Jedi Starfighter Mark III

With the dawn of the New Jedi Order and Raith Sienar’s ever changing strategies and marriage to the Naboo princess Allyah Naberie, the prototypes of what would become known as the Jedi Starfighter Mark III were introduced during the battle for Naboo against Imperial sympathizers, who attempted to overthrow the government. Flying alongside TIE Avengers and Defenders, this prototype performed remarkably well and, with slight modifications to the original designs, Raith himself proposed that the ship design be sold exclusively to the Jedi Order.

At first glance these starfighters appear to look like slightly larger versions of the Eta-2 Actis-class Light Interceptors that were used by the Jedi Order prior to Palpatine’s purge, but these ships perform on the scale of TIE Avengers. Shielded, maneuverable, and deadly in the hands of an accomplished Jedi Knight or Master, these starfighters are capable of causing mass destruction when used to their full potential.

The weapons are simple in nature. The vessel fields two heavy laser cannons which draw assistance from an astromech and the latest targeting computers (which can also be found on TIE Defenders. The only drawback is that in combat, unless used with caution, one could drain the power cells of this starfighter rather quickly due to a smaller than average generator. A pilot who is gung-ho on firing their laser cannons constantly will start drawing power from the shields (on average a 5-10% drop in shield strength will allow a pilot with a heavy trigger finger to be capable of continuous fire with the laser cannons).

The missile launchers are multipurpose missile launchers capable of utilizing one of three loadouts: 8 Proton Torpedos (4 per launcher), 6 Heavy Proton Missiles (3 per launcher) or 6 Shadow Bombs (3 per launcher).