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PostPosted: 20-Dec-2013 23:03    Post subject: Purist conventional fighter Reply to topic Reply with quote

                   AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
                                  VALIDATED

Class/Model/Name:  Purist 
Tech:              Inner Sphere / 3060
Vessel Type:       Conventional Fighter
Rules:             Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              25 tons
Power Plant:       150 Turbine
Safe Thrust:       6
Maximum Thrust:    9
Armor Type:        Ferro-aluminum
Armament:          
    2 Machine Gun
    1 SRM 6
    1 Beagle Active Probe
Manufacturer:   various
  Location:     various
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Class/Model/Name:  Purist 
Mass:              25 tons

Equipment:                                                              Mass
Power Plant:  150 Turbine                                               11.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 6  (5 at max bomb load)
      Maximum Thrust: 9  (8 at max bomb load)
Structural Integrity: 6                                                   .00
Total Heat Sinks:    0 Single                                             .00
Fuel:                                                                    3.00
Cockpit, Avionics & Attitude Thrusters:                                  2.50
Armor Type:  Ferro-aluminum  (25 total armor pts)                        1.50
                           Standard Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Nose:                                  9
   Left/Right Wings:                   6/6
   Aft:                                   4

Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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2 Machine Gun              Nose         2     --     --     --    0      1.00
  Ammo (MG) 100            ---                                            .50
1 SRM 6                    Nose         8     --     --     --    0      3.00
  Ammo (SRM 6) 15          ---                                           1.00
1 Beagle Active Probe      Aft         --     --     --     --    0      1.50
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS:                                                     Heat: 0     25.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

External Stores Load:
   1 High Explosive (HE) Bomb      (1 tons)
   2 Cluster Bombs                 (2 tons)
   2 Inferno Bombs                 (2 tons)
   Total Stores Load               5 tons total
   Note: Safe Thrust is reduced from 6 to 5 at max bomb load.

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        561,581 C-Bills
Battle Value:      272
Cost per BV:       2,064.64
Weapon Value:      360 (Ratio = 1.32)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 11;  MRV = 0;  LRV = 0;  ERV = 0
BattleForce2:      MP: 6,  Armor/Structure: 1 / 0
                   Damage PB/M/L: 1/-/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: FL;  Point Value: 3
                   Specials: prb



The purpose of this machine is as sinister as its name: suppression of "heretics".

With conventional fighters such as the Guardian were needed to directly intercept and shoot down conventional aircraft operated by partisans, the Word of Blake needed a bomber aircraft to suppress partisan ground forces. Unwilling to use their aerospace fighters for such a task, the Blakists devised this craft to assist them during the Jihad.

The probe allows the pilot to help identify targets. Once a target is located, the pilot can drop their load of bombs (a specified mix of mines, incendiaries, and high explosives) before coming around to strafe. Not only does the machine gun on the aft provide protection against would-be dog-fighters, it also allows for the pilot to quite literally strafe their targets both coming and going.

Given the Liberation of Terra and Operation: Sucker Punch, these units have been pressed in service to replace losses among the Blakist Guardian and combat VTOL fleets, with the pilots being re-trained accordingly.
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PostPosted: 21-Dec-2013 03:52    Post subject: Purist conventional fighter Reply to topic Reply with quote

For its stated purpose of strafing after a bombing run I would change its weapons load:

option 1: 4 SL + 4 SHS.
option 2: 2 SPL + 4 SHS.

The strafing attack option is only valid with energy type weapons. Option one allows the highest damage to weight, but option 2 allows for the highest accuracy to damage with a bonus against infantry.

I personally like option 2 more.

Also, dump the ferro-aluminimum. You spend just as much weight as standard.
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PostPosted: 21-Dec-2013 06:43    Post subject: Purist conventional fighter Reply to topic Reply with quote

also, you could also drop 1t of fuel.

CFs get 160 pts per ton vs 80 pts per ton AF. Or, you might even get an effective 320 pts per ton with the StratOp airbreather rules (pg. 34).
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PostPosted: 07-Jan-2014 10:23    Post subject: Purist conventional fighter Reply to topic Reply with quote

I quite like it (we used MG's for strafing as a house rule since a long time ago Wink ).

Minor quibble: fluff text describes a rear-mounted MG but the stats show only two nose-mounted ones.
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PostPosted: 07-Jan-2014 10:55    Post subject: Purist conventional fighter Reply to topic Reply with quote

One of them *should* have been rear-mounted.
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