SF Mara

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File:Mara320x240.jpg
The SF Mara


Description:

FS2 Demo Tech Room Description

Seems to be inaccurate The Mara seems to be a Shivan heavy attack fighter. It is not as maneuverable as other Shivan fighters, but it packs quite a punch, and it is very resistant to our weaponry. Most often they have been used in attacking our supply convoys and transports. Treat the Mara as a Class C threat.

FS2 Tech Room Description

The SF Mara class of Shivan fighters was first encountered by the GTC Vigilant while patrolling the Gamma Draconis jump node in the Capella system. All other information concerning the Mara is classified level Psi.

Developer Notes

None

Veteran Comments

It would be a disservice to the Mara to say its just a Herc II with the speed and manueverability of the Perseus. But that's the Mara in a nutshell. In the one special ops mission in which you can fly it, it simply is a joy to have so much firepower (and shields/armor) on a craft that manueverable.

My favorite fighter in the game. Sure, you could the Erinyes has 8 gun banks to the Mara's 4, but the Mara has nearly twice the missile capacity and is significantly faster and more manueverable.

The one disadvantage of the Mara is the fairly large target profile it presents to the enemy, but it's combination of maneouverability, firepower and durability easily makes up for this. Plus, it is the only flyable fighter with the ability to slide, which while not terribly useful at least adds some options not present in other ships.

Performance:

Statistics

Type Space Superiority (?)
Manufacturer Unknown
Manuverability N/A
Max Velocity 70.0 - 78.0 mps
Max Afterburner Velocity 120.0 mps
Armor N/A
Hitpoints 200
Shields 620
Length ~ 20 m

Armaments

Freespace 2
Bank Guns Standard Loadout
1st 2 Shivan Mega Laser
2nd 2 Shivan Heavy Laser
Freespace 2
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 80 Trebuchet
2nd 80 Hornet