Manta heavy fighter
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The Manta fighter was a fictional spaceplane in the Wing Commander computer game. It was fielded by the Nephilim as their standard heavy fighter.
Unlike the more numerous Moray, the Manta was a reasonably successful design. While not very maneuverable it had a fairly heavy weapons loadout. All versions had two heavy gorgon cannon and a light plasma cannon. Three distinct versions existed.
The first type was the most common and carried three IFF missiles, one image-recognition missile and two MIRV rockets that deployed IFF missiles at the end of their run.
The second type, the Red Manta, carried a single very heavy torpedo in place of the MIRVs of the fighter version.
The third type was the least commonly encountered and also the most dangerous. It carried five long-range anti-turret missiles, a single very heavy torpedo and one image recognition missile. Thus, it was capable not only of defanging a capital ship but also of damaging or destroying it.
Like most Nephilim fighters, they relied on numerical superiority but were certainly dangerous opponents.