FL-F2 Jack Knife

FL-F2a/b Jack Knife

"Comet 3, moving to intercept!"

- Reliu Kantan, FL-F2 Ace

The  was a fighter/interceptor developed during the closing months of the Clone Wars by the newly formed military branch, the Feliinyen Fighter Corps.

Details
The FL-F2 was designed as a fighter/interceptor, as such it featured the most advanced systems at the time, boasting 3 of the newly developed XJ-2000 Series thruster engines, giving it some of the most impressive thrust-to-weight ratio of its time. This allowed the ship to outrun just about any other ship or catch up quickly to any ship, earning a special place as the Fighter Corp's sole interceptor for many years until the introduction of the FL-F8 interceptor.

The FL-F2 would be the predominant fighter whilst the FL-F3's were still under production. After the first contact with Rajh T'Le and the introduction of Astromechs to the Feliinyen Fighter Corp, a great number of F2's went through a refitting to allow Astromech compatibility as the FL National Shipyards began to mass produce their own R-series style Astromechs. The ship was designed to be compatible with the same sort of missile/torpedo launchers found in the FL-F1 and later FL-F3's. Additionally later refits would allow it compatibility with the FL-F5, FL-F6 and FL-F7's underwing weapon loadout, giving the ship mission flexibility.

Production
The FL-F2 would be manufactured throughout the closing months of the Clone Wars and the first squadrons would be in service aboard King's Blade-class Battlecruisers shortly after. As production went into full swing, squadrons of the FL-F2 would become a common sight in Feliinyen capital ship hangars, with almost every ship that had the capability to carrying at least 1 wing of FL-F2's.

Usage
The ships of this series would see use in nearly every naval confrontation of the Feliinyen Navy, being often used to clear out the fighter presence of a battlefield before the larger warships moved in to handle the rest. The craft would also see extensive use as a medium ground attack fighter, using its underwing ordnance to lay waste to ground targets.

The fighter would see use as an interceptor, flying out at full speed to intercept and destroy any approaching enemy fighters or bombers.

Upon the formation of the Mid-Rim Alliance, the Mandalorian Clan Drag'gon would receive as a gift 10 newly constructed wings of FL-F2b's.

Obsolescence
The FL-F2 series would eventually cease production in favor of the newer FL-F10 and FL-F11, both being the final entries in the Blade Series of fighter/interceptors.

Behind the scenes
This ship was created using the Lego Digital Designer.

The design was heavily inspired the Vipers fighters from Battlestar Galactica. However the in-universe inspiration of the ship would be the Clone Z-95 Headhunter and the V-19 Torrent starfighters.