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Vagabond
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 Posted: 19-Jun-2013 16:55 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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my next question is not anything wrong with the design but an inquiry:
why wing mounted weapons when you have space in the nose?
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Karagin
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| Posted: 19-Jun-2013 18:29 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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I was going for the "typical" fighter look, seeing this one more a turbine prop kind of fighter not a jet fighter.
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 19-Jun-2013 23:35 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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ok. Its just one of those minor peeves I have when a person has 3 weapons (3 ml) and 2 are in the wings. You usually can only fire with 2 because of it. GAH!
but look and style make it ok.
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| Posted: 19-Jun-2013 23:50 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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You can always go for the push propeller on the back or for twin boom configuration like on OV 10 Bronco.
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| Posted: 20-Jun-2013 00:05 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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ok, WTF! Conventionals dedicate 10% of mass to controls?
Why would a aircraft of one type with less sophisticated controls suddenly have a heavier cockpit than another? Should have read ton*0.10=weight (max 3t).
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 20-Jun-2013 02:18 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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This might be some terrible metagaming but:
AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
VALIDATED
| Code: | Class/Model/Name: P-14F
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: Conventional Fighter
Rules: Level 3, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 20 tons
Length: 11 meters
Power Plant: 100 Turbine
Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
1 Light AC/2
2 Machine Gun
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Class/Model/Name: P-14F
Mass: 20 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant: 100 Turbine 6.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Structural Integrity: 5 .00
Total Heat Sinks: 0 Double .00
Fuel: 3.00
Cockpit, Avionics & Attitude Thrusters: 2.00
Armor Type: Standard (20 total armor pts) 1.50
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Nose: 5
Left/Right Wings: 5/5
Aft: 5
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 Light AC/2 Nose 2 2 -- -- 0 4.00
Ammo (LAC/2) 45 --- 1.00
1 Machine Gun RW 2 -- -- -- 0 .50
1 Machine Gun LW 2 -- -- -- 0 .50
Ammo (MG) 100 --- .50
1 Targeting Computer 1.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 0 20.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 247,647 C-Bills
Battle Value: 118
Cost per BV: 2,098.7
Weapon Value: 216 (Ratio = 1.83)
Damage Factors: SRV = 6; MRV = 2; LRV = 0; ERV = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 5, Armor/Structure: 1 / 0
Damage PB/M/L: 1/-/-, Overheat: 0
Class: FL; Point Value: 1 |
This unit is intended to load Flak AC ammo and a pair of LAA (Light Air-to-Air Missiles). The LAC/2 w/ Flak and TC gets a -3 to-hit against VTOL and other air units. Its only 2pts of damage, but any damage in atmo forces a PSR so hitting might be better in this case. The pair of LAAs give a heavy punch at 6 dmg each if you need it.
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Karagin
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| Posted: 20-Jun-2013 05:23 Post subject: P-14 Falcon |
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I see your point on the weight issue thing. Even when I looked through the SV rules for fixed wing aircraft things don't get any better. I am starting to see that Conventional Aircraft and BT are not set up together very well.
Simple constructs are worse off then their high tech counter parts.
The F version of the Falcon seems to be a good mix and thank you for the ideas and direction you went with it.
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