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Onno Meyer, 2007-08-05
Anachronistic Fighter v1.0 (TL6)
Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer
In some alternate history stories, one side finds efficient uses for
historical technologies. In other novels, genuine time travelers bring
modern concepts with them. This fighter combines an optimized airframe
with conventional technology to rival the early jets.
The fighter is armed with four 25mm guns and two hardpoints for drop
tanks or bombs. A sturdy construction with sealed tanks and seat armor
allows it to absorb several bursts from typical 1940s MGs. The fighter
has a top speed of 500 mph, high agility, and a combat radius of about
300 miles. At a more sedate speed, it has a ferry range of over 2,400
miles. If there is a weakness, it is the low acceleration and rate of
climb. In a game, the fighter could be the first sign for the players
that something strange is happening ...
At top speed, the engine burns 150 gallons of aviation gas per hour.
A full load of fuel and ammunition is $1,880.
Subassemblies: Body +3, two STOL Wings +1, three retractable Wheels +0.
Powertrain: 1,000-kW aerial propeller; 1,000-kW aerial turbocharged HP
gas engine; 800-kWs lead-acid batteries.
Fuel: 200 gallons avgas (fire 13).
Occ: 1 NCS.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6
Wings: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6
Wheels: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6
Pilot: 0/+0 0/+0 0/+18 0/+0 0/+18
Weaponry
Two 25mm Autocannon [Wings:F] (300 rounds each) +0.*
Two 25mm Autocannon [Wings:F] (150 rounds each) +0.*
* Linked in pairs, additional link fires all four.
Equipment
Body: Long-range radio; navigation instruments; IFF; autopilot;
optical bombsight; radio direction finder; 12 man-hours limited life
support. Wings: Two 1,000-lb. hardpoints.
Statistics
Size: 32'x36'x12' Payload: 1.2 tons Lwt.: 5 tons
Volume: 300 cf Maint.: 29 hrs. Price: $485,700
HT: 12. HP: 375 Body, 150 each Wing, 40 each Wheel
gSpeed: 195 gAccel: 10 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 2
Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed.
aSpeed: 500 aAccel: 6 aDecel: 22 aMR: 5.5 aSR: 2
Stall Speed 85. Ceiling 12,000 yards.
Design Notes
Body is 240 cf, with very good streamlining. Wings are 24 cf. Wheels
are 12 cf, retract into wings and body. Structure is medium, expensive.
Armor is expensive metal. Sealed. Self-sealing tanks. Mechanical
controls. 18.852 cf empty space in body and 0.25 cf empty space in each
wing. 900 rounds of 25mm API in the wings. Empty weight is 7,600 lbs.
Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL
25mm Autocannon 140 2.8 $1,700 - 1 0.0067 $1.5(1) 6
Ammo type: (1) AP, also fires API at 1.33x cost.
Weapon Ammo Malf. Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF
25mm Autocannon AP crit. cr. 6d*3(2) 20 13 840 4,300 16
API crit. cr. 6d*3(2) 20 13 840 4,300 16
The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition,
3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], WWII (only the aerial engine and cruise
speed/fuel consumption rules, not the entire modular system), VXii (the
armor volume, stall speed and ceiling rules), and the text format from
Vehicles Lite.
Next Week: Probably a bomber.
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