Cost: 150,000,000

 

Designed to dominate the skies, successive models made them space-capable as well though these fighters are still specifically more dangerous within atmosphere. More so, most of its competition is less efficient in atmosphere and gets worse. The thunderstrike is a ludicrously fast and specialized fighter intended to take down other small or poorly armored craft, trading advanced offense for maneuverability. It achieves speeds 3x that of other strike craft and can take a turns at physically impossible radiuses, rendering it able to circle around on its own tail so fast its nearly impossible to flank.

They are used primarily for securing aerial superiority and lack armaments intended for harder targets.

Agility - Added to pilot rolls to escape or reposition in combat.