Shikra

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Shikra
Production information
Manufacturer Andurien AeroTech[1]
Production Year 3101[2]
Model SKR-4M[1]
Class Heavy aerospace fighter[1]
Tech Base Mixed Inner Sphere[1]
Technical specifications
Mass 90 tons[1]
Structural Integrity 9[1]
Frame AA Heavy Raptor 3[1]
Power Plant Pitban 360 XL engine[1]
Armor Andurien Composition 5 Heavy Ferro-Aluminum[1]
Fuel 400 - 5 Tons[1]
Armament
Communications System Lassitor-6SQ[1]
Tracking & Targeting System Wasat Snipe Type 2[1]
Heat Sinks 10 [20][1]
BV (2.0) 2,649[1][3]

Description[edit]

Andurien AeroTech manufactured the Shikra from their plant on Westover for years prior to the re-formation of the Free Worlds League, selling the heavy fighter throughout the former League states and to mercenary units. When the League was reestablished in the thirty-second century Westover ceased being an unaffiliated world and the production line instead served to supply the re-formed Free Worlds League Military.[1]

Surprisingly fast for such a heavy aerospace fighter, the Shikra still mounted 17.5 tons of heavy ferro-aluminum armor; while this initially caused some handling problems for fighters manufactured in the early production runs, Andurien AeroTech refined the design further, significantly improving the Shikra's handling.[1]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Shikra was equipped with a Kali Yama Weapons Industries Grand Slam Gauss rifle in the nose and a Type 9 UAC/10 for each wing, each supplied with three tons of ammunition. Mounted in the aft of the Shikra were a pair of Wasat Dazzle chaff pods and a single Intek medium pulse laser.[1]

Variants[edit]

By 3145, no additional variants of the Shikra had entered service.[1]

Design Quirks[edit]

The Shikra is subject to the following Design Quirks:[1]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 46-47, "SKR-4M Shikra"
  2. online date for the Shikra
  3. Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 263
  4. MUL Shikra Profile - Intro year

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