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Onno Meyer, 2010-05-10
Medium Atmospheric Fighter v1.0 (TL9)
Copyright 2010 by Onno Meyer
The Medium Atmospheric Fighter could be a cutting edge plane in a near
future game, strafing the heroes but never quite killing them, or a more
normal part of a planetary defense force in a far future game, keeping
space traders from landing just anywhere they please.
The stealthy jet fighter is a STOVL design, capable of taking off in a
few dozen yards and vertical landing once most fuel or ordnance has been
expended. The top speed on afterburners is Mach 2, and the combat radius
in a clean configuration at Mach 1.6 is 1,000 miles. The internal weapon
load includes 7,500 lbs. of missiles and a 25mm electrothermal gatling
with 750 rounds of ammunition. Four 5,000-lb. underwing hardpoints can
carry additional stores at the expense of stealth.
The engines burn 200 gallons of jet fuel per hour at routine speed, or
800 gallons per hour on afterburner. A load of fuel and cannon ammo is
$7,200. The listed statistics include 7,500 lbs. of internal ordnance.
Subassemblies: Body +4, six retractable Wheels +0, two STOL Wings +2.
Powertrain: Two 10,000-lb. vectored super turbofans with afterburner;
240,000-kWs advanced battery.
Fuel: 1,200 gallons jet fuel (fire on 11).
Occ: 2 RCS.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 4/75 4/75 4/75 4/75 4/75
Wheels: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10
Wings: 4/75 4/75 4/75 4/75 4/75
Weaponry
25mmETC Gatling [Bod:F] (750 rounds) +2.
480-kJ PD Laser [Bod:F] (60 shots) +2.
480-kJ PD Laser [Bod:B] (51 shots) +2.
7,500-lb. weapon bay.
Equipment:
Body: Full stabilization for 25mmETC Gatling; full stabilization and
cyberslave mounts for 480-kJ PD Lasers; two long-range radios with
scramblers; medium-range, tight-beam radio with scrambler; four
medium-range laser communicators with scramblers; two x25 LLTVs;
250-mile AESA, LPI; 500-mile thermograph; 250-mile thermograph; two sets
of precision navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation
systems; two military GPS; terrain-following radar; advanced bombsight;
two HUDWACs with pupil scanners; two 5-mile laser rangefinders; 5-mile
laser designator; laser spot tracker; two advanced radar/laser
detectors; deceptive jammer, rating 8; 40 aircraft decoy dischargers;
two C5 hardened, high-capacity microframes; two terminals; full fire
suppression system; arrestor hook; refueling probe; 2x1 man-day limited
life system; two ejection seats; two g-seats. External: Radical emission
cloaking; radical stealth; instant chameleon; four 5,000-lb. wing
hardpoints; puncture-resistant tires.
Statistics
Size: 50'x36'x12' Payload: 16,000 lbs. Lwt.: 40,000 lbs.
Volume: 1,000 cf Maint.: 16 man-hours Price: $11,489,862.5
HT: 12. HPs: 1,800 Body, 600 each Wing, 100 each Wheel
gSpeed: 355 gAccel: 20 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 3
Extremely High Ground Pressure. No Off-Road Performance.
aSpeed: 1,575 aAccel: 17 aDecel: 36 aMR: 9 aSR: 5
Stall Speed 50. Ceiling 12,000 yards.
Design Notes
Body is 900 cf, with superior streamlining and total
compartmentalization. Wings are 50 cf, folding. Wheels are 45 cf,
retract into Body. Structure is heavy, expensive. Improved brakes and
smartwheels. Armor is expensive laminate. Sealed. Light, self-sealing
tanks. Computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls. 26.91 cf
of empty space. 750 rounds of 25mmETC APDU are carried in the body.
Empty weight is 24,000 lbs.
Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL
25mmETC Gatling 210 4.2 $30,800 12,800 0.4 0.0027 $4(1) 9
480-kJ PD Laser 25 0.5 $20,000 21,600 - - - 9
Ammo Type: (1) APCR; also uses APDU (x1.2 cost).
Weapon Ammo Malf. Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF
25mmETC Gatling APDU ver. cr. 6d*6(3) 20 15 2,100 8,850 80*
APCR ver. cr. 6d*6(2) 20 15 2,100 8,850 80*
480-kJ PD Laser - ver. imp. 7d 17 17 1,100 2,200 20*
Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL
200mm Stealth AAM - - - neg. 250 5 $180,000 9
400mm Kinetic AGM - - - neg. 3,000 60 $220,000 9
Weapon Warhead Guid. Type Damage Spd. End.
Max. Skill
200mm Stealth AAM SAPHE IIRH cr.+exp. 6d*104(0.5)+6d*375[12d] 4,000 7
28,000 27
400mm Kinetic AGM APEX BSALH cr.+exp. 6d*667(2)+6d*4,000[12d] 10,000 18
180,000 20
The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third
printing, December '09 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume
rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite.
Next Week: A really big one.
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