SA-36 Hawk Specifics The Hawk was a limited production experiment at producing a fighter that was originally developed to incorporate the Starfury space fighter program with atmospheric capability. Essentially, four large boosters were strapped onto an older atmospheric fighter's frame. It was successful at proving a space fighter needn't suffer when atmospheric capability is added, though it went about it in a round about way. A total of five squadrons were built before the decision to go with development of a Starfury was made. The Starfury program would eventually produce the SA-41 Thunderbolt. The Hawk was armed with two uni-pulse cannons, and could carry six missiles.
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