Jack of Harts

The Republic of Texas Space Force designed and deployed two new combat craft in the three decades that preceded The War. The A-7 Vigilante was expensive and complicated to build, but its heavy autocannon armament made it a superior ground attack craft. It could also perforate enemy starships, but it did not achieve widespread deployment before The War came. The F-10 Azcarate was built for the Mexican market, and its rugged and cheap design made it the new favorite space fighter in southern Texas and the Mexican States. It also carried autocannons, unusual for a space fighter, though they were light enough that it could maneuver with other fighters. They were surprisingly effective, despite requiring different tactics than those that carried guided missiles, and they were one of the more common space fighters in use when The War came upon us all.