Changes: Taipan

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The Taipan short-range fighter is Faulcon deLacy's response to the success of Core Dynamics’ F-63 Condor and the Imperial Fighter designed by Gutamaya Shipyards for the Imperial Navy. The export restrictions on those models has left a wide gap in the market that Faulcon deLacy intends to exploit with the Taipan. Although most independent navies lack the large, capital-class carriers of the two larger superpowers, a range of smaller ships can be fitted with hangars to deploy small numbers of the craft. The Taipan can also act as a short-range critical-response fighter for starports and surface installations.

— In-game description

The Taipan is a Ship-Launched Fighter manufactured by Faulcon DeLacy^[1] and included in the Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.2 update.^[2] It can only be deployed from a Fighter Hangar equipped on a larger ship.

Overview

Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the F63 Condor nor as maneuverable as the Imperial Fighter, but it does have the most armour and shields.

The Taipan Fighter can be purchased in Alliance and Independent systems only, but can be restocked in any system.

The rear wings of the Taipan have their in-flight position (the non-docking configuration) animated based on the heat level of the fighter. As the ship's heat level increases, the rear wings will decrease the amount they are swept back in a V shape and will become closer to a straight wing shape.

Variants

The Taipan is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility modules, and slightly in the top and boost speed. F-variants have fixed weapons and G-variants have gimballed weapons.

Variant	Weapons	Utility	Damage Per Second	Speed [Boost] (m/s)	Pitch / Roll / Yaw Rate (deg/s)	Cost (CR) *
Aegis F	2x fixed pulse lasers	Point Defence Turret	44	273 [564]	41 / 91 / 18	15,270
Rogue F	2x fixed plasma repeaters	Chaff Launcher	36	263 [544]	40 / 88 / 18	15,270
Gelid G	2x gimballed beam lasers	Heat Sink Launcher	25	263 [544]	40 / 88 / 18	15,270
Rogue G	2x gimballed pulse lasers	Chaff Launcher	12	263 [544]	40 / 88 / 18	15,270
Gelid F	2x fixed beam laser	Heat Sink Launcher	45	263 [544]	40 / 88 / 18	15,270

* This is the cost to initially outfit a Fighter Hangar bay for that fighter type/variant, or to change it to a different fighter type/variant. The cost to restock destroyed fighters is 1,030 CR each.^[3]

Purchase Locations

VAriant	System	Station	Date Seen
All Types	Nganji	Christian Dock	03.09.2017

Trivia

Concept art of the Taipan referred to it as the "Independent Fighter".
The Taipan's design similarities to Lakon Spaceways ships caused many players to assume that it was a Lakon product, but descriptions in the game and on cosmetic items in the Frontier Store for the fighter confirm that it is from Faulcon DeLacy.

Gallery

References

[1] Screenshot of Taipan flavor text

[2] Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016, 2016-08-17

[3] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/

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-The '''Taipan Fighter''' is [[Faulcon DeLacy]]'s response to the success of [[Core Dynamics]]’ [[F63 Condor]] and the [[Imperial Fighter]] designed by [[Gutamaya]] for the Imperial Navy. The export restrictions on those models has left a wide gap in the market that Faulcon DeLacy intends to exploit with the Taipan. Although most independent navies lack the large, capital-class carriers of the two larger superpowers, a range of smaller ships can be fitted with hangars to deploy small numbers of the craft. The Taipan can also act as a short-range critical-response fighter for starports and surface installations.
+{{Quote|The Taipan short-range fighter is Faulcon deLacy's response to the success of Core Dynamics’ F-63 Condor and the Imperial Fighter designed by Gutamaya Shipyards for the Imperial Navy. The export restrictions on those models has left a wide gap in the market that Faulcon deLacy intends to exploit with the Taipan. Although most independent navies lack the large, capital-class carriers of the two larger superpowers, a range of smaller ships can be fitted with hangars to deploy small numbers of the craft. The Taipan can also act as a short-range critical-response fighter for starports and surface installations.|In-game description}}
+The '''Taipan''' is a [[Ship-Launched Fighters|Ship-Launched Fighter]] manufactured by [[Faulcon DeLacy]]<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/jWgaxuG.png Screenshot of Taipan flavor text]</ref> and included in the [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 update.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_FcXnyV5Q Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016], 2016-08-17</ref> It can only be deployed from a [[Fighter Hangar]] equipped on a larger ship.
-Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the Condor nor as maneuverable as the Imperial, but it does have the most armour and shields.
+==Overview==
-The Taipan Fighter is a [[Ship-Launched Fighters|Ship-Launched Fighter]] included in the [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] 2.2 "The Guardians" update<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_FcXnyV5Q Elite Dangerous patch 2.2 - aliens, space stations & more | Gamescom 2016], 2016-08-17</ref> that can be deployed from a [[Fighter Hangar]] module.
+Of the three fighters, the Taipan is not as fast as the [[F63 Condor]] nor as maneuverable as the [[Imperial Fighter]], but it does have the most armour and shields.
 The Taipan Fighter can be purchased in [[Alliance]] and Independent systems only, but can be restocked in any system.
 The rear wings of the Taipan have their in-flight position (the non-docking configuration) animated based on the heat level of the fighter. As the ship's heat level increases, the rear wings will decrease the amount they are swept back in a V shape and will become closer to a straight wing shape.
 ==Variants==
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 ==Trivia==
-*Concept art of the Taipan refers to it as the "Independent Fighter".
+*Concept art of the Taipan referred to it as the "Independent Fighter".
+*The Taipan's design similarities to [[Lakon Spaceways]] ships caused many players to assume that it was a Lakon product, but descriptions in the game and on cosmetic items in the Frontier Store for the fighter confirm that it is from Faulcon DeLacy.
 == Gallery ==
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 File:17261x1131.jpg |From v2.2 Beta
 Taipan_ingame_FaulconDeLacy_description.png|In-game Falcon DeLacy description
-blueprint-taipan.png|Lakon Taipan Independent Fighter Blueprint
+blueprint-taipan.png|Taipan Independent Fighter Blueprint
 File:20170522220855_1.jpg |Underside of a Taipan
 File:20170522220926_1.jpg |Underside of a Taipan