Anyway, the focus for this assignment was for a show called Firefly. I've heard of it, but never watched it or cared enough about it. However, the premise is intriguing. Pretty much, it's a western in space. However, it is not like the movie Outland. Firefly has more conventions of a traditional western than a science fiction show from what I could tell. Anyway, I chose three vehicles to focus on for this project.
1. Ford GT90
Purpose: Concept Car, spiritual successor to the Ford GT40.
Built: 1995
Cost: No data available.
Possible reimagining in Firefly: A car for affluent citizens in the Alliance. Rarely seen on the frontier worlds and moons. Considered one of the pinnacles of personal transportation in the Alliance.
2. F-22 "Raptor"
Purpose: Air superiority air to air fighter (however, it has multipurpose capabilities including ground attack and electronic warfare)
Built: 2005
Cost: $150 million per unit
Possible reimagining in Firefly: The naval standard of the Alliance military. This fighter is capable of zero-G and atmospheric combat. It is the most advanced war machine ever built and one of the hardest to defeat in battle. They require only one pilot to operate due to their ease of use.
3. Delta-II class (Improved Delta class) Russian Submarine
Purpose: Update to the original Delta class of submarines, fill in shortcomings of the original designs. Ballistic missile submarines that carry 16 nuclear ballistic missiles.
Built: No data available, possibly before 1972
Cost: No data available.
Possible reimagining in Firefly: These are older sea vessels that are now currently outdated and out of service. These ships were plagued with problems late in the war when the Alliance was consolidating its hold over the star system. As a result, they were decommissioned earlier than intended after the war ended.
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