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| image = [[Image:firebird_asf.jpg|191px]] | | image = [[Image:firebird_asf.jpg|191px]] | ||
| − | | name = Firebird | + | | name = ''Firebird'' |
| manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28>''Era Digest: Age of War'', pp. 27-28, "Firebird Profile"</ref> | | manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28>''Era Digest: Age of War'', pp. 27-28, "Firebird Profile"</ref> | ||
| model = FR-1 | | model = FR-1 | ||
| − | | Class = | + | | Class = Light aerospace fighter |
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Primitive Technology|(Primitive)]] | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Primitive Technology|(Primitive)]] | ||
| production year = 2400 | | production year = 2400 | ||
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| mass = 45 tons | | mass = 45 tons | ||
| structural integrity = 5 | | structural integrity = 5 | ||
| − | | frame = Mujika Aerospace Type 4 | + | | frame = [[Mujika Aerospace Type 4]] |
| power plant = [[Rawlings 165-F]] | | power plant = [[Rawlings 165-F]] | ||
| + | | armor = [[Mujika AeroPlate]] | ||
| Fuel = 240 | | Fuel = 240 | ||
| − | | armament = 1x [[ | + | | armament = |
| − | 2x [[LRM 10]] | + | * 1x [[AC/2]] |
| + | * 2x [[LRM 10]]s | ||
| communications system = [[Endicott Type 20]] | | communications system = [[Endicott Type 20]] | ||
| tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark IX]] | | tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark IX]] | ||
| − | | heat sinks = 10 | + | | heat sinks = 10 [[single heat sink]]s |
| BV (2.0) = 403<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> | | BV (2.0) = 403<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Firebird''''' was built on [[Capella]] as an early, [[Age of War]]-era [[aerospace fighter]] design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the [[CCAF]]. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space | + | The '''''Firebird''''' was built on [[Capella]] as an early, [[Age of War]]-era [[aerospace fighter]] design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the [[CCAF]]. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space it was not very maneuverable, with its low speed and sluggish handling in atmospheric flight combined with its weak rear armor and lack of aft-mounted weapons made it easy prey for even the lightest conventional fighters. Notably, two of them were lost to a ''[[Bullfrog]]''.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> |
| − | With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the Firebird quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in [[2420]]. The [[Taurian Concordat]] used some units captured during the [[Rim War]] but retired the last of them in [[2437]].<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> | + | With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the ''Firebird'' quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in [[2420]]. The [[Taurian Concordat]] used some units captured during the [[Rim War]] but retired the last of them in [[2437]].<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two Zeus LRM-10 launchers mounted in the wings and an [[Imperator-D]] | + | Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two [[LRM-10#Zeus|Zeus]] [[LRM-10]] launchers mounted in the wings and an [[Imperator-D]] [[AC/2]] in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] | [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Light Aerospace Fighter classes]] |
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:38, 15 December 2022
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| Firebird | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Mujika Aerospace Technologies[1] |
| Production Year | 2400[2] |
| Model | FR-1 |
| Class | Light aerospace fighter |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Primitive) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 45 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 5 |
| Frame | Mujika Aerospace Type 4 |
| Power Plant | Rawlings 165-F |
| Armor | Mujika AeroPlate |
| Fuel | 240 |
| Armament | |
| Communications System | Endicott Type 20 |
| Tracking & Targeting System | Dwyerson Mark IX |
| Heat Sinks | 10 single heat sinks |
| BV (2.0) | 403[1] |
Description[edit]
The Firebird was built on Capella as an early, Age of War-era aerospace fighter design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the CCAF. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space it was not very maneuverable, with its low speed and sluggish handling in atmospheric flight combined with its weak rear armor and lack of aft-mounted weapons made it easy prey for even the lightest conventional fighters. Notably, two of them were lost to a Bullfrog.[1]
With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the Firebird quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in 2420. The Taurian Concordat used some units captured during the Rim War but retired the last of them in 2437.[1]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two Zeus LRM-10 launchers mounted in the wings and an Imperator-D AC/2 in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes.[1]
Variants[edit]
Due to its short service life, no variants were known to exist.