Fowler

## History

Produced in massive numbers and widely used by all major navies for nearly 500 years, the Fowler was one of the most iconic heavy bomber designs of all time. It was designed originally for a 3749 design order by the AISN for a heavy anti-capital bomber. It was designed to be fast and cheap to manufacture, and this aspect of the design succeeded phenomenally. Over 50,000 units were sold to the AISN over the course of its service history, which lasted from roughly 3750 to 4250. In addition, at least 8,000 units were ordered by the Protectorate Navy during this time; the LABS navy ordered an estimated 2,000 units and the UHW navy ordered an estimated 4,000 units. The Asgardian Defense Force requested 2,500 units in 3810. On the civilian market, the Fowler sold 25,000 units in its first 50 years on the market, considered a great success for a ship of its size. The Fowler saw service during the First and Second Kroll Wars, and the military versions received heavy upgrades after the First Kroll War to increase their maneuverability, speed, range, and defensive capabilities. The "Fowler Mk2" units, as these were called, were also equipped with four turrets, two on the dorsal and two on the ventral planes of the ship. After the upgrades, the new version of the ship was made available to all major navies; the AISN ordered 10,000 units, the Protectorate Navy ordered 2,000 units, and the UHW navy ordered 400 units. The additional upgrades were considered to compensate for the increased cost of manufacturing; the "Fowler Mk2" was nearly 50,000 credits more expensive to manufacture compared to the original design, and was not made available on the civilian market. In military service, Fowlers were generally equipped with long-range antimatter torpedoes for long-range strikes against enemy capital ships, especially the Kroll Dredzek-class super dreadnoughts. Fowlers were credited with a total of fourteen Dredzek kills in the Second Kroll War, an impressive achievement given the sheer size of the Dredzeks.

## Overview

The Fowler is the classic assault bomber of the AISN. Many thousands of Fowlers have also been purchased by the Asgardian Navy. Despite its poor performance compared to modern bombers, the Fowler has the significant advantages of being much cheaper to manufacture and slightly more reliable and durable than modern bombers. The Fowler also has very good offensive capabilities when upgraded. However, its poor speed, maneuverability, and range, as well as somewhat weak armor, leave it at a serious disadvantage defensively. Most modern assault ships can easily handle a lone Fowler even when they are in stock form.

### Weapons Emplacements

8 heavy MPs fwd, 2 ultra MPs fwd, 4 heavy MPs aft, 4 heavy MPs lateral, 8 heavy pylons

Stock DPS Rating: 27,000

 Afterburner 2
 Afterburner 3

Date of Release: 3750

## Equipment Defaults

ISFTL Drive

Shields

STL Drive System

Reactor 15

Advanced Combat Scanner

Comm Relay

ECM 1

Bounty Informer

Fuel Scoops

Plasma Collector/Recycler

Heat Shielding

Atmospheric Drive

Stealth Package

### Equipped Weapons

6x Brock Industries High Power Rapidfire Plasma Pulse Cannon fwd.

2x Brock Industries High Power Rapidfire Plasma Pulse Cannon aft

4x Brock Industries Antimatter Torpedo Mk1