The ARM Shade Heavy Stealth Fighter

	During the development of the beam cannon, ARM discovered that shape became very important when considering stealth. Certain shapes could dramatically increase the effectiveness of any jamming or cloaking equipment on board. And the design for the beam cannon mount turned out to be one of those shapes....
	The Shade is capable of high speeds, impressive manuevering (including Shelton slide), cloaking, stealth and carries shielding. Its main weapon, a tri-linked laser, is weaker than the Starwing's laser, and doesn't make it as good a fighter. However, it is also armed with an auxillary light rocket launcher, allowing it to punch harder when needed. Although its loadout isn't as impressive as some, it's stealth ability gives it an unpresidented advantage and surprise value. If there's a target behind defence lines that demands hitting, the Shade is the method. However, if it does get messy, be warned that the Shade's shielding is not as strong as most other shielded craft, as a full strength shield generator's EM signature is hard to hide. 

Unit by James Taylor.

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