Scapula-class Deep Space Fighter

The Scapula Class is a deep space fighter used by the Imperial Navy to conduct long range scouting, interdiction and protection sorties. This class of assault craft is outfitted to operate light years away from any suppport craft. The scapula is usually deployed in squadrons consisting of around 20 fighters.

Each fighter has the size of a small cargo ship and is equipped with sophisticated augury systems and a bellyful of ordnance. Each ship of it's size is crewed by 6 individuals: a pilot, a navigator an engineer and 3 weapons officers.

Armament
The main weapons of the scapula class fighter are it's guided munitions, torpedos. The weapons officers operate two pulse laser batteries midships and an aft facing turret, while the pilot operates twin gatlings mounted under the craft's nose. With this array of weapons, the fighter can engage many types of enemy craft and is a fearsome weapon of the Imperium of Man.

Sources:
The Bleeding Chalice (Novel) by Ben Counter (chapter 6) [[Category:S]]