LRF-18 “Clawcat” Long Range Assault Fighter

Description:
The design of the “Clawcat” is a departure from the standard KES fighter lineup of fighters. Designed more for Planet Security forces and PMCs and other military organizations that require either long range recon or long range endurance strike missions or even both. The actual design of the ship was requested by KES to a smaller company that specialized in equipment for PMC and the like. The idea was that they wanted a ship that would be desirable to Keyworks allies and allied systems to offer them protection.

The company, chosen, designed the ship with three main points. “Battle Ready”, “Battle Strong”, and “Battle Capable”. “Battle ready” Means that the ship is easy to repair, is very reliable, and all the major components can be changed by the crew. “Battle Strong” is straightforward, the ship has to be able to make it to the target as well as be able to release its ordinance on the target. This means the ship has the plating and the shields to make it and most likely from its target or its patrol. Finally, “Battle Capable” Means that no matter the battle ground the ship will perform its duty. The ship itself went through exhaustive testing on some of the most severe planets and celestial entities to make sure that all the ship could and would work in the worst of the worst conditions.

The hull itself was designed from the ground up by the designers and engineers to be ideal for crew comfort and the missions the fighter could undergo. The design team from then had the KES design teams rework the engines and other critical systems to be easy to access and repair for the crew inside the ship. The ship has most major systems with redundant back ups in case of failure as well as the face either station can control and fire the weapons. This has made it a tempting offer for those looking to increase their fleets combat abilities.