AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name:  Visigoth (Vigil) VG-2EX
Tech:              Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type:       Aerospace Fighter
Rules:             Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              60 tons
Frame:             Saab Visigoth
Length:            18 meters
Power Plant:       Saab Starfire 300 Fusion
Safe Thrust:       7
Maximum Thrust:    11
Armor Type:        Saab Starfighter Standard
Armament:          
    1 Saab Paragon LRM 20+ArtIV
    1 Saab Seeker Medium Pulse Laser
    4 Saab Starfury ER Medium Laser
Manufacturer:   Dominion Saab
  Location:     Rasalhague
Communications System:  Saab Siren
Targeting & Tracking System:  Saab Snooper
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==Overview:==
Based on the popular Visigoth Omnifighter, the VG-2EX Visigoth is a cheap,
rugged high-maneuverability dogfighter with more than a passing similarity to
its parent design.

Although the VG-2EX is marketed as a Visigoth, numerous deficiencies compared
to its frontline Omnifighter cousin have prompted both Ghost Bear and Inner
Sphere tacticians to refer to it by its original Dominion Saab project name --
Vigil.

One perk of exporting the VG-2EX outside the Dominion is that several outside
suppliers now exist for the common parts shared by the two designs, which has
reduced maintenance costs for the Visigoth Omnifighter considerably.




==Capabilities:==
Provided by a Saab Starfire 300 Fusion Engine, the Vigil's most impressive
capability is its phenomenal thrust. Generating a thrust of 330 kN at full
throttle, this nineteen-ton engine allows the Vigil a peak acceleration of 5.5
standard gravities, rarely matched in fighters of its mass.

Owing partly to this powerful system, the Vigil's weaponry is somewhat more
pedestrian. Long-range power is provided by a twenty-tube launcher for the
Saab Paragon 70mm Laser-Guided ATA/ATG missile. Additional firepower is
provided by two pair of Saab Starfury Extended-Range 5cm Lasers. Additional
power is provided at what pilots refer to as "knife-fighting ranges" by a Saab
Seeker 5cm Pulse Laser.

Potential buyers familiar with the superlative capabilities of Clan weapon
systems should note, however, that the Saab laser systems are an export model,
lacking the high-grade optics used on weapons produced for the Clan.


==Variants:==
Vigils exported to the Draconis Combine government are fitted with a
locally-produced version of the DC's own omnifghter systems. This version is
referred to as the VG-2DC. This increases the cost of the Vigil, but the
versatility of Omnifighter systems ensures that Draconis pilots will keep the
enemy guessing for decades to come.

Clan Ghost Bear may field a version of the Vigil with an upgraded sensor
system. This version would be nearly indistinguishable from the frontline
Visigoth, and is supposed to serve with the Ghost Bear merchant fleet.

==Deployment==
The VG-2 is widely sold and resold. Primary clients include the Draconis
Combine's DMCS and DCA fighter wings, The Outworlds Alliance, and a firm on
Harlech that resells the design to mercenaries sphere-wide. 

Clan Ghost Bear is believed to field some of these craft itself, though these
reports remain unconfirmed.


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Class/Model/Name:  Visigoth (Vigil) VG-2EX
Mass:              60 tons

Equipment:                                                              Mass
Power Plant:  300 Fusion                                                19.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 7
      Maximum Thrust: 11
Structural Integrity: 7                                                   .00
Total Heat Sinks:    10 Double                                            .00
Fuel:                                                                    5.00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters:                                            3.00
Armor Type:  Standard  (208 total armor pts)                            13.00
                           Standard Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Nose:                                 71
   Left/Right Wings:                  46/46
   Aft:                                  45

Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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1 LRM 20+ArtIV             Nose        16     16     16     --    6     11.00
  Ammo (LRM 20) 18         ---                                           3.00
1 Medium Pulse Laser       Nose         6     --     --     --    4      2.00
2 ER Medium Laser          RW           5      5     --     --   10      2.00
2 ER Medium Laser          LW           5      5     --     --   10      2.00
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TOTALS:                                                    Heat: 30     60.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        3,960,580 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,345
Cost per BV:       2,944.67
Weapon Value:      1,896 (Ratio = 1.41)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 26;  MRV = 17;  LRV = 3;  ERV = 0
BattleForce2:      MP: 7,  Armor/Structure: 5 / 0
                   Damage PB/M/L: 3/3/1,  Overheat: 1
                   Class: FM;  Point Value: 13
                   Specials: if