Fighter ships

Fighter ships are the smallest spacecraft designed for combat. They are similar in design to Shuttle planes although fighters are typically equipped with both chemical thrusters designed for atmosperic use and nuclear-fusion engines for space travel and combat. Fighter ships are typically too small to have the radio and magnetic signal equipment for using Jumpgates. Some Transformers are capable of changing from robot mode into fighter ships. Delta-winged fighters are largely used by the Earth Alliance, the Russo-American Mercantile (RAM), the Universal Church of the Celestial Sun, and the Narn Regime. X-wing fighters are used by the Neosapiens, Centauri Republic, Ferengi Alliance, and Hutt Space. The Klingon Empire and Romulan Star Empire use Y-wing fighters because they resemble bird-like creatures from Klingon and Romulan legends. The Cylon Empire and Dalek Empire use saucer-shaped fighters with semi-circle wings. Droids are sometimes used to pilot fighter ships instead of actual living pilots, most often among the Ferengi, the Hutts, and RAM.