Viper Mark VII


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The Viper Mark-VII is the Colonial Fleet's latest update to the venerable Viper line primary space superiority fighter / attack craft that began with the original Viper Mark I.

Design
The Mark-VII incorporates the traditional three engined arrangement mounted in a triangular layout (2 on the bottom / 1 on top). Unlike previous generations of Viper the Mark-VII is surprisingly sleek and agile and puts greater emphasis on aerodynamic performance as well as spaceborne mobility. The fighter incorporates a blended wing design allows air to pass over it much more smoothly than on the older Vipers.

[The design incorporates stealth features designed to reduce its DRADIS signature thus making it more difficult to detect in a heavy ECM environment although it is not s true stealth fighter such as the StealthStar.

Battlestar Leonidas's Universe
In the Battlestar Leonidas's Universe, The Viper Mark VII, is the seventh version of the Starhound Class Viper.

The reason why the Starhound Class Viper Mark VII is light blue a difference color than the Starhound Class Viper Mark II which is White/Red, is because the Viper Mark VII have a different type of Armour plating.