| R9a
                'DELTA'  
                    
                        
                            | The
                            R9a 'Delta' is basically an upgraded
                            version of the R9 fighter first seen
                            in the original R-Type in 1987. The
                            ship is equipped with a new diffuse
                            shockwave cannon which can
                            concentrate and disperse energy using
                            a special catalyser, as well as the
                            same shock wave cannon as that of the
                            older R9 mass-production model. |    
 
  
                    
                        | Weapon
                        Charge: Shock Wave CannonReleases charged energy straight in
 front of the fighter, with powerful
                        force.
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                        | Force
                        Unit: Standard ForceHighly reliable module with a
                        lot of combat data gathered from use in
                        previous missions (!). When detached from
                        the fighter, the FORCE can shoot lasers
                        in up to four directions
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                        | Delta
                        Weapon: Nuclear Catastrophe!Brings molecules existing around
                        the fighter into nuclear fusion, causing
                        extreme damage to the enemy. Basically a
                        huge Atomic fireball of screen filling
                        proportions.. BOOM!
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