== [[Image:Vulture Light Fighter Ship Class =={{ ships:vulture.jpg }}|left|220px|thumb]]The Vulture is considered a very good fighter class ship. The thin frontal profile of the next best thing to the [[Valkyrie]] ship makes it a very good fighter when fightingfacing its target, but its large wingspan makes it an easy target from above. Some even go far enough to call it better than Many variants make improvements on the [[Valkyrie]]ship's speed and mass, of course these people are quite talented. The basic Vulture comes with more health than making them a centurion, and two small portsvery good ship to use as an interceptor to hunt down other players.{{br}}
=== Game's Description ===The Vulture is one of the most popular light fighter-interceptor class ships in use today. Relatively inexpensive and originally derived from an ancient [[Serco ]] terrestrial-use design (known as the Nighthawk), it has since been copied and reinterpreted by nearly everyone. Classical design factors result in a highly maneuverable craft of light weight, with light to moderate weapons capacity and an extremely thin lateral aspect ratio, presenting a very small target during head-on encounters. These features have made the ship popular as a general purpose combat fighter with everyone from national militaries to trade escorts, pirates to bounty hunters. The Vulture is not without its weaknesses, however, also stemming from its aged terrestrial design. The inverse swept wings provide a substantial target to any attacks from 'above' or 'below' the pilot, requiring certain tactical adjustments to be made to use the thinner, lateral aspect to the best advantage. Additionally, the winglet ends have proven to be weak spots in collisions, making Vulture pilots a little less cavalier about confined spaces. The most famous variants of this design are most likely the Guardian, made by the Serco military for patrol purposes, the BioCom Vulture XT from UIT space, and the rumored 'Corvus Vulturius' high speed assault interceptor.
=== Standard Ship Variants ===<table cellpadding{| border="0" cellspacing="0" 1 class="inlinewikitable sortable"> <tr bgcolor="aec6d6">|- <td class="centeralign style1" > </td>! Name <th ! class="centeralign style1unsortable" >Vulture </th>| Variant <th ! class="centeralign style1unsortable" >Vulture MkII </th>| Faction <th ! class="centeralign style1unsortable" >Vulture MkIII | Faction<br/th>Level <th ! class="centeralign style1unsortable" >Vulture MkIV </th>| Level </tr>! Armor <tr>! Cargo <th bgcolor="aec6d6" ! class="leftalign style1unsortable" >Variant </th>| Weapons <td class="leftalign style1" >Basic </td>! Mass <td ! class="leftalign style1unsortable" >MkII </td>| Length <td class="leftalign style1" >MkIII </td>! Thrust <td class="leftalign style1" >MkIV </td>! Turbo Thrust </tr>! Max Speed <tr>! Spin Torque <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Level </th>! Turbo Speed <td class="leftalign style1" >2/! Turbo Energy! Crystal Cost|-/! MkI| -/-/- </td>{{sma}} <td class="leftalign style1" >3/| -/-/-/- </td>{{sma}} <td class="leftalign style1" >3/3/| -/-/- </td>{{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >4| 2/-1/-/-/- </td> </tr>| 8300 <tr>| 2 <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Armor </th>| 2S <td class="leftalign style1" >8300 </td>| 4200 kg {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >8400 </td>| 12 m {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >8600 </td>| 190 N {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >8900 </td>| 200 N {{smn}} <| 55 m/tr>s {{smn}} <tr>| 7.0 Nm {{smn}} <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Cargo <| 210 m/th>s {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >5 <| 54/td>s {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >5 </td>| 1 <td class="leftalign style1" >6 </td>|- <td class="leftalign style1" >5 </td>! MkII </tr>| - {{sma}} <tr>| - {{sma}} <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Weapons </th>| 500? {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >2 small ports <| 3/td> <td class="leftalign style1" >2 small ports </td> <td class="leftalign style1" >2 small ports <-/td> <td class="leftalign style1" >2 small ports <-/td>- </tr>| 8400 <tr>| 2 <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Mass </th>| 2S <td class="leftalign style1" >| 4200 kg </td>{{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >4200 kg </td>| 12 m {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >4000 kg </td>| 200 N {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >3900 kg </td>| 210 N {{smn}} <| 65 m/tr>s {{smn}} <tr>| 7.0 Nm {{smn}} <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Length </th> <td class="leftalign style1" >12 | 210 m </td>s {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >12 m <| 55/td>s {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >12 m </td>| 3 <td class="leftalign style1" >12 m </td>|- </tr>! MkIII <tr>| - {{sma}} <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Thrust </th>| - {{sma}} <td class="leftalign style1" >190 N </td>| 500? {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >200 N <| 3/td> <td class="leftalign style1" >220 N <3/td> <td class="leftalign style1" >220 N <-/td> <-/tr>- <tr>| 8600 <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Max Speed </th>| 2 <td class="leftalign style1" >55 m/s </td>| 2S <td class="leftalign style1" >65 m/s </td>| 4000 kg {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >65 | 12 m/s </td>{{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >| 220 N {{smn}}| 220 N {{smn}}| 65 m/s </td>{{smn}} </tr> <tr> <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Spin Torque </th> <td class="leftalign style1" >| 7.0 Nm </td>{{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >7.0 Nm <| 220 m/td>s {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >7.0 Nm <| 55/td>s {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >| 7.0 Nm </td> </tr>|- <tr>! MkIV <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Turbo Speed </th>| - {{sma}} <td class="leftalign style1" >210 m/s </td>| - {{sma}} <td class="leftalign style1" >210 m/s </td>| 500? {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >230 m| 4/s <3/td> <td class="leftalign style1" >240 m-/s <-/td>- </tr>| 8900 <tr>| 2 <th bgcolor="aec6d6" class="leftalign style1" >Turbo Energy </th>| 2S <td class="leftalign style1" >50/s </td>| 3900 kg {{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >55| 12 m {{smn}}| 220 N {{smn}}| 230 N {{smn}}| 65 m/s </td>{{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >55| 7.0 Nm {{smn}}| 220 m/s </td>{{smn}} <td class="leftalign style1" >| 60/s </td>{{smn}} </tr>| 7</table>|-! Guardian| ^ Vulture ^ Vulture MkII ^ Vulture MkIII ^ Vulture MkIV ^- {{sma}}^ Variant | Basic | MkII | MkIII | MkIV Serco|600^ Level | 2/-/-/-/- | 3/-/-/-/- | 3/3/-/-/- | 4/-/-/-/- 9000|2^ Armor | 8300 2S| 8400 3800 kg {{smn}}| 8600 12 m {{smn}}| 8900 235 N {{smn}}|260 N {{smn}}^ Cargo | 5 65 m/s {{smn}}| 7.5 Nm {{smn}}| 6 225 m/s {{smn}}| 5 55/s {{smn}}|7^ Weapons | 2 small ports -! Vulturius| 2 small ports - {{sma}}| 2 small ports Corvus| 800| 2/2 small ports /-/-/-|8900^ Mass | 4200 kg 2| 4200 kg 2S| 4000 3800 kg | 3900 kg |{{smn}}^ Length | 12 m | 12 m | 12 m | 12 m |{{smn}}^ Thrust | 190 230 N {{smn}}| 200 240 N | 220 N | 220 N |{{smn}}^ Max Speed | 55 75 m/s {{smn}}| 65 m/s 7.5 Nm {{smn}}| 65 220 m/s {{smn}}| 65 m60/s {{smn}}|8^ Spin Torque | 7.0 Nm -! Vulture XT| 7.0 Nm - {{sma}}| 7.0 Nm | 7.0 Nm Biocom|450^ Turbo Speed | 210 m4/s | 210 m4/s -/-/-| 230 8900| 2| 2S| 3900 kg {{smn}}| 12 m/s {{smn}}| 240 220 N {{smn}}| 250 N {{smn}}| 65 m/s {{smn}}|7.0 Nm {{smn}}^ Turbo Energy| 50220 m/s {{smn}}| 5557/s {{smn}}| 55/s 6| 60/s -|}
=== Faction Variants ==={{Ship Navbox}}
| ^ Vulture Guardian ^ Vulturius ^ Vulture XT ^^ Faction | [[Category:nations:serco|Serco]] | [[:factions#Corvus_Prime|Corvus]] | [[:factions#Biocom_Industries|BiocomShips]] |^ Faction Level | ~750 | 800 | 500 |^ Level | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |^ Variant | Guardian | Vulturius | XT |^ Armor | 9000 | 8900 | 8900 |^ Cargo | 2 | 2 | 3 |^ Weapons | 2 small ports | 2 small ports | 2 small ports |^ Mass | 3800 kg | 3800 kg | 3900kg |^ Length | 12 m | 12 m | 12 m |^ Thrust | 235 N | 230 N | 220 N |^ Max Speed | 65 m/s | 75 m/s | 65 m/s |^ Spin Torque | 7.5 Nm | 7.5 Nm | 7.0 Nm |^ Turbo Speed | 240 m/s | 240 m/s | 240 m/s |^ Turbo Energy | 60/s | 75/s | 65/s |