73-Z Assault Starfighter

The 73-Z Assault Fighter is Nova Drive's remake of the venerable C-73 tracker. While virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor externally, it's internal parts are all much newer products that take the fighter to much higher performance levels. Nova drive envisioned the 73-Z to be the poor man's E-wing, and it boasts an abnormally large missile magazine and heavier guns which could almost make it a match for that fighter. However, it's slower speed and lack of maneuverability make it a much lesser fighter, and in practice, it is often compared to being a smaller version of the SoroSuub Preybird. While only produced in limited numbers, several yards besides those of Nova Drive offer upgrade packages that convert older C-73s into the newer fighter, sometimes in stages based on the owner's pocket books. Most 73-Zs are employed by mercenaries, bounty hunters, and security forces that need a suitably powerful starfighter without the cost of a high performance machines.