VX-731 Nova Valkyrie
One of a number of cold-adapted heavy dropships employed by the ICEPLANET organization, the VX-731 series Nova Valkyrie-class was unique in possessing its own compact hyperdrive, allowing the vessel a degree of operational flexibility unmatched by other ICEPLANET vessels.
Possessing large airfoil control surfaces for in-atmospheric manoeuvring, the Nova Valkyrie does not depend on bulky and expensive counter-gravity equipment - which is notorious for breakdowns in the cryogenic temperatures the ICEPLANET teams work in.
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Although the classic Vic Viper is a single-seat starfighter, nothing prevents the design constraints from being used on something else: a hyperspace-capable dropship, for instance, or a cruiser. This pleasantly chonky little ship simply doesn't feel like a fighter to me, so I've decided it's a dropship.
VX-731 Nova Valkyrie
One of a number of cold-adapted heavy dropships employed by the ICEPLANET organization, the VX-731 series Nova Valkyrie-class was unique in possessing its own compact hyperdrive, allowing the vessel a degree of operational flexibility unmatched by other ICEPLANET vessels.
Possessing large airfoil control surfaces for in-atmospheric manoeuvring, the Nova Valkyrie does not depend on bulky and expensive counter-gravity equipment - which is notorious for breakdowns in the cryogenic temperatures the ICEPLANET teams work in.
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Although the classic Vic Viper is a single-seat starfighter, nothing prevents the design constraints from being used on something else: a hyperspace-capable dropship, for instance, or a cruiser. This pleasantly chonky little ship simply doesn't feel like a fighter to me, so I've decided it's a dropship.