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Viper Mk.V

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Years after the Cylon War, Colonial Fleet Command wanted a new Viper which could be constructed out of spare parts or reconfigured from older Viper models.

The answer was the Viper Mk.V, a sleek, agile vehicle designed to engage enemy space superority fighters in any dogfight. Built only using the same parts with the older Viper Mk.IIs, these fighters were easily produced using old war surpluses.

Twenty prototype fighters were stowed on board the Battlestar Cyclops, an old battlestar from the war which was converted as an experimental platform. Unfortunately, among the conversions was the FTL drive. The drive was not accurately configured with the Battlestar's new mass and structure, accidentally jumping the ship away to an unkown location, never to be heard of again. All prototypes and blueprints were lost in the accident. As a tribute to those who lost their lives in the accident, the Viper Mk.V was never reinvented, allowing the Mk.IV to be replaced by the newer Viper Mk.VI which served the fleet for years to come.

After the Cylon Holoucaust, the Battlestar Phoenix stumbled accross the Cyclops' wreckage, half buried in an asteroid field around a small planetary system. It removed the 20 Viper Mk.V prototypes as well as the blueprints, and instantly began modification of it's own Viper Mk.IIs. Given the nickname "Firebirds" by the pilots for their breakneck speeds and awesome manuvebility, they wer more than a match for the most experienced cylon raiders. The first few Firebirds were given to the 91st Attack Squadron "Tripods". Eventually, the first full Viper Mk.V Squadron was formed, the 105th "Firebirds" Attack Squadron.
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