The Foxbat Raider (Colonial Nickname, the Cylons refer to it simply as a Raider) is the newest fighter in the Cylon arsenal. It is faster, better armed and more manoeuvrable than the standard Raider (although that is not generally hard to achieve) and much more of a match for a standard Colonial Viper. In fact, in a one-on-one battle, the Viper only beats the Foxbat in speed when it is using full thrusters. Otherwise the Foxbat is pretty much just an upgraded Raider. It still requires a three Cylon crew.

Prototype models were equipped with four light turbo lasers, but these were replaced with two larger turbo lasers for increased hitting power.

However, despite the Foxbat having entered production at least five yahrens around (7337), it is still a relatively uncommon sight on the battlefield - much to the relief of the Colonial forces. This is due to many reasons. One is the methodical way in which the Cylons upgrade their fleet. New fighters and equipment get given to the imperious Leader first, and then the core systems and slowly spiralling out until the fringe systems are finally upgraded. With the conflict with the Colonials on the outer fringes, Foxbats have taken their time to get there.

Another reason is the sheer number of Cylon Raiders in service. With each Baseship carrying around three hundred, and with nearly all outposts and other craft equipped with them, there are an awful lot to replace. Coupled with the fact that the Cylons adhere waste and thus not wanting to replace perfectly good Raiders with the newer Foxbat until they have to, experts predict that the Foxbat will not have fully replaced the current Raider until at least twenty yahrens, if then, by which time, the Cylons will have designed the next generation Raider to replace it.

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