Riever

Riever 3025.jpg
Riever
Production information
Manufacturer Free Worlds Defense Industries
Production Year 2815[1]
Model F-100
Class Heavy aerospace fighter
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Cost 6,131,500 C-bills[2]
Technical specifications
Mass 100 tons
Structural Integrity 10
Frame Interstar Heavy
Power Plant Pitban 300a
Armor Riese 710
Fuel 400 - 5 tons
Armament
Communications System Lassitor-3QZ
Tracking & Targeting System IMB SYS 3740
Heat Sinks 28 single
BV (1.0) 1,397[3][4]
BV (2.0) 1,611

Description[edit]

A primary unit in Free Worlds League aerospace forces, the Riever makes up for its low maneuverability, thrust, and somewhat lackluster weapons systems with its ability to take a punch and stay in the fight until the job is done. This post–Star League design also brings to the table easy maintenance and repair routines, due to the need for simplicity, even as early as the first decade of the twenty-ninth century. The primary mission of the Riever remains that of anti-enemy fighter formations and DropShips, rather than ground support.

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Riever's primary weapon is an aerospace-modified Imperator Zeta-A AC/20, supplied with a meager 10 rounds. The four Beta-6 SRM launchers are intended for anti-aerospace fighter operations; capable of destroying light fighters easily, they can also do significant damage to medium and heavy fighters. The Gamma 10 LRM was a late addition to the Riever series.

Variants[edit]

  • F-100a 
    This variant, introduced in 2829, swaps out the LRM-10 for two more SRM-6s. Unlike the anti-DropShip model, this one is intended to get into the thick of a dogfight and deal some SRM-style pain close-up. BV (1.0) = 1,381;[5][6] BV (2.0) = 1,575
  • F-100b 
    This unpopular variant was introduced in 2835 and replaces the SRM launchers with two AC/5s. In order to accommodate the autocannons, armor had to be sacrificed, costing the model its primary, and some say only, advantage. BV (1.0) = 1,223;[7][8] BV (2.0) = 1,262
  • F-700b 
    This variant was introduced during the FedCom Civil War. Equipped with 16 tons of ferro-aluminum armor for better protection, the standard AC/20 is also upgraded to a UAC-20 model, and the SRM launchers in each wing are updated to Streak SRM-6, with an extra launcher each. BV (2.0) =2,185[13]

Notes[edit]

  • In German products, the unit's proper name was altered to Schnitter, which roughly translates to Reaper. The model code was altered to F-500.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. MUL online date for the Riever
  2. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 293
  3. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 293
  4. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 178
  5. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 294
  6. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 179
  7. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 295
  8. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 180
  9. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 276
  10. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 181
  11. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 297
  12. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 182
  13. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 298

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