WARNING: This story has been written and posted free of charge solely for entertainment purposes. Fox McCloud Jr, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, Venom, Corneria, Fara Phoenix, General Pepper, Andross, and all other principle characters and places created by Nintendo are copyright (C) 1993 Nintendo of America Inc. Used without permission. Star Fox is copyright (C) 1993 Nintendo of America Inc. Used without permission. All characters and places created by me, Theodore P. Perrotti, are copyright (C) 1995 Theodore P. Perrotti. (However, feel free to use all of this story's characters, events, and places as you wish as long as you abide by the conditions described in the next paragraph.) This story may be redistributed, stored, or archived in any way just so long as it is unaltered, this entire disclaimer remains with it, and such action is taken free of charge. In short: DON'T SELL OR ALTER THIS STORY! Also, please give me credit if you use any of my creations. Parts of this story were based on characters, places, and events in both the Star Fox video game and the Star Fox comic which appeared in Nintendo Power. You may also notice a "Star Trek" influence in this story. This is no coincidence. Specifically, this story has been influenced by the original series episode "Mirror-Mirror", the Next Generation two-parter "The Best of Both Worlds", and the Next Generation novel "Dark Mirror". I welcome your comments. Please e-mail them to me at author@galaxycorp.com. _________________________________________________________________ (PS: I'm no expert on weapons and propulsion systems, so please take these numbers with a grain of salt. They're intended only to reflect the relative strengths and weaknesses of each ship.) SFX Arwing (DFX Arwing) length: 40 ft (35 ft) wingspan: 20 ft (15 ft) max. height: 10 ft normal capacity: 1 mass: empty: 3 tons (2 tons) with full armament: 3.5 tons (2.5 tons) engine: single 300-pound (400-pound) thrust rocket, 2 100-pound thrust reversible booster/retro rockets booster time between shots: 2 sec maximum velocity: 120000 mph cruising (140000 mph cruising). Capable of faster-than-light (FTL) travel, 0.1 light-year FTL range (Same for DFX). range (max. cruising): 1 light-year (1.2 light-years) shield: standard energy-dissipation shield, protection rating: 45 (50) weaponry: 1 nose-mounted laser [100 MW, 0.3 sec between shots, 10000-km range] ([130 MW, 0.2 sec between shots, 10000-km range]), 2 wing-mounted twin blasters [normal mode-100 MW each, 0.5 sec between shots, 8000-km range, photon mode-400 MW each, 1.0 sec between shots, 7000-km range] ([normal mode-130 MW each, 0.3 sec between shots, 8000-km range, photon mode-500 MW each, 0.9 sec between shots, 7000-km range]), max. 5 nova bombs [250000 kilotons each, 0.2 sec between launches, 15000-km range]) sensors: omni-directional optic sensors [120000-km range], nightview sensor [10000-km range, 65o max. sweep angle] Alternate Arwing length: 30 ft wingspan: 15 ft max. height: 10 ft normal capacity: 1 mass: empty: 1.5 tons, with full armament: 2 tons engine: single 500-pound thrust rocket, 2 150-pound thrust reversible booster/retro rockets booster time between shots: 1 sec maximum velocity: 170000 mph cruising. Capable of faster-than-light (FTL) travel, 0.1 light-year FTL range. range: 2 light-years shield: high-power energy-dissipation shield, protection rating: 75 weaponry: 1 nose-mounted laser [200 MW, 0.25 sec between shots, 15000-km range], 4 wing-mounted photon twin blasters [500 MW each, 0.4 sec between shots, 8000-km range], max. 7 nova bombs [250000 kilotons each, 0.2 sec between shots, 15000-km range] sensors: omni-directional nightview sensors [20000-km range] SpaceForce Battleship length: 200 mi max. width: 20 mi max. height: 1 mi capacity: 2000 mass: empty: 3.5 Megatons, with full armament: 4 Megatons engine: twin 2-kiloton nitrogen thrusters/maneuvering thrusters maximum velocity: 22000000 mph (cruising) range: 2.4 light-years shield: high-power energy-dissipation shield, protection rating: 120 weaponry: 4 stationary blasters [600 MW each, 2 sec between shots, 10000-km range], 3 turret photon blasters [700 MW each, 0.3 sec between shots, 20000-km range], max. 6 nova bombs [250000 kilotons each, 0.2 sec between launches, 15000-km range], 30-MW tractor beam [500-km range] sensors: omni-directional optic sensors [150000-km range] nightview sensor [20000-km range, 120o max. sweep angle] Alternate SpaceForce battleship length: 250 mi max. width: 25 mi max. height: 1 mi capacity: 2500 mass: empty: 4 megatons with full armament: 5 megatons engine: twin 3.5-kiloton nitrogen thrusters/maneuvering thrusters maximum velocity: 25000000 mph (cruising) range: 2.7 light-years shield: high-power energy absorption field (absorbed energy delivered to weapons systems), protection rating: 180, max. power absorption (one shot): 800 MW weaponry: 6 stationary blasters [900 MW each, 0.15 sec between shots, 30000-km range], three turret photon blasters [800 MW each, 0.2 sec between shots, 30000-km range], 6 Supernova homing torpedoes: no specifications known, 50-MW tractor beam [1000-km range] sensors: omni-directional nightview sensors [50000-km range] Alternate SpaceForce Scout Ship length: 40 mi body width: 60 mi height: 1 mi capacity: 60 mass: empty: 30 kilotons with full armament: 35 kilotons engine: twin 0.5 kiloton nitrogen drive thrusters, 0.5 kiloton maneuvering thrusters maximum velocity: 90000 mph (cruising) range: 4.5 light-years shield: energy absorption field (absorbed energy delivered to blaster), protection rating: 100, max. power absorption (one shot): 240 MW weaponry: 1 turret blaster [600 MW, 0.2 sec between shots, 10000-km range], 20-MW tractor beam [500-km range] sensors: omni-directional nightview sensors [60000-km range], data-tap sensor [10000-km range]