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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Note|'''Note''': This vehicle is featured in recent ''[[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]'' marketing materials. It is unknown whether this is a separate vehicle or the reworked [[StarCitizen:F8A Lightning]].}}<br />
{{Vehicle<br />
| image = SQ42 Wallpaper 1920x1080 HD F8.jpg<br />
| name = F8 Lightning<br />
| manufacturer = ANVL<br />
| career = Combat<br />
| role = Heavy fighter<br />
| size = Small<br />
| sizenum = 2<br />
| mincrew = 1<br />
| maxcrew = 1<br />
| series = F8 Lightning<br />
| cargocapacity = 0<br />
| productionstate = Active production<br />
| productionstatedesc = Active for [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]], shown in [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2954]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''F8 Lightning''' is a heavy fighter operated by the [[StarCitizen:42nd Squadron]] during the [[StarCitizen:Attack on Vega II]], and is a presumed predecessor to the [[StarCitizen:F8A Lightning]]. [[StarCitizen:Ryan Enright]] pilots an F8. It is manufactured by [[StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace]].<ref name="citcon2024">[https://youtu.be/1H-0x4xk2Xk?si=uEHeK13O9Vb9Pv6c Squadron 42 CitizenCon 2954 Live Gameplay Reveal] on YouTube</ref><br />
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==Features==<br />
{{List item|Weapons|The F8 has the same firepower as its presumed successor the F8A Lightning, carrying a suite of six Size 3 Panther Repeaters, and two Size 4 Revenant Gatling Guns.<br />
}}{{List item|Design|The F8 has a streamlined design with fully retractable protective prongs on the front that extend in a two-stage mechanism, improving frontal protection while still enabling access.<br />
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It is noted among Navy starmen for having twelve maneuvering and three main thrusters, indicating that it is a nimble fighter.<br />
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==Model==<br />
===Series variants===<br />
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* '''Unnamed trainer variant''': A military trainer variant with two seats in the cockpit.<ref name="iae2950">[https://youtu.be/PfB228kYlhI Star Citizen: IAE 2950 - Anvil Aerospace]</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Navplate manufacturers|ANVL}}<br />
{{Navplate vehicles}}{{DEFAULTSORT:F8 Lightning}}<br />
[[Category:Anvil Aerospace]]<br />
[[Category:F8 Lightning series]]<br />
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[[Category:Small ships]]<br />
[[Category:Active for Squadron 42]]<br />
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