The Vigilante is a further development of the SA-41A (and later SA-41C model) Thunderbolt. It, like the Prowler is for the Aurora, is essentially two Thunderbolts joined at the wing just aft of the cockpit. It was armed with two gattling pulse cannons, and was capable of carrying eight missiles of any type, as well as four bombs, ranging from the small, multi-purpose Mk. 214, to the large, base-busting Mk. 216 bombs. These craft were usually deployed from bases, or from special pods that could be attached to Poseidon or Utrecht class carriers. These pods, like those of the Prowler, could maintain a flight of fighters. Bomb rules have finally been written up, though not by me. Jason Crowell sat down and put quite a bit of thought into bombs, their sizes, and their uses. You can find the rules by following this link. (Note: This SCS is based on an old 1st edition SCS by Alex Fulton, I think. It was called the Truncheon Class Bomber.)
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