Supa Fighter

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* 28 Seconds (Galactic Conquest)
* 10 Seconds (Skirmish)

.125 per second

### Unit Abilities

OVERCHARGE: When activated the unit enjoys decreased weapon cooldown time and a speed boost but has decreased defense and no shield recharge

## Technical Specifications

### Passive Abilities

Bombing Runs:This unit can do bombing runs

## Combat Information

### [Player Evaluation]

Supa fighters are loud and proud attack craft that are wonderful at hunting corvettes and bombers. Supa fighters are especially unique due to the light repeating mass driver illegally installed on the front, allowing for a quick mop up of cannon fodder and allowing for shield piercing attacks on shielded targets. The assault missiles are very good against corvettes such as the CR90, and can even snipe the subsystems off of frigates if you so desire with a medium proton torpedo launcher. While Supas are very effective heavy fighters, it comes at a great cost. Supas are very vulnerable to interceptors and can be wiped out completely if actually put into a dogfight. Although, with their decent armor and shields the Supa fighters are able to take a few hits before exploding fantastically into a million pieces. Ironically, the pirates installed some ratchet upgrades that allows the reactor to overcharge itself and gives the Supa some extra firepower. Even still, Supa fighters are extremely slow and are big slow targets without any escorts. A good strategy would be to use your Supas primarily as corvettes and bombers, keeping them in reserve to wait for the AI to rush your fleet; use your Supas to destroy the bombers first and allow your escorts to protect them. Corvettes should be your last target while escorts mop up the interceptors.

## Lore Description

The **Supa Fighter**, manufactured by Joraan Drive Systems, was a starfighter used by the Black Sun criminal organization as a slow defensive fighter craft to protect convoys and facilities.

Due to a lack of sales of their widely unpopular Pinook Fighter, and under the restriction of Imperial regulations to the Pinook's initial design, Joraan Drive Systems was forced to sign a contract for starfighters with the Black Sun in order to survive in the restricted galactic economy. The result of this contract was the development of the Supa Fighter design, which could be freely created as a proper starfighter that wouldn't suffer the same result of the Pinook Fighter.

The Supa Fighter was designed as a heavily armored craft capable of engaging ships larger than itself without the need of concerning enemy fighters closing in behind the fighter. The usage of the fighter would result as an insufficient design by its choice of weapon armament it was originally given despite mass popularity with Black Sun pirates.

As the Galactic Civil War continues the conflict of both the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire over time, pirate raids against protected convoys became close to nearly impossible. Black Sun engineers outfitted the Supa Fighters with Mass Driver turrets and Proton Torpedos to replace the Supa Fighter's top-mounted Ion Cannon as well as its Concussion Missile ordnance to better exploit its usage as a heavy bomber.

## Trivia

The voice-overs used for the Supa Fighter is from the 2010 Nigerian film Who Killed Captain Alex, and was used primarily as a meme and running joke by AoTR lead audio designer Mr. President.