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===== M3 Fighters =====

The M3 class ships are fighters. They have stronger weapons but lower speed than [[M4]]/[[M5]] ships. If piloted by a good pilot they can take out most ships in the universe. For example, [[M6]] and even [[M7]] ships if you are patient enough.

M3+ is a recent development featuring stronger shields and weapons at the expense of speed. M3+ ships are heavy fighters. A recent development based on Bala Gi's research. The M3+ class has found a home in all Commonwealth fleets.

Note that an M3+ designation does not exist in the game. These ships are classified as M3 in-game, however, they are slower, more potent, and better defended than their counterparts so they are given an alternate designation in the community.

==== M3 Fighters ====

<sortable 1>
^Name^Race^Cls^Speed^Hull^Shields^Laser Cap^Cargo^Class^Price^
|[[Nova]]|Argon|M3|180|20,000|3 x 25MJ|5,600|236|L|2,420,188|
|[[Thor]]|ATF|M3|196|?|5 x 25MJ|9,000|190|L|Not for sale|
|[[Barracuda]]|Boron|M3|52|9,000|2 x 25MJ|3,400|208|M|2,211,155|
|[[Kha'ak Fighter]]|Kha'ak|M3|153|71|?|3 x 25MJ|150|M|Not for sale|
|[[Venti]]|OTAS|M3|195|8,000|4 x 25MJ|5,600|200|L|3,314,764|
|[[Perseus]]|Paranid|M3|165|10,000|3 x 25MJ|6,200|160|M|2,358,449|
|[[Blastclaw]]|Pirate|M3|146|9,000|3 x 25MJ|6,800|230|L|Not for sale|
|[[Mamba]]|Split|M3|210|7,600|2 x 25MJ|5,000|224|L|2,334,418|
|[[Falcon]]|Teladi|M3|120|12,000|4 x 25MJ|3,700|283|L|2,508,112|
|[[deca.cefa]]|Terran|M3|214|12,000|2 x 25MJ|3,000|234|L|1,034,066|
|[[Scimitar]]|Terran|M3|199|8,500|5 x 25MJ|9,000|188|M|1,905,700|
|[[Spitfyre]]|Terran|M3|452|7,500|3 x 25MJ|9,000|212|L|2,909,601|
|[[Xperimental Shuttle]]|Terran|M3|321|8,000|1 x 200MJ|5,500|250|L|Not for sale|
|[[L]]|Xenon|M3|165|12,000|3 x 25MJ|3,000|234|L|Not for sale|
|[[Susanowa]]|Yaki|M3|209|7,000|2 x 25MJ|6,200|87|L|2,185,329|
</sortable>
==== M3 Heavy Fighters ====

<sortable 1>
^Name^Race^Cls^Speed^Hull^Shields^Laser Cap^Cargo^Class^Price^
|[[Eclipse]]|Argon|M3+|130|12,500|1 x 200MJ|8,000|320|L|6,044,362|
|[[Skate]]|Boron|M3+|156|11,250|3 x 25MJ|7,800|320|M|5,984,203|
|[[Medusa]]|Paranid|M3+|143|12,500|4 x 25MJ|8,333|320|M|6,419,699|
|[[Chimera]]|Split|M3+|182|10,000|3 x 25MJ|8,750|300|L|6,226,367|
|[[Kea]]|Teladi|M3+|104|15,000|5 x 25MJ|7,300|410|L|6,357,409|
|[[Cutlass]]|Terran|M3+|173|10,625|6 x 25MJ|9,000|240|L|5,650,001|
|[[LX]]|Xenon|M3+|143|15,000|4 x 25MJ|9,250|350|L|Not for sale|
|[[Tenjin]]|Yaki|M3+|182|8,750|3 x 25MJ|8,250|285|M|6,145,646|
|[[Fenrir]]|ATF|M3+|190|20,000|6 x 25MJ|9,000|256|L|Not for sale|
|[[Notus Hauler]]|OTAS|M3+|169|20,000|5 x 25MJ|8,000|255|L|5,534,600|
|[[Aamon]]|Argon|M3+|180|20,000|6 x 25MJ|8,500|255|L|?|
</sortable>