Changes: Taipan

Revision as of 18:24, 26 October 2016

The Taipan Fighter is a fighter included in the Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.2 update.^[1] As with the F63 Condor and Imperial Fighter, the Taipan is a ship-launched fighter that can be deployed from a specialized hangar bay module. Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the Condor or as maneuverable as the Imperial, but it does have the most armor and shields.

Variants

Like the F63 Condor and Imperial Fighter, the Taipan is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility slot.

Variant	Weapons	Utility	DPS
Aegis F	2x fixed pulse lasers	Point defence	44
Rogue F	2x fixed plasma repeaters	Chaff launcher	36
Gelid G	2x gimballed beam lasers	Heat sink launcher	25
Rogue G	2x gimballed pulse lasers	Chaff launcher	12
Gelid F	2x fixed beam laser	Heat sink launcher	45

Trivia

Concept art of the Taipan refers to it as the "Independent Fighter".

Gallery

References

↑ Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016, 2016-08-17

[1] Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016, 2016-08-17

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-The '''Taipan Fighter''' is a fighter included in the upcoming [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 update.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_FcXnyV5Q Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016], 2016-08-17</ref> As with the [[F63 Condor]] and [[Imperial Fighter]], the Taipan is a ship-launched fighter that can be deployed from a specialized hangar bay module. Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the Condor or as maneuverable as the Imperial, but it does have the most armor and shields.
+The '''Taipan Fighter''' is a fighter included in the [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 update.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_FcXnyV5Q Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016], 2016-08-17</ref> As with the [[F63 Condor]] and [[Imperial Fighter]], the Taipan is a ship-launched fighter that can be deployed from a specialized hangar bay module. Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the Condor or as maneuverable as the Imperial, but it does have the most armor and shields.