Avar

Avar
Production information
Manufacturer	Various
Model	Avar
Class	Light
Tech Base	Clan
Technical specifications
Mass	35
Structural Integrity
Frame	Kerensky Series 9
Power Plant	280 XL Engine
Fuel
Armament	Primary Configuration 1 x Streak SRM-6 1 x ER Large Laser 3 x Medium Pulse Lasers
Communications System	LongTalk 2
Tracking & Targeting System	Mark IX TTS
Heat Sinks	10 Double Heat Sinks
BV (1.0)	1,832
BV (2.0)	???

Description

While it only has average maneuverability and armor for its weight, the Avar OmniFighter is beloved more by commanders for being a solid workhouse design that gets the job done than by most of the pilots who actually fly them.

An older design, it is only through the requests of a handful of commanders that the Avar is still in service. Unlike the Vandal, which remains in service thanks to its highly specialized nature, the Avar's very lack of any specialty is what has saved it from being mothballed. The combination of moderate speed and a 14 tons of pod space gives commanders enormous flexibility in using this fighter, a classic example of the benefits of Omni-Pod technology.

Armament

The primary Avar configuration carries a nose-mounted Streak SRM-6, ER Large Laser and Medium Pulse Laser, supported by two more Medium Pulse Lasers split between the wings. Though only a single ton of missile reloads are carried, the efficiency of the Streak system mean this is usually sufficient for a single battle.

Alternate Configurations

• Alt Config A - The A variant mounts an Artemis IV FCS enhanced LRM-20 launcher, supported by two extended range medium lasers mounted in each wing. A Medium Pulse Laser is mounted aft to discourage pursuit. BV (1.0) = 1,990

• Alt Config B - The all laser carrying Avar B configuration is an excellent strafing vehicle. Twin Large Pulse Lasers are mounted in the nose, backed up by an ER medium laser mounted on each wing tip. BV (1.0) = 1,794

• Alt Config C - The Avar C can also deliver a devastating short range assault, carrying twin SRM-6 packs in each wing supported by a nose mounted Narc Missile Beacon. Carrying two tons of SRM reloads but only a single ton of Narc pods, the C configurations carries a back-up in the form of three ER Medium Lasers, one on each wing tip and in the nose to supplement the missile launchers. BV (1.0) = 1,464

• Alt Config D - A recent variation, the Avar D mounts two of the new ATM-9 launchers along with twin ER Medium Lasers in the nose. Only two tons of reloads forces the pilot to carefully select which of three ATM missile types to carry. BV (1.0) = 1,665

References

• Technical Readout: 3055 - pg 148-149
• Technical Readout: 3055 Revised - pg 132-133
• Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade - pg 180-181
• Technical Readout: 3057 - pg 190