#Taipan fighter update#
The Taipan was introduced in the Elite Dangerous: Horizons update "The Guardians" (2.2).The Taipan can be purchased in Alliance and Independent systems only, but can be restocked in any system. The cost to restock destroyed fighters is 1,030 CR each. * This is the cost to initially outfit a Fighter Hangar bay for that fighter type/variant, or to change it to a different fighter type/variant. F-variants have fixed weapons and G-variants have gimballed weapons. The Taipan is available in 6 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility modules, and slightly in the top and boost speed. This allows the fighter to more effectively release heat into outer space, slightly hindering the fighter's manoeuvrability until cooled down. As the fighter's heat level increases, the rear wings will form from a V-shape into a parallel shape. The rear wings of the Taipan will move based on the amount of the fighter's heat level. Its operational area is limited to the vicinity of its deployment point, such as a station, outpost, carrier, or ship-mounted Fighter Hangar. It can only be deployed from a Fighter Hangar equipped on a larger ship.Īmong Ship-Launched Fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the F63 Condor nor as maneuverable as the Imperial Fighter, but it does have the greatest armour and shield strength, allowing it to absorb more damage and still remain combat effective.Īs an SLF, the Taipan does not possess a Frame Shift Drive, and thus cannot jump to Supercruise or Hyperspace. It has a relatively lower top speed and maneuverability rating than the F63 Condor and the Gu-97, but boasts better durability, allowing it to withstand prolonged battles and survive hits that would instantly shred other fighter models.
Designed as a general-purpose fighter for independent navies, the Taipan has also been widely adopted by the Alliance Defence Force. The Taipan is a Ship-Launched Fighter manufactured by Faulcon DeLacy. The Taipan can also act as a short-range critical-response fighter for starports and surface installations. Although most independent navies lack the large, capital-class carriers of the two larger superpowers, a range of smaller ships can be fitted with hangars to deploy small numbers of the craft. The export restrictions on those models has left a wide gap in the market that Faulcon deLacy intends to exploit with the Taipan.
The Taipan short-range fighter is Faulcon deLacy's response to the success of Core Dynamics' F-63 Condor and the Imperial Fighter designed by Gutamaya Shipyards for the Imperial Navy.
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