The Nova Flame class of light fighter was one of the types largely replaced by the later Rampart class light fighter, conversion was never complete however and Nova Flame squadrons still served up to the collapse. The Nova Flame was once found in service in large numbers throughout both the Third Imperium and its client states.

Nova Flame squadrons were often assigned as the principal fighter type on ships upto cruiser class, such as the Azhanti High Ligntning, and vessels with 15 displacement ton capacity launch tubes.

One peculiarity of the Nova Flame was the initial models lack of a contra-grav lifter in a fighter clearly designed with planetary strike missions in mind. This was eventually fitted in the second production run at the expense of some fuel capacity. (See Notes below)

Laser is a fixed, forward-firing mount. No fuel purification equipment fitted. Fuel scoop capacity is 42 cubic meters per hour (1.95 hours for full load exclusive of power plant fuel).

Variants; the -B version fitted a Contra-Grav lifter resulting in a production cost of MCr27.637877 with the loaded mass becoming 320.4843 tons, unloaded mass 293.994 tons, fuel capacity being reduced to 37.8 G Turns and the small cargo capacity being lost. Power consumption of the CG lifter is 1.5Mw resulting in an overall power deficit of 1.5008 Mw (the remainder of the deficit coming from a slightly increased life support and grav compensation load). This was generally covered by reducing power to the radio giving a 30,000km range whenever the CG lifter was powered.