IK-700

## History

The IK-700 was designed as a larger version of the IK-400, intended for use as a heavy fighter or escort with some interception capability. It was designed once the Superboost engine had been proven to be safe (if not the most useful or effective system), and the IK-series design team wanted to make ships with Superboost engines mainstream at Brock Industries. The IK-700 was considerably heavier and larger than its smaller predecessor, and included a sizeable (for a fighter) cargo bay. It was designed to be as reliable as possible, with all systems with the exception of the Superboost engine using simple designs. Due to its larger size and heavier weight, the ship handled somewhat less nimbly than the IK-400. The hulls of both ships were designed so that the Superboost engine could be in constant use while the ship was at impulse, with no time limit (although the ship would eventually run out of fuel). This involved making use of advanced stress-reducing techniques, as the Superboost engine produced far greater force than any other impulse engines in use on subcapital ships at the time. Despite the high hopes of the IK-series design team, not only did the Superboost engine fail to become mainstream, the second ship equipped with it proved to be a sales flop, with only 20,000 units sold in its first 50 years on the civilian market. Most of these units were sold to bounty hunters. There were no naval orders for the IK-700, and it, along with the IK-400 and production of the Superboost engine, were discontinued in 4350; at that time, it had sold a total of 127,000 units, a dismal figure considering its total time on the market of 402 years. By comparison, the IK-400 sold a total of 2,768,000 units in its 412 years on the market, in addition to 243,000 sales of the more powerful IK-401 variant.

## Overview

The IK-700 is known for its solid defense, good reliability, good handling, and unusual and somewhat complicated Superboost engines, which result in lower range through vastly increase fuel consumption, reducing range to about a quarter of the normal range if they are in constant use. It is useful as a courier or a powerful fleet escort; while its offensive capabilities aren't exactly good in stock form, they can easily be improved with upgrades. Its large number of light pylons means that this ship can quickly turn the tide in a close battle by eliminating many enemy fighters with a quick missile barrage. Given its unique capabilities, this ship is quite a good deal.

### Weapons Emplacements

4 ultra MPs fwd, 2 medium MPs fwd, 2 ultra MPs aft, 8 light pylons

Stock DPS Rating: 10,800

 Afterburner 2
 Afterburner 3

Date of Release: 3948

## Equipment Defaults

ISFTL Drive

Shields

STL Drive System

Superboost High-Power Engine Package

Reactor 10

Advanced Combat Scanner

Comm Relay

Threat Assessor

Bounty Informer

Heat Shielding

Atmospheric Drive

Fuel Scoops

ECM 2

Repair System 2

TBA UCP Collector

Stealth Package

Tactical Combat AI Computer

1x Solace-class Escape Pod

### Equipped Weapons

6x Brock Industries Ultra Disruptor Cannon (4 fwd, 2 aft)

2x Brock Industries QF Ion Pulse Cannon fwd

8x Brock Industries Lightning missile