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{{Update Needed|[[Technical Readout: 3039]]}}
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| image = [[File:Boeing Jump Bomber.jpg|191px]]
 
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| Use = Bomber
 
| Use = Bomber
 
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Cost = 159,060<ref name=AT2Rp5>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 5</ref>
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| Cost = ???
| Introduced = [[3037]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/409/boeing-jump-bomber-standard MUL online date for {{PAGENAME}}]</ref>
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| Introduced = [[3037]]<ref>''Master Unit List'', "Boeing Jump Bomber"</ref>
 
| Mass = 20 tons
 
| Mass = 20 tons
 
| Engine (Type) = [[GM 180 Turbine]]
 
| Engine (Type) = [[GM 180 Turbine]]
 
| comsys = [[Boeing A30]]
 
| comsys = [[Boeing A30]]
| T&T = [[Boeing 200]]
 
| heat sinks = None
 
 
| Fuel = 320 - 2 tons
 
| Fuel = 320 - 2 tons
 
| Armament = External only
 
| Armament = External only
| Armor = [[Boeing Standard Plating]]
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| Armor = Boeing Standard Plating
 
| Crew = 1  
 
| Crew = 1  
| BV (1.0) = 103<ref name=AT2Rp5/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 201</ref>
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| BV (1.0) = ???
| BV (2.0) = 64<ref name=TRO3039p176-177>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 176-177, "Boeing Jump Bomber Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 277</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 64<ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 177, "Boeing Jump Bomber Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 277</ref><br>103<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 201</ref>
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''Boeing Jump Bomber''' was developed as a low-cost garrison bomber based on the [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]], with the main difference being the removal of weapons and armoring for a larger engine. Developed for worlds in the [[Capellan March]], the Jump Bomber is rugged, cheap, and simple to operate, and was deployed by the [[Federated Suns]] on the eve of the [[War of 3039]]. [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] planners, concerned that the [[Capellan Confederation]] would take advantage of the focus on [[House Kurita]], provided large numbers of Jump Bombers to supplement militia ground forces.<ref name=TRO3039p176-177/>
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An [[AFFS]] low-cost garrison bomber based on the [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]].<ref name=TRO3039/>
  
Bizarrely, the original pilots assigned to test the Jump Bomber had serious difficulty using the plane effectively, as their ingrained habits proved too difficult to overcome. Instead the Jump Bomber was used extensively by inexperienced pilots who could adapt to the craft's attack methods, One, [[Jarred Bensen]], eventually became a trainer of other pilots on the craft.<ref name=TRO3039p176-177/>
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==Armament==
 
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External hard-points only.
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
Unlike the Guardian that served as its inspiration, the Jump Bomber was designed only to carry external ordnance. The idea was for these fighters to carry bombs and external rocket pods to the battle zone, engage ground forces, and then withdraw to rearm. The last point was critical as the armor protection of the fighter had to be reduced to get a larger engine in the fuselage. This larger engine allows the bomber to carry more external ordnance.<ref name=TRO3039p176-177/>
 
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
Four [[External Stores Hardpoint|external hardpoints]] allow the Jump Bomber to carry a variety of external bombs, rocket pods, and missiles. The Jump Bomber is too small to carry any cargo internally.<ref name=TRO3039p176-177/>
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Four external hardpoints.
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
There are no known variants of the Jump Bomber.
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None so far.
 
 
==Notes==
 
The Jump Bomber was introduced in the ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)]]'' and later incorporated into ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''.
 
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Boeing Jump Bomber.jpg|Original ''Boeing Jump Bomber'' from ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)|McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]''
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
 
*''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)]]''
 
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]''

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