Their heavy armament often granted them considerable air-to-air or space-to-space combat capabilities, despite being optimized for air-to-ground combat. Gunships were heavily-armed vehicles designed to deploy ground forces in landing zones created by their heavy weaponry. Interceptors represented a range of starfighters that usually emphasized speed and agility over versatility and firepower, sometimes at the expense of ordnance payloads, life support, or hyperdrive capabilities. Bombers were starships designed to carry heavy ordnance payloads, often at the expense of maneuverability and straight-line speed. Starfighters often had some degree of overlap with other ship classes, as well as a few distinct sub-classes. Certain models of bombers, gunships, transports, light freighters, shuttles, trainers, and atmospheric fighters could be considered starfighters as well, and often fulfilled many of the same functions.Īlthough the term was most commonly applied to starships, it could also include certain low-altitude airspeeders. A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z – #Ī starfighter, also referred to as a fighter, was a small and maneuverable spacecraft designed for combat in the atmosphere or space.
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