Gladiator-Class Fighter

The Gladiator-Class Fighter is a fighter/bomber in use in the Renegade Quadrant by a few pirate factions. Originally a fighter developed by the Upyri Federation to replace its Dardus-Class Fighters, the ship never went fully into production for various reasons. Only a few prototype versions were produced for testing, and one of which was stolen by the Ironbloods and copied.
The copies were named the 'Gladiator-Class Fighter', and put into production. These are sold off to a few pirate groups that are friendly to the Ironbloods, including the Blackwell Reavers. The fighters are relatively cheap, effective, and featuring a built-in warp drive for jumping alongside larger vessels. Their faults compared to other fighters are that they are a little large, and don't change loadouts quickly (compared to the lightning fast changes of the Dardus-Class and other simiar types of fighters.) The upside is that they are more well protected compared to such fighters, and can be equipped with a stealth drive.
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