Umbra

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Umbra
Production information
Manufacturer New Age Systems Incorporated[1]
Production Year 3082[2]
Model RF-1[1]
Class Light aerospace fighter
Tech Base Inner Sphere (Advanced)[1]
Technical specifications
Mass 30 tons[1]
Structural Integrity 10[1]
Frame F-50/C-SX[1]
Power Plant Hermes 240 XL engine[1]
Armor Divine Shield-D Ferro-aluminum
Fuel 400[1]
Armament
Communications System COMSTAT 500 ATM[1]
Tracking & Targeting System Ringo Plant 88 Mk.2[1]
Heat Sinks 10 double heat sinks[1]
BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) 1,319[1][3]

Description[edit]

The Umbra is an accumulation of items that resulted in something useful. The origins of the machine lie in the Spectral Series development program for the unmanned aerospace fighters of the Word of Blake. As priorities changed, however, technicians were pushed to create a fighter for reservist use, though the Coalition forces of Devlin Stone had conquered Terra before the project was finished.[1]

Stone's engineers searched former production sites for useful technologies and discovered that the Word had built several Umbras, and while the fighters were close to operational, the work was not finished. The available information gave the technicians an idea of the capabilities of the design.[1]

The armed forces of the newly formed Republic of the Sphere recognized the strengths of the design. The Republic Armed Forces had lucked out because the Word of Blake hadn't had enough time to destroy their research successfully. As such, after a few short years, production of the design started on Terra.[1]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

Initially, the design was created to be a clone of the successful Shade OmniFighter. Circumstances forced the Blakists to build the Umbra as a dogfighter, and as such the Word of Blake chose the combination of the snub-nose PPC with wing-mounted ER medium lasers to accomplish that goal. The 240-rated XL engine provides the machine with enough thrust for fighter interception and for ground support.[1]

Design Quirks[edit]

The RF-I Umbra is subject to the following Design Quirks:[1]

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 Technical Readout: Prototypes, pp. 168-169, "RF-1 Umbra"
  2. MUL online entry for the Umbra
  3. Record Sheets: Prototypes, p. 85

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