Vaktoth heavy fighter
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In the Wing Commander universe, "Vaktoth" is the name of a family of heavy fighters used by the Kilrathi. The first Vaktoth was built in the 2660s and derivatives of the design continued in varying forms of Kilrathi service at least into the 2680s.
The Vaktoth was the standard "line" heavy fighter for the Kilrathi towards the latter phases of the Kilrathi War. It was heavily armed and shielded; the addition of jump capability allowed it to conduct fast strike missions before defenders could properly react and pursue. It was armed with two ion cannon, two meson blasters in the rear turret, two plasma cannon and a tachyon gun. Eight heat-seeking missiles rounded out the armament. The Vaktoth was generally considered a match for the Confederation Thunderbolt heavy fighter.
The post-war Vaktoth had slightly improved performance over the war-era variant. The plasma cannon were replaced by particle cannon and the rear dual-meson turret was replaced by a laser turret. Two missile loadouts were known to have been carried: the fighter loadout consisted of four heatseekers and four IFF missiles while the bomber loadout consisted of four heatseekers and two heavy torpedoes.