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Shiva
Omnifighter (85t)
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Model
by Primus
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began on a League Omnifighter in the late 3050s, with the first prototype
Shiva flying in 3058 and a production rolling off the lines two years
later. Built with the aid of Word of Blake technicians, the design is
cutting-edge. It exploits the technological and economic advantages of
the League to craft a deadly and effective aircraft that lives up to its
name - that of the multiarmed Hindu god of destruction.
Though
marginally slower than aircraft of a similar mass, the Shiva has the
capacity to carry a phenomenal array of weapons with over 50 tons of
pod space for weapons and equipment. Critizism has been leveled at the
design's relatively weak armor and the FWLM's puzzling lack of support
for the design, with many weapons pods and maintenance kits being mysteriously
lost by the logistics network. The main users of the OmniFighter are
the Knights of the Inner Sphere and the Free Worlds Guards, though both
the Fusiliers of Oriente and the Word of Blake Militia field several
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