Illusion Inteceptor

Designer: Dassault-Fabrique Nationale
Manufacturer: Valcartier-en-Orbite Space Colony
Operator: Terran Confederation, Etherite Federation, various private military contractor
Number produced: Around 14 000.
Role: Strategic interceptor
Empty Weight: 18.8 metric tons
Loaded Weight: 27.4 metric tons (with all attachment loaded)
Height: 4.7 meters
Crew: 1 pilot
Shields: 52 Churchill-rated generator
Armor: Solar Polymer Gamma, 40mm average
Powerplant: 2 Snecma-FN M-666 ion turbines
Combat Range: Up to 4 warps without external tanks loaded
Maximum speed: Regular operational speed of 1236 m/s
==== Armament: ====
Onboard:
2 35mm "Devastator" railguns, nose mounted, internal
Hardpoints:
1 nose mount for additional guns (pair of Fusion canons, second pair of 35mm railguns or pair of Radiant-class) or electronics
1 back mount for additional equipment (external fuel tank or electronics)
4 underwing mounts for standard weapons (additional gunpods, Boomslang SRM, various MRM, Cluster Missile Units, Tractor beam "Webber" housing, Warp Disruptor housing)
== Description ==
The Illusion is the first starfighter to be built without an official procurement request by the CSSAC, for both export and sale to private military contractor. The brain child of Ada Martin at Dassault Aerospace, the Illusion was meant originally as a rapid response interceptor meant to take out enemy battlepods and walkers as the fighters would escort supply ships and freighters. As the Illusion trade show began in earnest, quite a large number were sold to private military contractors that had no access to the F-1 Wrath as production was strictly for military purpose at the time. The Etherite Federation also bought the license to produce the Illusion at some of their installations, many of which were converted to be able to perform multi-purpose strike missions.
The Illusion was rather popular overall, and as the Protectorate and Grey War were ungoing, a large number were ordered by the Terran Confederation to act as aggressors for training, mainly as the Confederation expected starfighter dogfight to become far more common in a near future. Illusions were also often deployed during the Korrenian Conflict to escort F-105 flights or as support crafts for the F-1 Wrath.
== In popular culture ==
The television Hunter-based drama "Darkness Hunters" features the Illusion in many of its episode, as the titular hunter group used this starfighter as their main space combat unit and was also used by many of the hunter as a mean to travel between stars on their own.
The Illusion was also used in many Dassault-FN ads for the sale of their personal weapon systems.Category:Starfighter
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