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Onno Meyer, 2010-05-03
Light Atmospheric Fighter v1.0 (TL9)
Copyright 2010 by Onno Meyer
The Light Atmospheric Fighter could be a cutting edge design in a near
future or cyberpunk game, or part of an obsolescent frontier force in an
interstellar game.
In a clean configuration, the jet fighter can reach Mach 1.3. Cruising
at subsonic speeds, it has a strike range of over 1,000 miles. The Light
Fighter has an electrothermal gatling and a bay for 2.4 tons of internal
ordnance, plus hardpoints for 5 tons of external stores. Many corporate
armies use smart bombs to limit collateral damage, while regular forces
can use less discriminate weapons, at least on backwater planets where
the galactic press isn't looking.
The engines burn 80 gallons of jet fuel per hour at routine speed. A
load of fuel and cannon ammo is $5,200. The listed statistics include
4,800 lbs. of internal ordnance.
Subassemblies: Body +4, three retractable Wheels +0, two STOL Wings +1.
Powertrain: Two ruggedized 4,000-lb. super turbofans; 160,000-kWs
advanced battery.
Fuel: 400 gallons jet fuel (fire on 11).
Occ: 1 RCS.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50
Wheels: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10
Wings: 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50
Weaponry
25mmETC Gatling [Bod:F] (1,000 rounds) +2.
4,800-lb. weapon bay.
Equipment:
Body: Full stabilization for 25mmETC Gatling; two long-range radios
with scramblers; four short-range laser communicators with scramblers;
two x10 LLTVs; 100-mile thermograph; 50-mile thermograph; precision
navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems;
military GPS; terrain-following radar; advanced bombsight; HUDWAC with
pupil scanner; 5-mile laser rangefinder; 5-mile laser designator; laser
spot tracker; two advanced radar/laser detectors; deceptive jammer,
rating 4; two C4 hardened, high-capacity minicomputers; terminal;
compact fire suppression system; 12 man-hour limited life system;
ejection seat; g-seat. Wings: 25 aircraft decoy dischargers each.
External: Basic emission cloaking; basic stealth; instant chameleon; two
2,000-lb. wing hardpoints; six 1,000-lb. wing hardpoints;
puncture-resistant tires.
Statistics
Size: 40'x30'x10' Payload: 8,000 lbs. Lwt.: 20,000 lbs.
Volume: 500 cf Maint.: 8 man-hours Price: $2,878,380
HT: 12. HPs: 1,200 Body, 300 each Wing, 100 each Wheel
gSpeed: 250 gAccel: 15 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 3
Extremely High Ground Pressure. No Off-Road Performance.
aSpeed: 1,000 aAccel: 8 aDecel: 36 aMR: 9 aSR: 5
Stall Speed 125. Ceiling 12,000 yards.
Design Notes
Body is 460 cf, with superior streamlining. Wings are 20 cf. Wheels
are 23 cf, retract into Body. Structure is heavy, standard. Improved
brakes and smartwheels. Armor is standard laminate. Sealed. Light,
self-sealing tanks. Computerized controls. 27.93 cf of empty space.
1,000 rounds of 25mmETC APCR are carried in the body. Empty weight is
12,000 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
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*
Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL
200mm Smart Bomb - - - neg. 100 2 $18,000 9
250mm Bomblet Dispenser - - - neg. 250 5 $25,000 9
Weapon Warhead Guid. Type Damage Spd.
End. Max. Skill
200mm Smart Bomb HE SALH exp. 6d*1,125[12d] - -
- 20
250mm Bomblet Dispenser ICM - spcl. 6d(10)[4d] radius 1,312 yds - -
- -
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: The next size up.
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