft because of its large imposing lines and extremely heavy armament, which would be useful for intimidating smaller starships. Most standard starfighters, in the right hands, are generally capable of defeating a Vulture assuming they don't try to take the vessel head-on. NRI generally rates the fighter as an above average starfighter on par with the Tie Avenger or an E-wing. So far, the only Vultures encountered have been in the hands of the Red Wasp Gang.