Swordfish IIedit

From Cowboy Bebop Wiki

Swordfish II, Model 2405
The Swordfish II 'space' brakes create a drag effect.
Technical Information[1]
Dimensions:	Length: 13.8 meters Width: 13.3 meters Height: 4.8 meters
Weight:	8.4 metric tons
Artillery:	4 GENOM L-s9.3 blaster cannons (internal medium range machine guns) 1 WDF Armory M3C Devastator-class heavy plasma cannon Optional: variable range missiles
Power system:	ExoSalusia FR.3a power converter and fusion reactor
Propulsion system:	Rolls-Royce AF-15C axial fusion aero-spike turbine
Shell/Armor	Forward/Rear Projecting WDF Armory shields Composite reinforced titanium hull

The Swordfish II is a remodeled MONO Racer. Originally designed for high-speed racing, the craft was given armaments and converted into a space-ready fighter.

[edit] History

Pilot's History

Spike Spiegel used the Swordfish II for over a decade after obtaining it from Doohan prior to year 2071, who was responsible for most of the high performance modification made to the ship. After teaming up with Jet Black, Spike stored the Swordfish II in Bebop's hanger.

Technical and Historical Data

An old MONO racer, this spaceplane has been modified and refitted extensively to give the craft superior performance and handling. Named the Swordfish II, this racer has been used for over a decade by bounty hunter Spike Spiegel and is well suited for his dangerous line of work. The incredible speed of the Swordfish II enables the craft to rapidly overtake most other aircraft/spacecraft and the ship features numerous high-powered thrusters allowing for quick stops and instant changes in flight. Thesethrusters grant the craft V/STOL capabilities, lifting into the air with very little need for launch space. When landed, the two wings can be folded up and overtop the craft to make the Swordfish II easy to store inside a hanger or ship bay. Like most one-man MONO craft, the Swordfish II features a fully enclosed cockpit pod which can launch from the main body and has limited space flight capabilities.Utilizing the MONO system (Machine Operation & Navigation of Outer space) the Swordfish II can travel in an atmosphere or in space and is capable of both achieving orbit and atmospheric re-entry. The MONO system include various hardware including the airframe control mechanics, navigation system and auto-calculation software. The fusion engine uses a standard aero drive but has been modified with a booster nozzle, which acts as a short-range impulse drive. For use in combat, the Swordfish II carries four, sealed internal machine guns for short to medium range firing and one turret mounted, high-powered plasma cannon attached to the ventral side of the fuselage for long range attack. The racer also has the option of using missiles on the two hardpoints mounted on the outside edge of each wing, though Spiegel's frequent lack of funds means such weapons are a rare luxury. Though the ship is well used and appears heavily abused, the Swordfish II is a very robust craft, rarely letting the pilot down. While Spike is an amateur mechanic at best, his more mechanically adept partner Jet tries to keep the craft in as good a shape as the pair's exploits will allow.

[edit] References