AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name:  AV-80A Harrier GSF
Tech:              Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type:       Conventional Fighter
Rules:             Level 2, Custom design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              35 tons
Frame:             Hawker-Siddley AV-80
Length:            14 meters
Power Plant:       Rolls-Royce Bristol Pegasus 175 Turbine
Safe Thrust:       5
Maximum Thrust:    8
Armor Type:        Valiant Lamellor Standard
Armament:          
    1 Bulldog Minigun Machine Gun
    1 Apple Churchill Beagle Beagle Active Probe
    1 Apple Churchill 442x TAG TAG
    2 Streak SRM 4
Manufacturer:   Hawker-Siddley
  Location:     Northwind / NH (CW)
Communications System:  O/P AIR 500
Targeting & Tracking System:  DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System
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==Overview:==
     The AV-80A Ground Support Fighter is the brainchild of the Hawker-Siddley
Aerospace firm on Northwind.  The purpose of the aircraft is to provide a
cheep yet heavily armed fighter/bomber ground support fighter that can be
deployed in large numbers by militia units in order to provide such units with
close air support for there Armored Cavalry.  The aircraft's primary armament
is the seven external hard points that are can be stocked with both guided and
unguided munitions.   Backup weapons include a single 30mm rotary cannon
mounted on the underbelly for air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements and a
pair of missile launchers mounted under the wings just along the main body. 
Hawker-Siddley designed these missile launcher compartments to accept a
majority of launchers used within the Inner Sphere with little or no
modification necessary.  This extra feature was provided do to the limited
availability of Streak launchers outside of the Draconis Combine.  In
addition, the AV-80A is equipped with a V/STOL system that allows it to
operate from air bases and areas normally not long enough for standard
aircraft.  In addition, Hawker-Siddley designed secondary air intake ports
that are hidden beneath hatches during normal operation that open whenever the
aircraft is placed into V/STOL mode.  Whenever these secondary hatches open,
hatches within the main intake close.  This feature prevents the aircraft from
ingesting particulate matter or hot thrust gases both of which can cause
critical failures in the AV-80As turbine that can cause the aircraft to crash
or worse explode.  These two features allow the AV-80A to function as
Hawker-Siddley wishes it to operate: from quickly assembled bases just behind
the main line of combat where other aircraft cannot operate from in order to
quickly respond to attacks and provide air support and then rearm with a
minimum of flight time.  It is in this thought that the entire AV-80A was
design and in which it excels.  Hawker-Siddley has begun production of the
first units and expects at least a six dozen aircraft active by the end of the
year.  It is presently taking orders from anyone who is willing to ship the
finished units themselves.  

==Variants:==
     There are several variations of the basic AV-80A airframe.  One variant
replaces the Active Probe for an ECM Suite.  Other variants replace the twin
Streak SRM-4s with twin SRM-6s or MRM-10s or LRM-5s with Artemis IV FCS. 
Rumor also has it that Hawker-Siddley and the Taurian Concordat are presently
in negotiation with each other for production several squadrons of an AV-80A
variant that removes the Active probe in favor of an increased fuel load and a
second 30mm rotary cannon.

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Class/Model/Name:  AV-80A Harrier GSF
Mass:              35 tons

Equipment:                                                              Mass
Power Plant:  175 Turbine                                               14.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 5  (3 at max bomb load)
      Maximum Thrust: 8  (5 at max bomb load)
Structural Integrity: 5                                                   .00
VSTOL Equipment:                                                         2.00
Total Heat Sinks:    0 Single                                             .00
Fuel:                                                                    2.00
Cockpit, Avionics & Attitude Thrusters:                                  3.50
Armor Type:  Standard  (32 total armor pts)                              2.00
                           Standard Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Nose:                                 11
   Left/Right Wings:                   8/8
   Aft:                                   5

Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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1 Machine Gun              Nose         2     --     --     --    0       .50
  Ammo (MG) 100            ---                                            .50
1 Beagle Active Probe      Nose        --     --     --     --    0      1.50
1 TAG                      Nose        --     --     --     --    0      1.00
1 Streak SRM 4             RW           8     --     --     --    0      3.00
1 Streak SRM 4             LW           8     --     --     --    0      3.00
  Ammo (Streak 4) 50       ---                                           2.00
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TOTALS:                                                     Heat: 0     35.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

External Stores Load:
   7 High Explosive (HE) Bombs     (7 tons)
   Total Stores Load               7 tons total
   Note: Safe Thrust is reduced from 5 to 3 at max bomb load.

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        1,025,917 C-Bills
Battle Value:      364
Cost per BV:       2,818.45
Weapon Value:      374 (Ratio = 1.03)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 17;  MRV = 0;  LRV = 0;  ERV = 0
BattleForce2:      MP: 5,  Armor/Structure: 1 / 0
                   Damage PB/M/L: 2/-/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: FL;  Point Value: 4
                   Specials: tag, prb