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The '''Raider fighter''' is an unknown class of aerospace fighter used by the [[Raiders]] primarily as an auxiliary craft. <ref name="motfl">[[Midnight on the Firing Line]], et al.</ref>
  
The '''Raider fighter''' is an unknown class of aerospace fighter used by the [[Raiders]] primarily as an auxiliary craft. <ref name="motfl">[[Midnight on the Firing Line]], et al.</ref>
   
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The fighter is equipped with a weapons array and was controlled by a single pilot. Unlike standard [[Starfury|Starfuries]], they were equipped for atmospheric maneuvering as well as space flight.<ref name="tpoa">[[The Paragon of Animals]]</ref><ref name="dvd1" /> Fighter is technologically inferior to Starfury, especially in terms of maneuverability.<ref name="dvd1">DVD Extras, Babylon 5 Data Files</ref> Raider fighters are primarily used by pirates, raiders, and other "outlaw" groups to attack and capture or destroy unarmed civilian merchant starships using hit-and-run tactics. They are rarely used in combat against other fighters.
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The fighter is equipped with a weapons array and was controlled by a single pilot. Unlike standard [[Starfury|Starfuries]], they were equipped for atmospheric maneuvering as well as space flight.<ref name="tpoa">[[The Paragon of Animals]]</ref><ref name="dvd1" /> However, this left them more vulnerable, as their air foils were a critical weak spot.<ref>[[Signs and Portents]]</ref> Fighter is technologically inferior to Starfury, especially in terms of maneuverability.<ref name="dvd1">DVD Extras, Babylon 5 Data Files</ref> Raider fighters are primarily used by pirates, raiders, and other "outlaw" groups to attack and capture or destroy unarmed civilian merchant starships using hit-and-run tactics. They are rarely used in combat against other fighters.
 
[[Image:Enphili Homeworld 01.png|thumb|left| A squadron of [[Raiders]] over the [[Enphili Homeworld]].]]
  
[[Image:Enphili Homeworld 01.png|thumb|left| A squadron of [[Raiders]] over the [[Enphili Homeworld]].]]
 
== Tactics ==
  
== Tactics ==

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The Raider fighter is an unknown class of aerospace fighter used by the Raiders primarily as an auxiliary craft. [1]

The fighter is equipped with a weapons array and was controlled by a single pilot. Unlike standard Starfuries, they were equipped for atmospheric maneuvering as well as space flight.[2][3] However, this left them more vulnerable, as their air foils were a critical weak spot.[4] Fighter is technologically inferior to Starfury, especially in terms of maneuverability.[3] Raider fighters are primarily used by pirates, raiders, and other "outlaw" groups to attack and capture or destroy unarmed civilian merchant starships using hit-and-run tactics. They are rarely used in combat against other fighters.

Enphili Homeworld 01

A squadron of Raiders over the Enphili Homeworld.

Tactics

The Raider ships cannot form their own jump point thus limiting their ability to attack larger ships or also to run from the more powerful escorts from the other races. Because of this they have been known to utilize a "Battle Wagon" class of ship that can form its own jump point into hyperspace.[3] The "Battle Wagon" is not an actual combat ship in its own right but more of a carrier for the fighters.


References

  1. ↑ Midnight on the Firing Line, et al.
  2. ↑ The Paragon of Animals
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 DVD Extras, Babylon 5 Data Files
  4. ↑ Signs and Portents


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