Duress Light Fighter ML01

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ML01 Duress
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Type Civilian Light Fighter
Primary User Civilian
Introduction 2785
Max Velocity 380 KPS
Max Afterburner Velocity 759 KPS
Acceleration 60 KPS^2
Max Y/P/R 80/80/80 DPS
Guns Stream Laser (2)
Missiles Snipe Missiles (3)
[Difficulty Level 3 / 3 / 5]
Brute Mk. II Missile (1)
[Difficulty Level 7]
Python Missile (1)
[Difficulty Level 9]
Disrupter Missile (1)
[Difficulty Level 10]
High Explosive Mine (10)
[Difficulty Level 3]
Armor 87.5 cm fore/sides/aft
Shields 175 cm fore/sides/aft
Decoys Decoy Mk. I (10)
Jump Drive Yes
Crew 2 (Pilot & Passenger)
Gun Mounts 2
Missile Mounts 6
Module Mounts 4
Cost 60,000




ML01 Duress in neutral colors.

The Duress is the most expensive light fighter available on the private market in the Tri-System. However the strong shields and the very small profile make it very hard to damage for any attacker and this way worth every credit. Its strong performance is only outstripped a bit by the military variant, the ML1B Duress-class Light Fighter, which is equipped with a tad stronger engine and a slightly better armor.

Several notable Tri-System pilots fly the Duress, including Jak Perdies, Hengist Magnusson and Murray-Thew Latchford. Due to their nature as a light fighter, however, Duresses often fall into less reputable hands. In 2790, a pair of Duresses and a pair of Heretics abandoned a load of synthetic organs bound for an Anhur Orphanage to pirates. Finbhar Cratchett, the orphanage director, placed a bounty on their heads. Pirate clans also fly the craft - another even quartet of Duresses and Heretics, this time flown by Jincilla pilots, posed as mercenaries to lure the transport ship Lubanna into a trap. A Kindred Duress assisted in that groups attack on Messineo Couriers, Ltd.'s ex-mining base at Nav Point 225. None the less, other legitimate mercenaries do continue to fly Duresses - a pair escorted Davis & Co. Armaments and Supplies ships against Jincilla attacks in 2790. Duresses also see use in the private sector - a businessman, who was hunted in that same year for having harassed Bernice Barlow, flew the fighter as a personal transport.

The Duress entered service before 2785.

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